καλός, -ή, -όν, [in LXX chiefly for טוֹבָה ,טוֹב, also for יָפֶה, etc. ;] 1. primarily, of outward form ("related to . . . ἀγαθός as the appearance to the essence," Cremer, 339), fair, beautiful: λίθοι (BV, goodly), Luk.21:5. 2. In reference to use, of that which is well adapted to its ends, good, excellent: of fish, τ. καλά (opposite to σαπρά), Mat.13:48; σπέρμα, Mat.13:24, 27, 37, 38; καρπός, Mat.3:10 7:17-19 12:33, Luk.3:9 [WH] 6:43; δένδρον (opposite to σαρπόν), Mat.12:33, Luk.6:43; γῆ, Mat.13:8, 23 Mrk.4:8, 20 Luk.8:15; τ. ἅλας, Mrk.9:50, Luk.14:34; ὁ νόμος, Rom.7:16, 1Ti.1:8; διδασκαλία, 1Ti.4:6; καρδία κ. καὶ ἀγαθή, Luk.8:15; παραθήκη, 2Ti.1:14; μέτρον, Luk.6:38; βαθμός, 1Ti.3:13; θεμέλιος, 1Ti.6:19; τὸ κ., 1Th.5:21; μαργαρίται, Mat.13:45; οἶνος, Jhn.2:10; ποιμήν, Jhn.10:11, 14; διάκονος, 1Ti.4:6; οἰκονόμος, 1Pe.4:10; στρατιώτης, 2Ti.2:3; στρατεία, 1Ti.1:18; ἀγών, 1Ti.6:12, 2Ti.4:7; ὁμολογία, 1Ti.6:12, 13; ἔργον, Mat.26:10, Mrk.14:6, Jhn.10:33, 1Ti.3:1; pl., Jhn.10:32; καλόν, with inf. and dative, Mat.18:8, 9 1Co.7:1, 26 9:15; id. with accusative and inf., Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, 43, 45, 47, Luk.9:33, Heb.13:9; before εἰ, Mat.26:24, Mrk.9:42 14:21; ἐάν, 1Co.7:8. 3. Ethically, good, in the sense of right, fair, noble, honourable: Gal.4:18, Heb.5:14; ἔργα, Mat.5:16, 1Ti.5:10, 25 6:18, Tit.2:7, 14 3:8, 14 (Field, Notes, 223f.), Heb.10:24, 1Pe.2:12; ἀναστροφή, Jas.3:13, 1Pe.2:12; συνείδησις, Heb.13:18; before ἐνώπιον, Rom.12:17, 2Co.8:21, 1Ti.2:3; το] κ. ποιεῖν (κατεργάζεσθαι), Rom.7:18, 21 2Co.13:7, Gal.6:9, Jas.4:17; καλόν ἐστιν, with inf., Mat.15:26 (T, ἔξεστιν), Mrk.7:27, Rom.14:21, Gal.4:18; μαρτυρία, 1Ti.3:7; ὄνομα, Jas.2:7; καύχημα, 1Co.5:6 (neg.); θεοῦ ῥῆμα, Heb.6:5. κ. does not occur in Re.† SYN.: see: ἀγαθός. (AS)
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G2570 — καλός
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Matthew 3:10 · καλὸνand now also, the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast.Matthew 5:16 · καλὰso let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who is in the heavens.Matthew 7:17 · καλοὺςso every good tree doth yield good fruits, but the bad tree doth yield evil fruits.Matthew 7:18 · καλοὺςA good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits.Matthew 7:19 · καλὸνEvery tree not yielding good fruit is cut down and is cast to fire:Matthew 12:33 · καλὸν · καλόν,‘Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad, for from the fruit is the tree known.Matthew 13:8 · καλὴνand others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.Matthew 13:23 · καλὴν‘And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.’Matthew 13:24 · καλὸνAnother simile he set before them, saying: ‘The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,Matthew 13:27 · καλὸν‘And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?Matthew 13:37 · καλὸνAnd he answering said to them, ‘He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,Matthew 13:38 · καλὸνand the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,Matthew 13:45 · καλοὺς‘Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls,Matthew 13:48 · καλὰwhich, when it was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast out,Matthew 15:26 · καλὸνand he answering said, ‘It is not good to take the children’s bread, and to cast to the little dogs.’Matthew 17:4 · καλόνAnd Peter answering said to Jesus, ‘Sir, it is good to us to be here; if thou wilt, we may make here three booths—for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elijah.’Matthew 18:8 · καλόν‘And if thy hand or thy foot doth cause thee to stumble, cut them off and cast from thee; it is good for thee to enter into the life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast to the fire the age-during.Matthew 18:9 · καλόν‘And if thine eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee; it is good for thee one-eyed to enter into the life, rather than having two eyes to be cast to the gehenna of the fire.Matthew 26:10 · καλὸνAnd Jesus having known, said to them, ‘Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for a good work she wrought for me;Matthew 26:24 · καλὸνthe Son of Man doth indeed go, as it hath been written concerning him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up! good it were for him if that man had not been born.’Mark 4:8 · καλὴνand other fell to the good ground, and was giving fruit, coming up and increasing, and it bare, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.’Mark 4:20 · καλὴν‘And these are they who on the good ground have been sown: who do hear the word, and receive, and do bear fruit, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.’Mark 7:27 · καλὸνAnd Jesus said to her, ‘Suffer first the children to be filled, for it is not good to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to the little dogs.’Mark 9:5 · καλόνAnd Peter answering saith to Jesus, ‘Rabbi, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elijah one:’Mark 9:42 · καλόνand whoever may cause to stumble one of the little ones believing in me, better is it for him if a millstone is hanged about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea.Mark 9:43 · καλόν‘And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee maimed to enter into the life, than having the two hands, to go away to the gehenna, to the fire—the unquenchable—Mark 9:45 · καλόν‘And if thy foot may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into the life lame, than having the two feet to be cast to the gehenna, to the fire—the unquenchable—Mark 9:47 · καλόνAnd if thine eye may cause thee to stumble, cast it out; it is better for thee one-eyed to enter into the reign of God, than having two eyes, to be cast to the gehenna of the fire—Mark 9:50 · καλὸνThe salt is good, but if the salt may become saltless, in what will ye season it? Have in yourselves salt, and have peace in one another.’Mark 14:6 · καλὸνAnd Jesus said, ‘Let her alone; why are ye giving her trouble? a good work she wrought on me;Mark 14:21 · καλὸνthe Son of Man doth indeed go, as it hath been written concerning him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up; good were it to him if that man had not been born.’Luke 3:9 · καλὸνand already also the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree, therefore, not making good fruit is cut down, and to fire it is cast.’Luke 6:38 · καλὸν‘Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.’Luke 6:43 · καλὸν · καλόν·‘For there is not a good tree making bad fruit, nor a bad tree making good fruit;Luke 8:15 · καλῇ · καλῇAnd that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain it, and bear fruit in continuance.Luke 9:33 · καλόνAnd it came to pass, in their parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, ‘Master, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah,’ not knowing what he saith:Luke 14:34 · ΚαλὸνThe salt is good, but if the salt doth become tasteless, with what shall it be seasoned?Luke 21:5 · καλοῖςAnd certain saying about the temple, that with goodly stones and devoted things it hath been adorned, he said,John 2:10 · καλὸν · καλὸνand saith to him, ‘Every man, at first, the good wine doth set forth; and when they may have drunk freely, then the inferior; thou didst keep the good wine till now.’John 10:11 · καλός· · καλὸς‘I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd his life layeth down for the sheep;John 10:14 · καλὸςI am the good shepherd, and I know my sheep, and am known by mine,John 10:32 · καλὰJesus answered them, ‘Many good works did I shew you from my Father; because of which work of them do ye stone me?’John 10:33 · καλοῦThe Jews answered him, saying, ‘For a good work we do not stone thee, but for evil speaking, and because thou, being a man, dost make thyself God.’Acts 27:8 · Καλοὺςand hardly passing it, we came to a certain place called ‘Fair Havens,’ nigh to which was the city of Lasaea.Romans 7:16 · καλός·And if what I do not will, this I do, I consent to the law that it is good,Romans 7:18 · καλὸνfor I have known that there doth not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, good: for to will is present with me, and to work that which is right I do not find,Romans 7:21 · καλὸνI find, then, the law, that when I desire to do what is right, with me the evil is present,Romans 12:17 · καλὰgiving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men.Romans 14:21 · καλὸνRight it is not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything in which thy brother doth stumble, or is made to fall, or is weak.1 Corinthians 5:6 · καλὸνNot good is your glorying; have ye not known that a little leaven the whole lump doth leaven?1 Corinthians 7:1 · καλὸνAnd concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good it is for a man not to touch a woman,1 Corinthians 7:8 · καλὸνAnd I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they may remain even as I am;1 Corinthians 7:26 · καλὸν · καλὸνI suppose, therefore, this to be good because of the present necessity, that