Well
καλῶςStrong’s G2573kalōs
Appears in 36 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kalōs is the Greek word usually translated “well”, “rightly” and “good”. It appears in 36 verses of the New Testament.
“One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;”
Meaning
Usually translated “well”, “rightly” and “good”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- well 22
- rightly 7
- good 2
- neatly 1
- right 1
- correctly 1
- rightly so 1
- honorably 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 6
- John 4
- 1 Timothy 4
- Matthew 3
- Luke 3
- 1 Corinthians 3
15 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 3:12In contextLet the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
- 1 Timothy 3:13In contextFor they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Timothy 5:17In contextLet the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
- 2 Peter 1:19In contextWe 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 day star arise in your hearts:
- 3 John 1:6In contextWhich have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
- Matthew 5:44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
All 36 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
καλῶς kalōs · well
καλῶς adv. (καλός), [in LXX for parts and derivatives of יָטַב ;] finely, rightly, well: Luk.6:48, 1Co.14:17, Gal.4:17 5:7, Jas.2:3; λέγειν, λαλεῖν, etc., Mat.15:7, Mrk.7:6 12:28, Luk.6:26 20:39, Jhn.4:17 8:48 13:13 18:23, Act.28:25; as exclamation of approval, Mrk.12:32, Rom.11:20; κ. ποιεῖν, Mat.12:12, 1Co.7:37-38 Jas.2:8, 19; with dative of person(s) (cl. accusative; WM, § 32, 1 β), Luk.6:27; with accusative of thing(s), Mrk.7:37; with ptcp., Act.10:33 (M, Pr., 131), Php.4:14, 2Pe.1:19, 3Jn.6; προϊστάναι (-ασθαι), 1Ti.3:4 3:12 5:17; διακονεῖν, 1Ti.3:13; ἀνατρέφεσθαι, Heb.13:18; ironically …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “well” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WELL, noun
[G., a spring; to spring, to issue forth, to gush, to well to swell. G., a wave. On this word I suppose swell to be formed.]
- A spring; a fountain; the issuing of water from the earth.
- A pit or cylindrical hole, sunk perpendicularly into the earth to such a depth as to reach a supply of water, and walled with stone to prevent the earth from caving in.
- In ships, an apartment in the middle of a ships hold, to inclose the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck.
- In a fishing vessel, an apartment in the middle of the hold, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated int he bottom to let in fresh water for the preservation of fish, while they are transported to market.
All definitions
- In the military art, a hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.