καλός

kalós · Greek · Strong's G2570 · 100 occurrences

The KJV renders 15 different Hebrew and Greek words as “well”

How the KJV renders it

x better, fair, good, honest, meet, well, worthy

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“well”

also renders agathós (G18), kalōs (G2573), pēgḗ (G4077), epiginṓskō (G1921), phréar (G5421), eû (G2095), bôwr (H953), ṭôwb (H2896), yâpheh (H3303), kên (H3651), kên (H3653), mᵉʼôd (H3966), maʻyân (H4599), mâqôwr (H4726)

“good”

also renders chrēstótēs (G5544), chrēstós (G5543), hikanós (G2425), kalōs (G2573), bíos (G979), eû (G2095), ʼîysh (H376), bâsar (H1319), châçîyd (H2623), ṭâb (H2869), mᵉʼôd (H3966), ʻôwd (H5750), rᵉkûwsh (H7399)

“meet”

also renders áxios (G514), hikanós (G2425), apántēsis (G529), synantáō (G4876), eúthetos (G2111), apantáō (G528), hypantáō (G5221), díkaios (G1342), bên (H1121), yôsher (H3476), mâtsâʼ (H4672), qâdam (H6923), qârâh (H7136)

“fair”

also renders asteîos (G791), ṭâhôwr (H2889), ṭûwb (H2898), ʻizzâbôwn (H5801), shappîyr (H8209), tiphʼârâh (H8597)

“worthy”

also renders hikanós (G2425), cháris (G5485), ʼaddîyr (H117), bên (H1121), chayil (H2428)

“honest”

also renders semnós (G4586)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

100 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 5:6 A-NSN1 Corinthians 7:1 A-NSN1 Corinthians 7:8 A-NSN1 Corinthians 7:26 A-ASN1 Corinthians 9:15 A-NSN1 Peter 2:12 A-ASF1 Peter 4:10 A-NPM1 Thessalonians 5:21 A-ASN1 Timothy 1:8 A-NSM1 Timothy 1:18 A-ASF1 Timothy 2:3 A-NSN1 Timothy 3:1 A-GSN1 Timothy 3:7 A-ASF1 Timothy 3:13 A-ASM1 Timothy 4:4 A-NSN1 Timothy 4:6 A-GSF1 Timothy 5:10 A-DPN1 Timothy 5:25 A-NPN1 Timothy 6:12 A-ASF1 Timothy 6:13 A-ASF1 Timothy 6:18 A-DPN1 Timothy 6:19 A-ASM2 Corinthians 8:21 A-APN2 Corinthians 13:7 A-ASN2 Timothy 1:14 A-ASF2 Timothy 2:3 A-NSM2 Timothy 4:7 A-ASMActs 27:8 A-APMGalatians 4:18 A-DSNGalatians 6:9 A-ASNHebrews 5:14 A-GSNHebrews 6:5 A-ASNHebrews 10:24 A-GPNHebrews 13:9 A-NSNHebrews 13:18 A-ASFJames 2:7 A-ASNJames 3:13 A-GSFJames 4:17 A-ASMJohn 2:10 A-ASMJohn 10:11 A-NSMJohn 10:14 A-NSMJohn 10:32 A-APNJohn 10:33 A-GSNLuke 3:9 A-ASMLuke 6:38 A-ASNLuke 6:43 A-ASMLuke 8:15 A-DSFLuke 9:33 A-NSNLuke 14:34 A-NSNLuke 21:5 A-DPMMatthew 3:10 A-ASMMatthew 5:16 A-APNMatthew 7:17 A-APMMatthew 7:18 A-APMMatthew 7:19 A-ASMMatthew 12:33 A-ASMMatthew 13:8 A-ASFMatthew 13:23 A-ASFMatthew 13:24 A-ASNMatthew 13:27 A-ASN

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