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Strong's G2570 καλός (kalos)

Kalos means “fair” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2570 — chomesh in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2570
Language Greek
Linked Usages 307
Books 56

Strong's G2570 Quick Answer

Strong's G2570 καλός (kalos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kalos (kal-os') adj. 1. (properly) beautiful 2. (chiefly, figuratively) good It has 307 linked Bible usages across 56 books. Visible English usage signals include good, god, lord, beautiful, and thee. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
kalos (kal-os') adj. 1. (properly) beautiful 2. (chiefly, figuratively) good
Usage
307 linked usages
Books
56 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
good, god, lord, beautiful, and thee

Meaning and Definition

kalos (kal-os') adj. 1. (properly) beautiful 2. (chiefly, figuratively) good 3. (literally) valuable 4. (morally) virtuous {for appearance or use, and thus distinguished from G18, which is properly intrinsic} [of uncertain affinity] KJV: X better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy Compare: G18

Original Word
καλός
Transliteration
kalos
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2570. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

good

Usage: καλός, -ή, -όν, [in LXX chiefly for טוֹבָה ,טוֹב, also for יָפֶה, etc. ;] __1. primarily, of outward form ("related to . . . ἀγαθός as the appearance to the essence," Cremer, 339), fair, beautiful: λίθοι (BV, goodly), Luk.21:5. __2. In reference to use, of that which is well adapted to its ends, good, excellent: of fish, τ. καλά (opposite to σαπρά), Mat.13:48; σπέρμα, Mat.13:24, 27, 37, 38; καρπός, Mat.3:10 7:17-19 12:33, Luk.3:9 [WH] 6:43; δένδρον (opposite to σαρπόν), Mat.12:33, Luk.6:43;

γῆ, Mat.13:8, 23 Mrk.4:8, 20 Luk.8:15; τ. ἅλας, Mrk.9:50, Luk.14:34; ὁ νόμος, Rom.7:16, 1Ti.1:8; διδασκαλία, 1Ti.4:6; καρδία κ. καὶ ἀγαθή, Luk.8:15; παραθήκη, 2Ti.1:14; μέτρον, Luk.6:38; βαθμός, 1Ti.3:13; θεμέλιος, 1Ti.6:19; τὸ κ., 1Th.5:21; μαργαρίται, Mat.13:45; οἶνος, Jhn.2:10; ποιμήν, Jhn.10:11, 14; διάκονος, 1Ti.4:6; οἰκονόμος, 1Pe.4:10; στρατιώτης, 2Ti.2:3; στρατεία, 1Ti.1:18; ἀγών, 1Ti.6:12, 2Ti.4:7; ὁμολογία, 1Ti.6:12, 13; ἔργον, Mat.26:10, Mrk.14:6, Jhn.10:33, 1Ti.3:1; pl., Jhn.10:32; καλόν, with inf.

and dative, Mat.18:8, 9 1Co.7:1, 26 9:15; id. with accusative and inf., Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, 43, 45, 47, Luk.9:33, Heb.13:9; before εἰ, Mat.26:24, Mrk.9:42 14:21; ἐάν, 1Co.7:8. __3. Ethically, good, in the sense of right, fair, noble, honourable: Gal.4:18, Heb.5:14; ἔργα, Mat.5:16, 1Ti.5:10, 25 6:18, Tit.2:7, 14 3:8, 14 (Field, Notes, 223f.), Heb.10:24, 1Pe.2:12; ἀναστροφή, Jas.3:13, 1Pe.2:12; συνείδησις, Heb.13:18; before ἐνώπιον, Rom.12:17, 2Co.8:21, 1Ti.2:3; το] κ.

