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καλῶς
kalōs · Greek · Strong's G2573 · 36 occurrences
The KJV renders 15 different Hebrew and Greek words as “well”
What it means
well (usually morally)
adverb from G2570 (καλός);
How the KJV renders it
good, honestly, well
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”
“good”
“honestly”
also renders euschēmónōs (G2156)
Questions this word decides
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- Is 1 Enoch inspired or canonical scripture?
- Who wrote the letter to the Hebrews?
- What does John 8:58 mean ('before Abraham was, I am')?
- What does 1 Timothy 2:12 mean about women teaching?
- What does 2 Timothy 3:16 mean that scripture is 'God-breathed'?
Where it appears
36 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Corinthians 7:37 ADV1 Corinthians 7:38 ADV1 Corinthians 14:17 ADV1 Timothy 3:4 ADV1 Timothy 3:12 ADV1 Timothy 3:13 ADV1 Timothy 5:17 ADV2 Corinthians 11:4 ADV2 Peter 1:19 ADV3 John 1:6 ADVActs 10:33 ADVActs 28:25 ADVGalatians 4:17 ADVGalatians 5:7 ADVHebrews 13:18 ADVJames 2:3 ADVJames 2:8 ADVJames 2:19 ADVJohn 4:17 ADVJohn 8:48 ADVJohn 13:13 ADVJohn 18:23 ADVLuke 6:26 ADVLuke 6:27 ADVLuke 6:48 ADVLuke 20:39 ADVMatthew 12:12 ADVMatthew 15:7 ADVMark 7:6 ADVMark 7:9 ADVMark 7:37 ADVMark 12:28 ADVMark 12:32 ADVMark 16:18 ADVPhilippians 4:14 ADVRomans 11:20 ADV
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.