καλός — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

Aeol.κάλοςᾱ ονadj alsoκᾱλόςήdial.ᾱ́όνHom.adjcompar.Att.superl. beautiful in appearanceof men, women, deities, animals, their bodies, parts of the bodybeautiful, handsome, good-lookingHom.of places, features of the natural worldbeautiful, fairHom.of created things, such as clothes, weapons, buildingsbeautiful, handsome, fineHom.of a voice, singing, or sim.beautifulHom. as a term of general commendation, of things or circumstancesgoodin terms of quality, practical usefulness or capacity to satisfy or give pleasuregood, excellent, fineHom.also iron.Trag.specif., of a windfavourableOd.of sacrifices or omensgood, auspicious, propitiousA. Hdt. E. Th.of coinagegenuineopp. counterfeitX. neut.impers.w. ἐστί, sts.understd.it is a good timew.inf.to do sthg.S. Th. Ar.also prep.phr.ἐν καλῷS. E. prep.phrs.ἐν καλῷin a good place, in the right spotAr. X. Theoc. Plu.w.gen.for sthg., i.e. some purposeX.under favourable circumstancesTh. Plb.at the right moment, opportunelyE. Pl.alsoεἰς καλόνS. E. Pl. X. Men.w. moral connot., of things said or donegood, noble, honourable, fitting, properHom.neut.impers.w. ἐστί, sts.understd.it is good, right, or sim.freq. w.inf.to do sthg.Hom.phr., of a man combining moral excellence w. good birth or social status, freq. as sb.καλὸςor καλός τεκἀγαθόςor καὶ ἀγαθόςfine and good, upstanding, decentHdt. Th. Ar. Att.orats. Pl. X.of a womanPlu.iron., of a manAeschin. Men.iron., of a womanMen.of actions, abstr. qualitiesIsoc. Pl. X.of an islandbeautiful and productiveHdt.of an oil-flaskperfectly goodAr. καλόνneut.sg.adv beautifullyHom. Hes. hHom. E.Cyc. Hellenist.poet. w.art.beautifullyCall.epigr. Theoc.dearlyref. to being lovedTheoc. καλά

dial.κᾱλάneut.pl.adv beautifullyCall. AR.decently, properly, wellHom. Call. Theoc.with good consequenceswell, happilyHom. Call.epigr.with good judgementrightly, sensiblyOd. καλῶς

Aeol.κάλως

dial.κᾱλῶςB.advcompar.Att.alsoPl.superl. in a manner that is beautiful, excellent, correct or appropriatebeautifully, rightly, properly, admirablyAlcm.iron.S. E.in a fortunate or successful mannerhappily, successfully, wellHdt. Trag.in a manner or to a degree that is thoroughthoroughly, fullyS. E. w. moral connot.nobly, honourably, decentlyOd. Hdt. Trag.in expressions of approval or thanksin a manner that is satisfying or deserving of gratitudepleasingly, satisfyingly, gratifyinglyS.καλῶς λέγειςor ἔλεξαςyou speakspokepleasingly or gratifyinglyi.e. thank you for your wordsS. E. Ar.καλῶς γε ποιῶν, ὅστις ἦνthanks to him, whoever he wasAr.ellipt., in approvalgood!, well said!E. Ar. D. ellipt., in acceptancethank you!Men.also impers.καλῶς ἔχειMen.ellipt., in polite refusalno, thank you!Ar.alsoκάλλισταAr.impers.καλῶς ἔχειμοιMen.ἔχει κάλλισταTheoc.

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καλός

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καλός

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καλος

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καλόςήdial.ᾱ́όν

dial.κᾱλάneut.pl.adv beautifullyCall. AR.decently, properly, wellHom. Call. Theoc.with good consequenceswell, happilyHom. Call.epigr.with good judgementrightly, sensiblyOd. καλῶς

Aeol.κάλως

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20959

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-20960

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