καλῶς kalōs

Greek word for “well” · Strong’s G2573 · used 36 times in 36 verses

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Meaning

καλῶς; adv. (καλός); finely, rightly, well:, 5:7;

How it is translated

Glosses given for kalōs in context, with how often each is used:

• well 22
• rightly 7
• good 2
• neatly 1
• right 1
• correctly 1
• rightly so 1
• honorably 1

Where it is used

Also in 3 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Mark 7 (3), Luke 6 (3), 1 Timothy 3 (3), James 2 (3), Mark 12 (2), 1 Corinthians 7 (2), Matthew 12 (1), Matthew 15 (1), Mark 16 (1), Luke 20 (1)

Forms

• καλῶς 36

Words used with it

Words that share verses with kalōs more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• προΐστημι proistēmi “to set before” 3
• ἀποκρίνω apokrinō “to answer” 5
• Ἡσαΐας Hēsaias “Isaiah” 3
• εἷς ehis “one” 5
• περί peri “about” 5
• ἵστημι histēmi “to stand” 4
• διδάσκαλος didaskalos “teacher” 3
• γραμματεύς grammateus “scribe” 3
• ἴδιος idios “one's own/private” 3
• παρθένος parthenos “virgin” 2
• ὑποκριτής hupokritēs “hypocrite” 2
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 4

Key verses

The verses using kalōs that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Mark 16:18 — They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
• Luke 6:27 — But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
• Luke 6:48 — He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that…
• John 8:48 — Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
• John 13:13 — Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
• Acts 10:33 — Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are…
• Romans 11:20 — Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
• 1 Timothy 5:17 — Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
• Hebrews 13:18 — Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
• James 2:8 — If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
• James 2:19 — Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
• 2 Peter 1:19 — We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.