καλός κἀγαθός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Shortened by crasis from the classical Platonic philosophical phrase καλός καί ἀγαθός (kalós kaí agathós, “beautiful and good”), formed from καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) +‎ καί (kaí, “and”) +‎ ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ka.lós ka.ɡa.tʰós/ → /kaˈlos ka.ɣaˈθos/ → /kaˈlos ka.ɣaˈθos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.lós ka.ɡa.tʰós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kaˈlos ka.ɡaˈtʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kaˈlos ka.ɣaˈθos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kaˈlos ka.ɣaˈθos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kaˈlos ka.ɣaˈθos/

Phrase

καλός κἀγαθός • (kalós kagathós) m (genitive καλοῦ κἀγαθοῦ); second declension (idiomatic, philosophy)

1. imbued with kalokagathia; beautiful and good, handsome and brave; noble, virtuous, knightly, gentlemanly, chivalrous, honorable, heroic; possessing the attributes of a man harmonious in mind and body, strong in both spiritual and physical virtue

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ κᾰλός κᾰ̓γᾰθός; τοῦ κᾰλοῦ κᾰ̓γᾰθοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ κᾰλός κᾰ̓γᾰθός ho kalós kagathós	τὼ κᾰλώ κᾰ̓γᾰθώ tṑ kalṓ kagathṓ	οἱ κᾰλοί κᾰ̓γᾰθοί hoi kaloí kagathoí
Genitive	τοῦ κᾰλοῦ κᾰ̓γᾰθοῦ toû kaloû kagathoû	τοῖν κᾰλοῖν κᾰ̓γᾰθοῖν toîn kaloîn kagathoîn	τῶν κᾰλῶν κᾰ̓γᾰθῶν tôn kalôn kagathôn
Dative	τῷ κᾰλῷ κᾰ̓γᾰθῷ tôi kalôi kagathôi	τοῖν κᾰλοῖν κᾰ̓γᾰθοῖν toîn kaloîn kagathoîn	τοῖς κᾰλοῖς κᾰ̓γᾰθοῖς toîs kaloîs kagathoîs
Accusative	τὸν κᾰλόν κᾰ̓γᾰθόν tòn kalón kagathón	τὼ κᾰλώ κᾰ̓γᾰθώ tṑ kalṓ kagathṓ	τοὺς κᾰλούς κᾰ̓γᾰθούς toùs kaloús kagathoús
Vocative	κᾰλέ κᾰ̓γᾰθέ kalé kagathé	κᾰλώ κᾰ̓γᾰθώ kalṓ kagathṓ	κᾰλοί κᾰ̓γᾰθοί kaloí kagathoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• καλοκαγαθίᾱ (kalokagathíā)
• καλοκάγαθος (kalokágathos, “gentleman”)

See also

• mens sana in corpore sano (“healthy mind in a healthy body”)