καλλίον

καλλίων, -ον

compar. of καλός, see: καλῶς

καλῶς

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

finely, rightly, well: Luke 6:48, 1 Corinthians 14:17, Galatians 4:17; 5:7, James 2:3; λέγειν, λαλεῖν, etc., Matthew 15:7, Mark 7:6; 12:28, Luke 6:26; 20:39, John 4:17; 8:48; 13:13; 18:23, Acts 28:25; as exclamation of approval, Mark 12:32, Romans 11:20; κ. ποιεῖν, Matthew 12:12, 1 Corinthians 7:37-38, James 2:8, 19; with dative of person(s) (cl. accusative; WM, § 32, 1 β), Luke 6:27; with accusative of thing(s), Mark 7:37; with ptcp., Acts 10:33 (M, Pr., 131), Philippians 4:14, 2 Peter 1:19, 3 John 6; προϊστάναι (-ασθαι), 1 Timothy 3:4; 3:12; 5:17; διακονεῖν, 1 Timothy 3:13; ἀνατρέφεσθαι, Hebrews 13:18; ironically, Mark 7:9, 2 Corinthians 11:4 (but see CGT, in l); κ. ἔχειν, to be well: Mark 16:18. Compar., κάλλιον (for superl., B1., § 44, 3), very well: Acts 25:10.