it is good for a man that the matter be thus:—1 Corinthians 9:15 · καλὸνAnd I have used none of these things; neither did I write these things that it may be so done in my case, for it is good for me rather to die, than that any one may make my glorying void;2 Corinthians 8:21 · καλὰproviding right things, not only before the Lord, but also before men;2 Corinthians 13:7 · καλὸνand I pray before God that ye do no evil, not that we may appear approved, but that ye may do that which is right, and we may be as disapproved;Galatians 4:18 · καλὸν · καλῷand it is good to be zealously regarded, in what is good, at all times, and not only in my being present with you;Galatians 6:9 · καλὸνand in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap—not desponding;1 Thessalonians 5:21 · καλὸνall things prove; that which is good hold fast;1 Timothy 1:8 · καλὸςand we have known that the law is good, if any one may use it lawfully;1 Timothy 1:18 · καλὴνThis charge I commit to thee, child Timotheus, according to the prophesies that went before upon thee, that thou mayest war in them the good warfare,1 Timothy 2:3 · καλὸνfor this is right and acceptable before God our Saviour,1 Timothy 3:1 · καλοῦStedfast is the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;1 Timothy 3:7 · καλὴνand it behoveth him also to have a good testimony from those without, that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the devil.1 Timothy 3:13 · καλὸνfor those who did minister well a good step to themselves do acquire, and much boldness in faith that is in Christ Jesus.1 Timothy 4:4 · καλὸνbecause every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received,1 Timothy 4:6 · καλὸς · καλῆςThese things placing before the brethren, thou shalt be a good ministrant of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, which thou didst follow after,1 Timothy 5:10 · καλοῖςin good works being testified to: if she brought up children, if she entertained strangers, if saints’ feet she washed, if those in tribulation she relieved, if every good work she followed after;1 Timothy 5:25 · καλὰin like manner also the right works are manifest beforehand, and those that are otherwise are not able to be hid.1 Timothy 6:12 · καλὸν · καλὴνbe striving the good strife of the faith, be laying hold on the life age-during, to which also thou wast called, and didst profess the right profession before many witnesses.1 Timothy 6:13 · καλὴνI charge thee, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who did testify before Pontius Pilate the right profession,1 Timothy 6:18 · καλοῖς,to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,1 Timothy 6:19 · καλὸνtreasuring up to themselves a right foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life age-during.2 Timothy 1:14 · καλὴνthe good thing committed guard thou through the Holy Spirit that is dwelling in us;2 Timothy 2:3 · καλὸςthou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;2 Timothy 4:7 · καλὸνthe good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept,Titus 2:7 · καλῶνconcerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility,Titus 2:14 · καλῶνwho did give himself for us, that he might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works;Titus 3:8 · καλῶν · καλὰStedfast is the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works—who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,Titus 3:14 · καλῶνand let them learn—ours also—to be leading in good works to the necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.Hebrews 5:14 · καλοῦand of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil.Hebrews 6:5 · καλὸνand did taste the good saying of God, the powers also of the coming age,Hebrews 10:24 · καλῶνand may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,Hebrews 13:9 · καλὸνwith teachings manifold and strange be not carried about, for it is good that by grace the heart be confirmed, not with meats, in which they who were occupied were not profited;Hebrews 13:18 · καλὴνPray for us, for we trust that we have a good conscience, in all things willing to behave well,James 2:7 · καλὸνdo they not themselves speak evil of the good name that was called upon you?James 3:13 · καλῆςWho is wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,James 4:17 · καλὸνto him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.1 Peter 2:12 · καλήν, · καλῶνhaving your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.1 Peter 4:10 · καλοὶeach, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;