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καλλύσματα
καλλωπίζω
καλλώπισμα
καλλωπισμός
καλλωπιστής
καλοκᾱγαθίᾱ
καλοκᾱγαθικός
κᾶλον
κᾱλοπέδῑλα
καλοποιέω
καλός
κάλος
κάλος
κάλπις
κάλτιος
καλύβη
καλυκοστέφανος
καλυκῶπις
κάλυμμα
κάλυξ
καλυπτός
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καλός
καλόςήdial.ᾱ́όν
Aeol.κάλοςᾱ ον
adj alsoκᾱλόςήdial.ᾱ́όνHom.adjcompar.
καλλῐ́ων
Att.
καλλῑ́ων
superl.
κάλλιστος
 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.κᾱλά
neut.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.
κάλλιον
Att.
κάλλῑον
also
καλλῑόνως
Pl.superl.
κάλλιστα
 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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Headword:
καλός
Headword (normalized):
καλός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
καλος
IDX:
20959
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-20960
Key:
καλός

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