For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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καλός
Vocabulary form:
kalovV, -hv, -ovn
Definition:
beautiful, good
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
101
GK:
2819
Root:
kalo
Cognates:
Calligraphy (kalligrafiva) is "beautiful handwriting.
Mnemonics:
The colors were beautiful!
Mnemonic Singing:
Beautiful words, wonderful words,
wonderful words of life;
Beautiful words, wonderful words,
wonderful words of life.
Notes:
Alternate song:
Good Christian men rejoice,
with heart and soul and voice.
Biblical Concordance
| Matthew 3:10 | Even now the axe is lying at the root of the trees; so any tree that does not bear good (kalon | καλόν | acc sg masc) fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. |
| Matthew 5:16 | Let your light shine like that before others, so that they may see your good (kala | καλά | acc pl neut) works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” |
| Matthew 7:17 | So, every healthy tree bears good (kalous | καλούς | acc pl masc) fruit, but the unhealthy tree bears bad fruit. |
| Matthew 7:18 | A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can an unhealthy tree bear good (kalous | καλούς | acc pl masc) fruit. |
| Matthew 7:19 | Every tree that does not bear good (kalon | καλόν | acc sg masc) fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. |
| Matthew 12:33 | “Either make the tree good (kalon | καλόν | acc sg neut) and its fruit good (kalon | καλόν | acc sg masc), or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten; for the tree is known by its fruit. |
| Matthew 13:8 | Other seed fell on good (kalēn | καλήν | acc sg fem) soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty. |
| Matthew 13:23 | As for the one who was sown on good (kalēn | καλήν | acc sg fem) soil, this is the one who hears the message and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.” |
| Matthew 13:24 | Jesus put another parable before them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man sowing good (kalon | καλόν | acc sg neut) seed in his field. |
| Matthew 13:27 | And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good (kalon | καλόν | acc sg neut) seed in your field? Why then does it have weeds?’ |
| Matthew 13:37 | And he answered, saying, “The one who sows the good (kalon | καλόν | acc sg neut) seed is the Son of Man; |
| Matthew 13:38 | and the field is the world; and as for the good (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut) seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are the sons of the evil one; |
| Matthew 13:45 | Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine (kalous | καλούς | acc pl masc) pearls; |
| Matthew 13:48 | and when it was full, they pulled it up onto the shore; and they sat down and put the good (kala | καλά | acc pl neut) fish into baskets, but the bad they threw away. |
| Matthew 15:26 | And he answered, “It is not right (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut) to take bread from the children and toss it to the dogs.” |
| Matthew 17:4 | And Peter spoke to Jesus, saying, “Lord, it is good (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut) that we are here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters here — one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” |
| Matthew 18:8 | “If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away; it is better (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut) for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into eternal fire. |
| Matthew 18:9 | And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away; it is better (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut) for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire. |
| Matthew 26:10 | But aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you causing trouble for the woman? For she has done a kind (kalon | καλόν | acc sg neut) thing to me. |
| Matthew 26:24 | The Son of Man will depart as it is written of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut) for that man had he not been born.” |
| Mark 4:8 | But other seed fell into good (kalēn | καλήν | acc sg fem) soil good (kalēn | καλήν | acc sg fem) and produced grain, sprouting, growing, and bearing thirty, sixty, and even a hundredfold.” |
| Mark 4:20 | These are the ones sown on good (kalēn | καλήν | acc sg fem) soil: good (kalēn | καλήν | acc sg fem) sown they hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit — thirty, sixty, and even a hundredfold.” |
| Mark 7:27 | He said to her, “Let the children first be fed, for it is not right (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut) to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” |
| Mark 9:5 | And answering, Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut) that we are here. Let us make three shelters: one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah” — |
| Mark 9:42 | “And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut) for him if a large millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. |
| Mark 9:43 | And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut) for you to enter into life crippled than having two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. |
| Mark 9:45 | And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut) for you to enter into life lame than having two feet to be cast into hell. |
| Mark 9:47 | And if your eye causes you to sin, throw it away; it is better (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut) for you to enter the kingdom of God having one eye than having two eyes to be cast into hell, |
| Mark 9:50 | Salt is good (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut), but if the salt has become unsalty, with what will you make it savory? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.” |
| Mark 14:6 | But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why are you causing her trouble? She has done a beautiful (kalon | καλόν | acc sg neut) thing to me. |
| Mark 14:21 | For the Son of Man is going as it is written of him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed — better (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut) for him if that man had not been born.” |
| Luke 3:9 | Indeed, already the axe is laid to the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good (kalon | καλόν | acc sg masc) fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. |
| Luke 6:38 | give, and it will be given to you — good (kalon | καλόν | acc sg neut) measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For by what measure you measure, it will be measured in return to you.” |
| Luke 6:43 | “For it is not a good (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut) tree that bears bad fruit, nor again, a bad tree that bears good (kalon | καλόν | acc sg masc) fruit, |
| Luke 8:15 | But as for that in the good (kalē | καλῇ | dat sg fem) soil — these are the ones who, having heard with an honest (kalē | καλῇ | dat sg fem) and good heart, hold firmly onto the word and bear fruit through patient endurance. |
| Luke 9:33 | As the men were about to leave him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut) for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah” — not knowing what he was saying. |
| Luke 14:34 | “Salt, then, is good (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut); but if salt has become insipid, with what shall it be seasoned? |
| Luke 21:5 | And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful (kalois | καλοῖς | dat pl masc) stones and gifts dedicated to God, Jesus said, |
| John 2:10 | and said to him, “Everyone serves the choice (kalon | καλόν | acc sg masc) wine first, and then when the guests are a bit tipsy, that which is inferior. But you have kept the good (kalon | καλόν | acc sg masc) wine until now.” |
| John 10:11 | “I am the good (kalos | καλός | nom sg masc) shepherd; the good (kalos | καλός | nom sg masc) shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. |
| John 10:14 | I am the good (kalos | καλός | nom sg masc) shepherd. I know my own and they know me, |
| John 10:32 | Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many noble (kala | καλά | acc pl neut) works from the Father; for which one of them do you intend to stone me?” |
| John 10:33 | The Jews answered him, “It is not for a noble (kalou | καλοῦ | gen sg neut) work that we intend to stone you but for blasphemy; it is because you, a mere man, are making yourself God.” |
| Acts 27:8 | Sailing past it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair (kalous | καλούς | acc pl masc) Havens, near to which was the city Lasea. |
| Romans 7:16 | But if I am doing what I do not want to do, I agree with the law, that it is good (kalos | καλός | nom sg masc). |
| Romans 7:18 | For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is right (kalon | καλόν | acc sg neut), but I am unable to do it. |
| Romans 7:21 | So I find it to be a law that when I want to do good (kalon | καλόν | acc sg neut), evil is present in me. |
| Romans 12:17 | Repay no one evil for evil; give careful thought to what is good (kala | καλά | acc pl neut) in the sight of all |
| Romans 14:21 | It is good (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut) not to eat meat or to drink wine or to do anything that makes your brother stumble. |
| 1 Corinthians 5:6 | Your boasting is not good (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut). Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole batch of dough? |