Strong’s G2573 · Greek

καλῶς
kalōs

Definition

well (usually morally)

Etymology

adverb from G2570 (καλός);

Where the KJV renders it

  • (in a) good (place)
  • honestly
  • + recover
  • (full) well

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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