Excellent
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( a.) Excelling; surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense; superior; as, an excellent man, artist, citizen, husband, discourse, book, song, etc.; excellent breeding, principles, aims, action.
(2): ( adv.) Excellently; eminently; exceedingly.
(3): ( a.) Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality; - used with words of a bad significance.
King James Dictionary [2]
EX'CELLENT, a. Being of great virtue or worth eminent or distinguished for what is amiable, valuable or laudable as an excellent man or citizen an excellent judge or magistrate.
1. Being of great value or use, applied to things remarkable for good properties as excellent timber an excellent farm an excellent horse excellent fruit. 2. Distinguished for superior attainments as an excellent artist. 3. Consummate complete in an sense.
Elizabeth was an excellent hypocrite.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
ek´se - lent אדּיר , 'addı̄r , יתּיר , yattı̄r (Aramaic); διαφορώτερος , diaphorō̇teros , κράτιστος , krátistos ): The translation of various Hebrew words, chiefly of 'addı̄r , "great," "honorable" ( Psalm 8:1 , Psalm 8:9; Psalm 16:3; Psalm 76:4 ); yattı̄r , "surpassing," is Aramaic, occurring in Daniel 2:31; Daniel 4:36; Daniel 5:12 , Daniel 5:14; Daniel 6:3 . Other words are bāḥar , "to glow," "try," "choose" ( Song of Solomon 5:15 ); gā'ōn , "mounting," "swelling" ( Isaiah 4:2; see Excellency ); gādhal , "to make or become great" ( Isaiah 28:29 ), and other words occurring singly.
In the New Testament we have diaphorōteros , "greater," "better" ( Hebrews 1:4; Hebrews 8:6 );. kratistos , "most excellent," "most noble" ( Luke 1:3; Acts 23:26 ); tá diaphéronta , "things that differ," "are preëminent" ( Romans 2:18; Philippians 1:10 ); megaloprepḗs , "becoming to the great" ( 2 Peter 1:17 , the King James Version "a voice to him from the excellent glory," the American Standard Revised Version and the English Revised Version, margin "the Majestic Glory"); kath' huperbolḗn "very surpassing" ( 1 Corinthians 12:31 , "Yet I show unto you a more excellent way," the Revised Version (British and American) "most excellent"); pleı́ōn , "greater," "fuller" ( Hebrews 11:4; see Abel ).
