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G2569 καλοποιέω (kalopoiéō)

Greek
Verb
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Quick Definition

καλοποιέω v. I act uprightly

Strong's Definition

to do well, i.e. live virtuously

Derivation: from G2570 (καλός) and G4160 (ποιέω);

KJV Usage: well doing

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

verb | καλός + ποιέω

88.5 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Goodness

to do good to do that which has a positive moral quality and which would normally produce a favorable response

2TH 3:13

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

καλο-ποιέω, -; (i. q. καλῶς ποιῶ, οἵ. Lob. ad Phryn. p. 199 sq. [W. 25]); to do well, act uprightly: 2 ΤᾺ. iii. 13. (Etym. Magn. 189, 24; [Lev. v. 4 Ald. (as quoted in) Philo de somn. 1]. ii. § 44].)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

καλοποιέω kalopoieō 1x

to do well, do good, do what is right, 2 Thess. 3:13*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

† καλο-ποιέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX: Le 5:4 F (καλῶς π., B)*;]

to do well, act honourably: II Th 3:13 (cf. Ga 6:9 τὸ καλὸν π.).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

καλοποιέω. This verb, ‘‘do the fair (honourable) thing,” is confined in the NT to 2 Thess 31 : cf. the late Aphrodito papyrus P Lond IV. 133878 (A.D. 709) (= Chrest. I. 255) μέλλομεν yap κελεύσει θεοῦ καλοποιῆσαι TO καλῶς διαπραττωμένῳ. For a list of similar compounds see Lob. Phryz. p. 199 f.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

καλοποιέω (kalopoieō) — to do good. κᾰλοποι-έω, do good, [NT+1st c.AD+]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

καλο-ποιέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Lev.5:4 F (καλῶς π., B) * ;] to do well, act honourably: 2Th.3:13 (cf. Gal.6:9 τὸ καλὸν π.).† (AS)

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