What does καλός · συνείδησις mean in the Bible?
καλός · συνείδησις is a Greek phrase meaning "good or clear conscience".
Greek · G2570, G4893
καλὴν συνείδησιν
Good · conscience
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καλόςG2570good
Pronunciationkalós
Open lexicon entry →συνείδησιςG4893conscience
Pronunciationsyneídēsis
Inner moral awareness that accuses or approves one's actions through self-judgment.
Open lexicon entry →What does καλὴν συνείδησιν (kalēn syneidēsin) mean in the Bible?
καλός · συνείδησις is a Greek phrase meaning "good or clear conscience".
Full entry for καλὴν συνείδησιν (G2570, G4893) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2570, G4893?
G2570, G4893 is connected to 101 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. good or clear conscience
Source Gloss
good or clear conscience
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
καλὴν συνείδησιν is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.