καλλίον

καλλίων, -ον

compar. of καλός, see: καλῶς

καλῶς

adv. (καλός), [in LXX for parts and derivatives of יָטַב ;]

finely, rightly, well: Luk 6,48, 1 Kor 14,17, Gal 4,17; 5,7, Jak 2,3; λέγειν, λαλεῖν, etc., Matt 15,7, Mark 7,6; 12,28, Luk 6,26; 20,39, Joh 4,17; 8,48; 13,13; 18,23, ApG 28,25; as exclamation of approval, Mark 12,32, Rom 11,20; κ. ποιεῖν, Matt 12,12, 1 Kor 7,37-38 Jak 2,8, 19; with dative of person(s) (cl. accusative; WM, § 32, 1 β), Luk 6,27 with accusative of thing(s), Mark 7,37 with ptcp., ApG 10,33 (M, Pr., 131), Fil 4,14, 2 Pet 1,19, 3 Joh 6; προϊστάναι (-ασθαι), 1 Tim 3,4; 3,12; 5,17; διακονεῖν, 1 Tim 3,13 ἀνατρέφεσθαι, Hebr 13,18 ironically, Mark 7,9, 2 Kor 11,4 (but see CGT, in l); κ. ἔχειν, to be well: Mark 16,18, Compar., κάλλιον (for superl., B1., § 44, 3), very well: ApG 25,10,†