What does καλός · ἔργον mean in the Bible?
καλός · ἔργον: Good as outwardly fit, valuable, or morally worthy—distinguished from intrinsic quality
Greek · G2570, G2041
καλός
Good · toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
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καλός G2570 good
Pronunciation kalós
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ἔργον G2041 toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
Pronunciation érgon
Work as visible deed or accomplishment, whether human action or divine work, emphasizing observable result over mere intention.
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What does καλός (kalós) mean in the Bible?
καλός · ἔργον: Good as outwardly fit, valuable, or morally worthy—distinguished from intrinsic quality
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2570, G2041?
G2570, G2041 is connected to 101 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Good as outwardly fit, valuable, or morally worthy—distinguished from intrinsic quality
Strong's G2570, G2041
Lexical occurrences 101 verses Word forms 10 forms 101 references Study link Titus 3:12-15 Source Gloss
properly, beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), i.e. valuable or virtuous (for appearance or use, and thus distinguished from , which is properly intrinsic)
Extended definition
Good as outwardly fit, valuable, or morally worthy—distinguished from intrinsic quality
:--X better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 101 Case pattern Nominative (37) Number pattern Singular (41)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 13:38 · Matt 15:26 · Matt 17:4 · Matt 18:8 · Matt 18:9 · Matt 26:24 · Mark 7:27 · Mark 9:5 · Mark 9:42 · Mark 9:43 · Mark 9:45 · Mark 9:47 · Mark 9:50 · Mark 14:21 · Luke 6:43 · Luke 9:33 27×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine John 10:11 · John 10:14 · Rom 7:16 · 1 Tim 1:8 · 1 Tim 4:6 · 2 Tim 2:3 7×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter 1 Tim 5:25 · Titus 3:8 2×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 1 Pet 4:10 1×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Titus 2:7 · Titus 2:14 · Titus 3:8 · Titus 3:14 · Heb 10:24 · 1 Pet 2:12 6×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter John 10:33 · 1 Tim 3:1 · Heb 5:14 3×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine 1 Tim 4:6 · Jas 3:13 2×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 8:15 2×
Dative · Plural · Neuter 1 Tim 5:10 · 1 Tim 6:18 2×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Luke 21:5 1×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
Noble, beneficial actions.
Word Origins
καλός is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Repeated emphasis throughout Titus shows that visible goodness is a defining mark of redeemed community life. Titus 3:12-15
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain