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NASB | Luke 8:15 "But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 8:15 "But as for that seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word with a good and noble heart, and hold on to it tightly, and bear fruit with patience. |
Subject: Kalos (Word Study) |
Bible Note: Kalos (word study) ------------------------- Greek word: kalos [kahl AHSS] Translation: honest (most commonly rendered "good" in the KJV [83 out of 102 times]) Uses in Matthew's Gospel: 21 Uses in Mark's Gospel: 10 Uses in Luke's Gospel: 7 Uses in John's Gospel: 5 Uses in the New Testament: 102 Key passage: Luke 8:15 ("honest") *********************************************** The term 'kalos' occurs 43 times in the Gospels, 102 times throughout the NT. Jesus used this word in all but 8 of the 43 occurrences in the Gospels (Matt. 3:10; 17:4; Mark 9:5; Luke 3:9; 9:33; 21:5; John 2:10; 10:33). Kalos is used in the secular Greek sense of "goodly" or "better" in 8 occurrences in the NT (Matt. 13:45; 18:8,9; Mark 9:43,45,47; Luke 21:5; 1 Cor. 9:15). A related Greek word is 'semnos' [sem NAHS], which appears 4 times in the NT (Phil. 4:8; 1 Tim. 3:8,11; Titus 2:2) and is translated as "grave" (adjective) or "honest." - Makarios |