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Strong's Concordance G2570
καλός
A readable Greek dictionary entry from Strong's Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Greek form
- καλός
- Transliteration
- kalos
- Pronunciation
- {kal-os'}
- Occurrences
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- Glosses
- of uncertain affinity; properly, beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), i.e. valuable or virtuous (for appearance or use, and thus distinguished from 18, which is properly intrinsic):--X better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy.
- Related source reference
- see GREEK for 18
- Strong’s number
- G2570
- Definition
- of uncertain affinity; properly, beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), i.e. valuable or virtuous (for appearance or use, and thus distinguished from 18, which is properly intrinsic):--X better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy.
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James Strong, Strong's Greek Bible Dictionary; CrossWire SWORD StrongsGreek module 2.0; historical public-domain lexicon wording preserved.
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<entryFree n="2570"> <orth>καλός</orth><lb/> <orth type="writing">kalovs</orth> <orth rend="bold" type="trans">kalos</orth> <pron rend="italic">{kal-os'}</pron> <def> of uncertain affinity; properly, beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), i.e. valuable or virtuous (for appearance or use, and thus distinguished from 18, which is properly intrinsic):--X better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy. <lb/> see GREEK for 18 </def> </entryFree>