Kalos

kal-os'
Parts of Speech Adjective

Kalos Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 100
  1. beautiful, handsome, excellent, eminent, choice, surpassing, precious, useful, suitable, commendable, admirable
    1. beautiful to look at, shapely, magnificent
    2. good, excellent in its nature and characteristics, and therefore well adapted to its ends
      1. genuine, approved
      2. precious
      3. joined to names of men designated by their office, competent, able, such as one ought to be
      4. praiseworthy, noble
    3. beautiful by reason of purity of heart and life, and hence praiseworthy
      1. morally good, noble
    4. honourable, conferring honour
    5. affecting the mind agreeably, comforting and confirming
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
kaloß
Origin
of uncertain affinity
Strong's Number
2570
TDNT Entry
3:536,402

NAS Word Usage

beautiful
1
better
5
better*
2
commendable manner
1
excellent
1
fair
1
fine
2
good
79
high
1
honest
1
honorable
1
right thing
1
sound
1
treasure*
1
what is right
2
Total
100

Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Kalos". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.