ποιεῖν (κατεργάζεσθαι), Rom.7:18, 21 2Co.13:7, Gal.6:9, Jas.4:17; καλόν ἐστιν, with inf., Mat.15:26 (T, ἔξεστιν), Mrk.7:27, Rom.14:21, Gal.4:18; μαρτυρία, 1Ti.3:7; ὄνομα, Jas.2:7; καύχημα, 1Co.5:6 (neg.); θεοῦ ῥῆμα, Heb.6:5. κ. does not occur in Re.† SYN.: see: ἀγαθός. (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

good god lord beautiful thee fair seven king saw said let man

How Strong's G2570 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 162 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2570 (καλός) appears 224 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2570 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2570 in the New Testament

90 indexed usages in New Testament.

Strong's G2570 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

162 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 1:4 Septuagint / Brenton

And God saw the light that it was good, and God divided between the light and the darkness.

Genesis 1:8 Septuagint / Brenton

And God called the firmament Heaven, and God saw that it was good, and there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

Genesis 1:10 Septuagint / Brenton

And God called the dry land Earth, and the gatherings of the waters he called Seas, and God saw that it was good.

Strong's G2570 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

50 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Strong's G2570 in 1 Enoch

5 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2570.

Genesis 1:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God saw the light that it was good, and God divided between the light and the darkness.
Genesis 1:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God called the firmament Heaven, and God saw that it was good, and there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
Genesis 1:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gatherings of the waters he called Seas, and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the earth brought forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and to regulate day and night, and to divide between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God made great whales, and every living reptile, which the waters brought forth according to their kinds, and every creature that flies with wings according to its kind, and God saw that they were good.
Genesis 1:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God made the wild beasts of the earth according to their kind, and cattle according to their kind, and all the reptiles of the earth according to their kind, and God saw that they were good.
Genesis 1:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God saw all the things that he had made, and, behold, they were very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Genesis 2:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God made to spring up also out of the earth every tree beautiful to the eye and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of learning the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 2:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the gold of that land is good, there also is carbuncle and emerald.
Genesis 2:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil—of it ye shall not eat, but in whatsoever day ye eat of it, ye shall surely die.
Genesis 2:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone, let us make for him a help suitable to him.
Genesis 3:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For God knew that in whatever day ye should eat of it your eyes would be opened, and ye would be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Genesis 3:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes to look upon and beautiful to contemplate, and having taken of its fruit she ate, and she gave to her husband also with her, and they ate.
Genesis 3:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God said, Behold, Adam is become as one of us, to know good and evil, and now lest at any time he stretch forth his hand, and take of the tree of life and eat, and so he shall live forever—
Genesis 6:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that the sons of God having seen the daughters of men that they were beautiful, took to themselves wives of all whom they chose.
Genesis 12:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when Abram entered into Egypt—the Egyptians having seen his wife that she was very beautiful—
Genesis 15:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But thou shalt depart to thy fathers in peace, nourished in a good old age.
Genesis 18:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abraham ran to the kine, and took a young calf, tender and good, and gave it to his servant, and he hastened to dress it.
Genesis 24:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the virgin was very beautiful in appearance, she was a virgin, a man had not known her; and she went down to the well, and filled her waterpot, and came up.
Genesis 24:50 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Laban and Bethuel answered and said, This matter has come forth from the Lord, we shall not be able to answer thee bad or good.
Genesis 25:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abraham failing died in a good old age, an old man and full of days, and was added to his people.
Genesis 27:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And go to the cattle and take for me thence two kids, tender and good, and I will make them meats for thy father, as he likes.
Genesis 27:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rebekah having taken the fine raiment of her elder son Esau which was with her in the house, put it on Jacob her younger son.
Genesis 29:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the eyes of Leah were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.
Genesis 30:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Leah said, God has given me a good gift in this time; my husband will choose me, for I have born him six sons: and she called his name, Zebulun.
Genesis 39:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he committed all that he had into the hands of Joseph; and he knew not of anything that belonged to him, save the bread which he himself ate. And Joseph was handsome in form, and exceedingly beautiful in countenance.
