Greek core word #160 · adjective · 101 times in the New Testament

καλός

kah-LOS

καλός, καλή, καλόν — good, fine, beautiful

2-1-2 adjective with feminine in -η (καλός, καλή, καλόν); oxytone.
“Good” in the sense of fine, noble, beautiful: ὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλός “the good shepherd”.

Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.

	Masc. sg	Fem. sg	Neut. sg	Masc. pl	Fem. pl	Neut. pl
Nom	καλός	καλή	καλόν	καλοί	καλαί	καλά
Gen	καλοῦ	καλῆς	καλοῦ	καλῶν	καλῶν	καλῶν
Dat	καλῷ	καλῇ	καλῷ	καλοῖς	καλαῖς	καλοῖς
Acc	καλόν	καλήν	καλόν	καλούς	καλάς	καλά
Voc	καλέ	καλή	καλόν	καλοί	καλαί	καλά

Comparative καλλίων, κάλλιον “better”: κάλλιον “very well” (Acts 25:10).

Where you meet it

First met in passage 117, James 4:16–17.