καλός

Adjective

kalos · good

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 2570

Lexical summary

101

NT occurrences

16

Observed forms

About this Greek word

Pr. beautiful; good, of good quality or disposition; fertile, rich, Mt. 13:8, 23; useful, profitable, Lk. 14:34; καλόν ἐστι[ν], it is profitable, it is well, Mt. 18:8, 9; excellent, choice, select, goodly, Mt. 7:17, 19; καλόν ἐστι[ν], it is pleasant, delightful, Mt. 17:4; just, full measure, Lk. 6:38; honorable, distinguished, Jas. 2:7; good, possessing moral excellence, worthy, upright, virtuous, Jn. 10:11, 14; 1 Tim. 4:6; τὸ καλόν, and τὸ καλόν ἔργον, what is good and right, a good deed, rectitude, virtue, Mt. 5:16; Rom. 7:18, 21; right, duty, propriety, Mt. 15:26; benefit, favor, Jn. 10:32, 33

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Adjective declension

Adjective declension, grouped by number and case
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Titus 2:7
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NT distribution

NT Book

καλός

Book distribution counts: Matthew: 21 occurrences; 1 Timothy: 16 occurrences; Mark: 11 occurrences; Luke: 9 occurrences; John: 7 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 6 occurrences; Titus: 5 occurrences; Romans: 5 occurrences; Hebrews: 5 occurrences; James: 3 occurrences; 1 Peter: 3 occurrences; 2 Timothy: 3 occurrences; Galatians: 3 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 2 occurrences; Acts: 1 occurrences; 1 Thessalonians: 1 occurrences

Author

καλός
  • Paul41
  • Matthew21
  • Mark11
  • Luke10
  • John7
  • Hebrews5
  • James3
  • Peter3

Author distribution counts: Paul: 41 occurrences; Matthew: 21 occurrences; Mark: 11 occurrences; Luke: 10 occurrences; John: 7 occurrences; Hebrews: 5 occurrences; James: 3 occurrences; Peter: 3 occurrences