Kalōs καλῶς

Kalōs (Greek καλῶς, Strong's G2573) is a Greek adverb meaning “well”. It occurs 37 times in 37 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Kalōs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 5:44
  But 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;But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
• Matthew 12:12
  How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
• Matthew 15:7
  Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:

Mark

• Mark 7:6
  He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
• Mark 7:9
  And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
• Mark 7:37
  And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
• Mark 12:28
  And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
• Mark 12:32
  And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,
• 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.they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”

Luke

• Luke 6:26
  Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.
• Luke 6:27
  But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who 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 house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
• Luke 20:39
  Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”

John

• John 4:17
  The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:“I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.
• John 8:48
  Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
• John 13:13
  Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.
• John 18:23
  Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, testify as to what was wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why did you strike Me?”

Acts

• 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 commanded thee of God.So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
• Acts 28:25
  And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:

Romans

• Romans 11:20
  Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 7:37
  Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
• 1 Corinthians 7:38
  So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.
• 1 Corinthians 14:17
  For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 11:4
  For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it way too easily.

Galatians

• Galatians 4:17
  They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.Those people are zealous for you, but not in a good way. Instead, they want to isolate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them.
• Galatians 5:7
  Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?

Philippians

• Philippians 4:14
  Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.Nevertheless, you have done well to share in my affliction.

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 3:4
  One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
• 1 Timothy 3:12
  Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
• 1 Timothy 3:13
  For 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.For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
• 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.Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 13:18
  Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

James

• James 2:3
  And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,”
• James 2:8
  If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
• James 2:19
  Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

2 Peter

• 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 day star arise in your hearts:We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

3 John

• 3 John 1:6
  Which 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:They have testified to the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).