Genesis 41:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And lo, there came up as it were out of the river seven cows, fair in appearance, and choice of flesh, and they fed on the sedge.
Genesis 41:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the seven ill-favored and lean cows devoured the seven well-favored and choice-fleshed cows; and Pharaoh awoke.
Genesis 41:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he dreamed again. And, behold, seven ears came up on one stalk, choice and good.
Genesis 41:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and there came up as it were out of the river, seven cows well-favored and choice-fleshed, and they fed on the sedge.
Genesis 41:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the seven ill-favored and thin cows ate up the seven first good and choice cows.
Genesis 41:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and saw again in my sleep, and as it were seven ears came up on one stem, full and good.
Genesis 41:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the seven thin and blasted ears devoured the seven fine and full ears: so I spoke to the interpreters, and there was no one to explain it to me.
Genesis 41:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dream of Pharaoh is one.
Genesis 41:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let them gather all the food of these seven good years that are coming, and let the corn be gathered under the hand of Pharaoh; let food be kept in the cities.
Genesis 44:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when they had gone out of the city, and were not far off, then Joseph said to his steward, Arise, and pursue after the men; and thou shalt overtake them, and say to them, Why have ye returned evil for good?
Genesis 49:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Issachar has desired that which is good; Resting between the inheritances.
Genesis 49:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And having seen the resting place that it was good, And the land that it was fertile, He subjected his shoulder to labor, And became a husbandman.
Leviticus 27:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He shall not change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; and if he do at all change it, a beast for a beast, it and the substitute shall be holy.
Leviticus 27:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall make a valuation between the good and the bad, and accordingly as the priest shall value it, so shall it stand.
Leviticus 27:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whatsoever man shall consecrate his house as holy to the Lord, the priest shall make a valuation of it between the good and the bad: as the priest shall value it, so shall it stand.
Leviticus 27:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not change a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; and if thou shouldest at all change it, its equivalent also shall be holy, it shall not be redeemed.
Numbers 3:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the pillars of the court round about, and their bases, and their pins, and their cords.
Numbers 4:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall bear the pillars of the court round about, and there shall be their sockets, and they shall bear the pillars of the veil of the door of the court, and their sockets and their pins, and their cords, and all their furniture, and all their instruments of service: take ye their number by name, and all the articles of the charge of the things borne by them.
Numbers 10:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, the father-in-law of Moses, We are going forward to the place concerning which the Lord said, This will I give to you: Come with us, and we will do thee good, for the Lord has spoken good concerning Israel.
Numbers 11:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And to the people thou shalt say, Purify yourselves for the morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye wept before the Lord, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: and the Lord shall allow you to eat flesh, and ye shall eat flesh.
Numbers 13:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And what the land is on which they dwell, whether it is good or bad; and what the cities are wherein these dwell, whether they dwell in walled cities or unwalled.
Numbers 24:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness.
Numbers 24:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How goodly are thy habitations, Jacob, And thy tents, Israel!
Numbers 24:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If Balak should give me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to transgress the word of the Lord to make it good or bad by myself; whatsoever things God shall say, them will I speak.
Deuteronomy 1:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye answered me and said, The thing which thou hast told us is good to do.
Deuteronomy 6:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he swore to thy fathers, to Abraham, and to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and beautiful cities which thou didst not build,
Deuteronomy 6:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt do that which is pleasing and good before the Lord thy God, that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and inherit the good land, which the Lord swore to your fathers,
Deuteronomy 8:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt in them;
Deuteronomy 12:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not eat it, that it may be well with thee and with thy sons after thee, if thou shalt do that which is good and pleasing before the Lord thy God.
Deuteronomy 12:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Beware and hearken, and thou shalt do all the commands which I charge thee, that it may be well with thee and with thy sons forever, if thou shalt do that which is pleasing and good before the Lord thy God.
Deuteronomy 13:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
if thou wilt hear the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments, all that I charge thee this day, to do that which is good and pleasing before the Lord thy God.
Deuteronomy 21:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt take away innocent blood from among you, if thou shouldest do that which is good and pleasing before the Lord thy God.
