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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2566. καλλίον (kallion) -- Better, more beautiful, more excellent</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2566.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/13-32.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2566.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2566</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2565.htm" title="2565">◄</a> 2566. kallion <a href="../greek/2567.htm" title="2567">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kallion: Better, more beautiful, more excellent</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">καλλίων</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adverb, Comparative<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kallion<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kal-lee'-on<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kal-lee'-on)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Better, more beautiful, more excellent<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>very well.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Comparative form of καλός (kalos), meaning "good" or "beautiful."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "καλός" (kalos) is טוֹב (tov), meaning "good" or "pleasant." This is seen in passages like Genesis 1:31, where God saw all that He had made, and it was "very good."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek word "καλλίων" (kallion) is used to denote something that is superior in quality, appearance, or value. It is a comparative adjective, often used to describe something that is better or more excellent than another.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, beauty and excellence were highly valued, not only in physical appearance but also in moral and ethical qualities. The concept of "kalos" encompassed both aesthetic beauty and moral goodness. The comparative form "kallion" would thus be used to express a higher degree of these qualities. In the context of the New Testament, this term would be understood within the framework of Hellenistic Jewish thought, which often integrated Greek philosophical concepts with Jewish theology.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>see <a href="/greek/2570.htm">kalos</a>. <p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2566: καλλίων</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">καλλίων</span></span>, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">καλός</span></span>, at the end. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>very well. <p>Neuter of the (irregular) comparative of <a href="/greek/2570.htm">kalos</a>; (adverbially) better than many -- very well. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2570.htm">kalos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εκαλλιώθησαν εκαλλωπίσατο κακαλλωπισμέναι κάλλει καλλιον κάλλιον καλλονήν κάλλος κάλλους κάλλυνθρα κεκαλλωπισμένα κεκαλλωπισμένη kallion kállion<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/25-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 25:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb - Comparative">Adv-C</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ σὺ <b>κάλλιον</b> ἐπιγινώσκεις </span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as thou <span class="itali">very well</span> knowest.<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> also you <span class="itali">very well</span> know<p><b><a href="/greek/2566.htm">Strong's Greek 2566</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2566.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kallion_2566.htm">κάλλιον — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2565.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2565"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2565" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2567.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2567"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2567" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>