Strong's Greek · G2570

καλός

kalós

X better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy

Derivation

of uncertain affinity; properly, beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), i.e. valuable or virtuous (for appearance or use, and thus distinguished from G18 (ἀγαθός), which is properly intrinsic)

Appears 101 times in Scripture

Matthew 13:8

Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.

Matthew 5:16

In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 7:18

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.

Matthew 13:24

Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Matthew 3:10

The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Matthew 12:33

Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

Matthew 7:19

Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Matthew 7:17

Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

Matthew 13:23

But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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