Deuteronomy 21:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and shouldest see among the spoil a woman beautiful in countenance, and shouldest desire her, and take her to thyself for a wife,
Joshua 7:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I saw in the spoil an embroidered mantle, and two hundred didrachmas of silver, and one golden wedge of fifty didrachmas, and I desired them and took them; and, behold, they are hidden in my tent, and the silver is hidden under them.
Joshua 21:45 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
Joshua 23:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass, that as all the good things are come upon us which the Lord spoke concerning you, so the Lord God will bring upon you all the evil things, until he shall have destroyed you from off this good land, which the Lord has given you,
1 Kingdoms 25:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail: and his wife was of good understanding and very beautiful in person: but the man was harsh and evil in his doings, and the man was churlish.
2 Kingdoms 11:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass toward evening, that David arose off his couch, and walked on the roof of the king’s house, and saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
2 Kingdoms 13:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it happened after this that Absalom the son of David had a very beautiful sister, and her name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
2 Kingdoms 14:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there were born to Absalom three sons and one daughter, and her name was Tamar: she was a very beautiful woman, and she becomes the wife of Rehoboam son of Solomon, and she bears to him Abijah.
3 Kingdoms 1:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So they sought for a fair damsel out of all the coasts of Israel; and they found Abishag the Shunammite, and they brought her to the king.
3 Kingdoms 1:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the damsel was extremely beautiful, and she cherished the king, and ministered to him, but the king knew her not.
3 Kingdoms 18:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And do ye call loudly on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord my God, and it shall come to pass that the God who shall answer by fire, he is God. And all the people answered and said, The word which thou hast spoken is good.
3 Kingdoms 22:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is one man here for us to inquire of the Lord by; but I hate him, for he does not speak good of me, but only evil; Micaiah son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat king of Judah said, Let not the king say so.
3 Kingdoms 22:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, Behold now, all the prophets speak with one mouth good concerning the king, let now thy words be like the words of one of them, and speak good things.
3 Kingdoms 22:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Did I not say to thee that this man does not prophesy good to me, for he speaks nothing but evil?
1 Chronicles 29:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he died in a good old age, full of days, in wealth, and glory: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 14:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he did that which was good and right in the sight of the Lord his God.
2 Chronicles 31:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Hezekiah did so through all Judah, and did that which was good and right before the Lord his God.
Esther 1:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
Esther 2:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the servants of the king said, Let there be sought for the king chaste and beautiful young virgins.
Esther 2:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let the king appoint local governors in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them select fair and chaste young damsels and bring them to the city Susa, into the women’s apartment, and let them be consigned to the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women; and let things for purification and other attendance be given to them.
Esther 2:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he had a foster child, daughter of Amminadab his father’s brother, and her name was Esther; and when her parents were dead, he brought her up for a wife for himself: and the damsel was beautiful.
Job 10:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Is it good before thee if I be unrighteous? For thou hast disowned the work of thy hands, And attended to the counsel of the ungodly.
Job 13:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For it were well if he would thoroughly search you: For though doing all things in your power ye should attach yourselves to him,
Job 34:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear me, ye wise men; Hearken, ye that have knowledge.
Job 34:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let us choose judgment to ourselves: Let us know among ourselves what is right.
Psalms 34:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They rewarded me evil for good, And bereavement to my soul.
Psalms 132:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Song of Degrees. See now! what is so good, or what so pleasant, As for brethren to dwell together?
Psalms 134:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Praise ye the Lord; for the Lord is good: Sing praises to his name; for it is good.
Psalms 146:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He numbers the multitudes of stars; And calls them all by names.
Psalms 151:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My brothers were handsome and tall; But the Lord did not take pleasure in them.
Proverbs 2:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For if wisdom shall come into thine understanding, And discernment shall seem pleasing to thy soul,
Proverbs 2:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Good counsel shall guard thee, And holy understanding shall keep thee;
Proverbs 3:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So shalt thou find favor: and do thou provide things honest In the sight of the Lord, and of men.
Proverbs 3:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all her paths are peaceful.
