καλῶς

See also: καλώς, καλός, κάλος, and κάλως

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) +‎ -ως (-ōs).

Pronunciation

(Attic, etc.):

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.lɔ̂ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kaˈlos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kaˈlos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kaˈlos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kaˈlos/

(Epic):

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kaː.lɔ̂ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kaˈlos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kaˈlos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kaˈlos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kaˈlos/

Adverb

κᾱ̆λῶς • (kā̆lôs) (comparative κᾰ́λλῑον or κᾰλλῑ́ονᾰ or κᾰλλῑόνως, superlative κᾰ́λλῐστον or κᾰ́λλῐστᾰ)

well; rightly

Descendants

Greek: καλώς (kalós)
Tsakonian: καούρ (kaoúr)

References

“καλῶς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
καλῶς in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
καλῶς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
G2573 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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- artistically idem, page 42.
- beautifully idem, page 68.
- capably idem, page 111.
- capitally idem, page 112.
- commendably idem, page 147.
- commodiously idem, page 148.
- creditably idem, page 183.
- elegantly idem, page 265.
- estimably idem, page 283.
- excellently idem, page 288.
- exquisitely idem, page 296.
- fairly idem, page 302.
- favourably idem, page 311.
- finely idem, page 321.
- flourish idem, page 329.
- fortunately idem, page 340.
- gallantly idem, page 352.
- handsomely idem, page 383.
- happily idem, page 384.
- honestly idem, page 404.
- honourably idem, page 405.
- hopefully idem, page 405.
- laudably idem, page 478.
- luckily idem, page 503.
- meritoriously idem, page 526.
- nicely idem, page 557.
- nobly idem, page 559.
- ornamentally idem, page 580.
- profitably idem, page 653.
- propitiously idem, page 653.
- prosper idem, page 653.
- prosperously idem, page 653.
- reconcile idem, page 680.
- reputably idem, page 699.
- righteously idem, page 715.
- satisfactorily idem, page 734.
- skilfully idem, page 780.
- successfully idem, page 834.
- thank idem, page 863.
- thrive idem, page 870.
- virtuously idem, page 954.
- well idem, page 973.
- worthily idem, page 990.