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κάλλος

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Gloss: beauty

Transliteration: kallos

Strong’s: G7782

1. beauty , (Homer), etc.:—; ἐς κάλλος with an eye to beauty , so as to set off her beauty, (Euripides); but, εἰς κ. ζῆν for pleasure , (Xenophon Historicus)
2. of persons, a beauty , (Xenophon Historicus)
3. in plural also rich garments and stuffs , (Aeschulus Tragicus); κάλλεα κηροῦ beautiful works of wax, i. e. honeycombs, [<date>variant dates<author>Anthology Palantina</author></date> (ML)
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