Proverbs 15:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The tongue of the wise knows what is good: But the mouth of the foolish tells out evil things.
Proverbs 15:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Neither will he say anything seasonable, or good for the common weal.
Proverbs 15:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a good report fattens the bones.
Proverbs 16:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Good words are honeycombs, And the sweetness thereof is a healing of the soul.
Proverbs 17:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
It is not right to punish a righteous man, Nor is it holy to plot against righteous princes.
Proverbs 18:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
It is not good to accept the person of the ungodly, Nor is it holy to pervert justice in judgment.
Proverbs 20:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a deceitful balance is not good in his sight.
Proverbs 22:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A fair name is better than much wealth, And good favor is above silver and gold.
Proverbs 22:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear also my word, and apply thy heart,
Proverbs 23:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For he will vomit it up, and spoil thy fair words.
Proverbs 24:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
By discretion the chambers are filled With all precious and excellent wealth.
Proverbs 24:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus shalt thou perceive wisdom in thy soul: For if thou find it, thine end shall be good, And hope shall not fail thee.
Proverbs 24:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
for you to learn: It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Proverbs 31:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The heart of her husband trusts in her: Such a one shall stand in no need of fine spoils.
Proverbs 31:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she finds by experience that working is good; And her candle goes not out all night.
Proverbs 32:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ecclesiastes 3:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the things which he has made are beautiful in his time: He has also set the whole world in their heart, That man might not find out The work which God has wrought from the beginning even to the end.
Ecclesiastes 5:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, I have seen good, that it is a fine thing for a man To eat and to drink, And to see good In all his labor in Which he may labor under the sun, All the number of the days of his life Which God has given to him: For it is his portion.
Song of Solomon 1:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I am black, but beautiful, Ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
Song of Solomon 1:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If thou know not thyself, thou fair one among women, Go thou forth by the footsteps of the flocks, And feed thy kids by the shepherds’ tents.
Song of Solomon 1:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, thou art fair, my companion; Behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are doves.
Song of Solomon 1:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, thou art fair, my kinsman, Yea, beautiful, overshadowing our bed.
Song of Solomon 2:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My kinsman answers, and says to me, Rise up, come, my companion, my fair one, my dove.
Song of Solomon 2:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The fig tree has put forth its young figs, The vines put forth the tender grape, they yield a smell: Arise, come, my companion, my fair one, my dove; yea, come.
Song of Solomon 4:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, thou art fair, my companion; Behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are doves, Beside thy veil: Thy hair is as flocks of goats, That have appeared from Gilead.
Song of Solomon 4:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou art all fair, my companion, And there is no spot in thee.
Song of Solomon 5:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
What is thy kinsman more than another kinsman, O thou beautiful among women? What is thy kinsman more than another kinsman, That thou hast so charged us?

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2570, grouped by book.

Genesis 39 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 20 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 12 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jonah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 20 usages, New Testament
Mark 11 usages, New Testament
Luke 7 usages, New Testament
John 5 usages, New Testament
Romans 5 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 5 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 2 usages, New Testament
Galatians 2 usages, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Timothy 15 usages, New Testament
2 Timothy 3 usages, New Testament
Titus 4 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 5 usages, New Testament
James 3 usages, New Testament
1 Peter 2 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 9 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 10 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 9 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 151 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 5 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G2570 FAQ

What does kalos (καλός) mean?

Kalos (Strong's G2570) is a Greek word most simply glossed "fair". kalos (kal-os') adj. 1. (properly) beautiful 2. (chiefly, figuratively) good

How many times is kalos (καλός) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 307 linked usages for Strong's G2570 across 56 books.

Where can I study kalos (καλός) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2570 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate kalos (καλός)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as good, god, lord, beautiful, thee, and fair. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2570 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 162 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 50 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 5 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G2570, with linked reader references where each row is available.