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Honestly Honest Honesty

'''A — 1: καλός (Strong'S #2570 — Adjective — kalos — kal-os' )

"good, admirable, becoming," has also the ethical meaning of what is "fair, right, honorable, of such conduct as deserves esteem;" it is translated "honest" [cp. Latin honestus (from honos, "honor")], which has the same double meaning as "honest" in the Av, namely, regarded with honor, honorable, and bringing honor, becoming; in  Luke 8:15 (Av, and Rv), "an honest and good (agathos) heart;"   Romans 12:17;  2 Corinthians 8:21;  13:7 , Rv, "honorable" (Av, "honest"), of things which are regarded with esteem; in  1 Peter 2:12 , of behavior, Rv, "seemly," Av, "honest" (i.e., becoming). See Good.

 Titus 3:14

'''A — 2: σεμνός (Strong'S #4586 — Adjective — semnos — sem-nos' )

"august, venerable," is rendered "honest" in  Philippians 4:8 , Av (marg., "venerable"), Rv, "honorable" (marg., "reverent"). Matthew Arnold suggests "nobly serious." See Grave.

 Acts 6:3

'''B — 1: καλῶς (Strong'S #2573 — Adverb — kalos — kal-oce' )

corresponding to A, No. 1, is used in  Hebrews 13:18 , "honestly," i.e., honorably. See Place , C, Note (4), Well.

'''B — 2: εὐσχημόνως (Strong'S #2156 — Adverb — euschemonos — yoo-skhay-mon'-oce )

"becomingly, decently," is rendered "honestly" in  Romans 13:13 , where it is set in contrast with the confusion of gentile social life, and in  1 Thessalonians 4:12 , of the manner of life of believers as a witness to "them that are without;" in  1 Corinthians 14:40 , "decently," in contrast with confusion in the churches. See Decently.

'''C — 1: σεμνότης (Strong'S #4587 — Noun Feminine — semnotes — sem-not'-ace )

denotes "gravity, dignified seriousness;" it is rendered "honesty" in the Av of  1 Timothy 2:2 , Rv, "gravity." See Gravity.