Goodly
King James Dictionary [1]
GOOD'LY, adv. Excellently.
GOOD'LY, a. Being of a handsome form beautiful graceful as a goodly person goodly raiment goodly houses.
1. Pleasant agreeable desirable as goodly days. 2. Bulky swelling affectedly turgid.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
good´li טוב , ṭobh ; καλός , kalós , λαμπρός , lamprós ): In the Old Testament various words are translated "goodly," the most of them occurring only once; ṭōbh (the common word for "good") is several times translated "goodly," chiefly in the sense of form or appearance e.g "a goodley child" ( Exodus 2:2 ); "that goodly mountain" ( Deuteronomy 3:25 ); yāpheh ("fair") is similarly translated in Genesis 39:6 , the Revised Version (British and American) "comely," and mar'eh in 2 Samuel 23:21 . Other words, such as 'addı̄r imply excellence, honor, etc., e.g. Ezekiel 17:23 , "bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar"; hōdh , "his goodly horse" ( Zechariah 10:3 ); others imply beauty, ornament, such as pe'ēr "goodly bonnets," the Revised Version (British and American) "headtires" ( Exodus 39:28 ); shāphar ("bright," "fair"), "a goodly heritage" ( Psalm 16:6 ); once 'Ēl ("God of might") is employed, the Revised Version (British and American) "cedars of God," margin "goodly cedars" ( Psalm 80:10 ); renānı̄m ("joyous soundings or shoutings") is translated in Job 39:13 "goodly wings," probably from the sound made in flying or flapping; the English Revised Version has "The wing of the ostrich rejoiceth," the American Standard Revised Version (wings) "wave proudly." For "goodly castles" ( Numbers 31:10 ) the Revised Version (British and American) has "encampments"; "goodly vessels" ( 2 Chronicles 32:27 ) for "pleasant jewels"; "goodly" is substituted for "good" ( Psalm 45:1; Song of Solomon 1:3 ); "goodly things" for "all the goods" ( Genesis 24:10 ); "goodly frame," the American Standard Revised Version for "comely proportion" ( Job 41:12 ).
In the New Testament kalos ("beautiful") is translated "goodly" in Matthew 13:45 , "goodly pearls" and Luke 21:5 "goodly stones"; lampros ("bright") in James 2:2 , "goodly apparel," the Revised Version (British and American) "fine clothing," and Revelation 18:14 , "dainty and goodly" the Revised Version (British and American) "dainty and sumptuous." In Hebrews 11:23 , the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "goodly" for "proper."
"Goodly" occurs in Apocrypha, 1 Esdras 4:18; Judith 8:7 ( hōraı́os ); 2 Maccabees 9:16 , "goodly gifts," kállistos , the Revised Version (British and American) "goodliest."
