What does καλός · ἅλας mean in the Bible?
καλός · ἅλας is a Greek phrase meaning "salt is good".
Greek · G2570, G217
καλὸν οὖν τὸ ἅλας
Good · salt; figuratively, prudence
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καλόςG2570good
Pronunciationkalós
Open lexicon entry →ἅλαςG217salt; figuratively, prudence
Pronunciationhálas
Salt preserves and flavors; figuratively denotes wisdom and grace that seasons speech and character.
Open lexicon entry →What does καλὸν οὖν τὸ ἅλας (kalon oun to halas) mean in the Bible?
καλός · ἅλας is a Greek phrase meaning "salt is good".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2570, G217?
G2570, G217 is connected to 101 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. salt is good
Source Gloss
salt is good
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 patterns10Aligned forms101Case patternNominative (37)Number patternSingular (41)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 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 9:3327×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineJohn 10:11 · John 10:14 · Rom 7:16 · 1 Tim 1:8 · 1 Tim 4:6 · 2 Tim 2:37×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter1 Tim 5:25 · Titus 3:82×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine1 Pet 4:101×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterTitus 2:7 · Titus 2:14 · Titus 3:8 · Titus 3:14 · Heb 10:24 · 1 Pet 2:126×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterJohn 10:33 · 1 Tim 3:1 · Heb 5:143×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine1 Tim 4:6 · Jas 3:132×
Dative · Singular · FeminineLuke 8:152×
Dative · Plural · Neuter1 Tim 5:10 · 1 Tim 6:182×
Dative · Plural · MasculineLuke 21:51×
Word Origins
καλὸν οὖν τὸ ἅλας is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.