STRONGS G2573:
καλῶς (
καλός), adverb (from
Homer down),
beautifully, finely, excellently, well: (universally,
διά τό καλῶς οἰκοδομῆσθαι (
Tr οἰκοδομεῖσθαι, which see),
Luke 6:48 T Tr WH); specifically,
a. rightly, so that there shall be no room for blame: joined to verbs of speaking (
ἀποκρινεσθια,
λαλεῖν,
λέγειν,
προφητεύειν, etc.),
well, truly, Matthew 15:7;
Mark 7:6;
Luke 20:39;
John 4:17;
John 8:48;
John 13:13; (
John 18:23);
Acts 28:25;
fitly, i. e. agreeably to the facts and words of the case,
Mark 12:28;
καλῶς "Right! Well!" an expression of approval:
Mark 12:32;
Romans 11:20; of deeds:
καλῶς ποιεῖν,
to do well, act uprightly, James 2:19;
1 Corinthians 7:37f (where the teaching is, that one can do
καλῶς, but another
κρεῖσσον);
καλῶς ποιεῖν with participle
to do well that, etc. (
Buttmann, § 144, 15 a.;
Winer's Grammar, 345 (323)),
Acts 10:33;
Philippians 4:14;
2 Peter 1:19;
3 John 1:6. (1 Macc. 12:18, 22; 2 Macc. 2:16, etc.); with verbs denoting a duty or office which one fulfils well:
1 Timothy 3:4,
12;
1 Timothy 5:17; specifically
honestly, uprightly:
Galatians 4:17;
ἀναστρέφεσθαι,
Hebrews 13:18;
ποιεῖν,
James 2:8.
b. excellently, nobly, commendably:
1 Corinthians 14:17;
Galatians 5:7;
καλῶς πάντα πεποίηκε,
Mark 7:37; with bitter irony,
Mark 7:9 (where cf. Fritzsche, p. 271f);
2 Corinthians 11:4.
c. honorably, in honor:
James 2:3 (others give it here an outward reference, equivalent to
in a good place, comfortably).
d. καλῶς εἰπεῖν τινα, to speak well of one,
Luke 6:26;
καλῶς ποιεῖν τινα, to do good to, benefit one,
Matthew 5:44 Rec.;
τίνι (
Winer's Grammar, § 32, 1
β.;
Buttmann, 146 (128)),
Luke 6:27;
καλῶς ποιεῖν, simply,
to do good:
Matthew 12:12.
e. καλῶς ἔχειν, to be well (of those recovering health):
Mark 16:18.
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