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Lexicon :: Strong's G18 - agathos

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ἀγαθός
Transliteration
agathos (Key)
Pronunciation
ag-ath-os'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary word
mGNT
102x in 22 unique form(s)
TR
102x in 25 unique form(s)
LXX
398x in 24 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:10,3

Strong’s Definitions

ἀγαθός agathós, ag-ath-os'; a primary word; "good" (in any sense, often as noun):—benefit, good(-s, things), well. Compare G2570.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 102x

The KJV translates Strong's G18 in the following manner: good (77x), good thing (14x), that which is good (with G3588) (8x), the thing which is good (with G3588) (1x), well (1x), benefit (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 102x
The KJV translates Strong's G18 in the following manner: good (77x), good thing (14x), that which is good (with G3588) (8x), the thing which is good (with G3588) (1x), well (1x), benefit (1x).
  1. of good constitution or nature

  2. useful, salutary

  3. good, pleasant, agreeable, joyful, happy

  4. excellent, distinguished

  5. upright, honourable

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀγαθός agathós, ag-ath-os'; a primary word; "good" (in any sense, often as noun):—benefit, good(-s, things), well. Compare G2570.
STRONGS G18:
ἀγαθός, -ή, -όν, (akin to ἄγαμαι to wonder at, think highly of, ἀγαστός admirable, as explained by Plato, Crat., p. 412 c. [others besides; cf. Donaldson, New Crat. § 323]), in general denotes "perfectus,... qui habet in se ac facit omnia quae habere et facere debet pro notione nominis, officio ac lege" (Irmisch ad Herodian, 1, 4, p. 134), excelling in any respect, distinguished, good. It can be predicated of persons, things, conditions, qualities and affections of the soul, deeds, times and seasons. To this general significance can be traced back all those senses which the word gathers from the connection in which it stands;
1. of a good constitution or nature: γῆ, Luke 8:8; δένδρον, Matthew 7:18, in sense equivalent to 'fertile soil,' 'a fruitful tree,' (Xenophon, oec. 16, 7 γῆ ἀγαθή,... γῆ κακῇ, an. 2, 4, 22 χώρας πολλῆς καί ἀγαθῆς οὔσης). In Luke 8:15 ἀγαθή καρδία corresponds to the figurative expression 'good ground', and denotes a soul inclined to goodness, and accordingly eager to learn saving truth and ready to bear the fruits (καρπούς ἀγαθούς, James 3:17) of a Christian life.
2. useful, salutary: δόσις ἀγαθή (joined to δώρημα τέλειον) a gift which is truly a gift, salutary, James 1:17; δόματα ἀγαθά, Matthew 7:11; ἐντολή ἀγαθός a commandment profitable to those who keep it, Romans 7:12, according to a Greek scholium equivalent to εἰς τό συμφέρον ἐισηγουμένη, hence, the question in Romans 7:13: τό οὖν ἀγαθόν ἐμοί γέγονε θάνατος; ἀγαθός μερίς the 'good part,' which insures salvation to him who chooses it, Luke 10:42; ἔργον ἀγαθόν (differently in Romans 2:7, etc.) the saving work of God, i. e. substantially, the Christian life, due to divine efficiency, Philippians 1:6 [cf. the commentaries at the passage]; εἰς ἀγαθόν for good, to advantage, Romans 8:28 (Sir. 7:13; πάντα τοῖς ἐυσεβέσι εἰς ἀγαθά... τοῖς ἁμαρτωλοῖς εἰς κακά, Sir. 39:27; τό κακόν... γίγνεται εἰς ἀγαθόν, Theognis 162); good for, suited to something: πρός οἰκοδομήν, Ephesians 4:29 [cf. Winers Grammar, 363 (340)] (Xenophon, mem. 4, 6, 10).
3. of the feeling awakened by what is good, pleasant, agreeable, joyful, happy: ἡμέραι ἀγαθάς 1 Peter 3:10 (Psalm 33:13 (Ps. 34:13); Sir. 14:14; 1 Macc. 10:55); ἐλπίς, 2 Thessalonians 2:16 (μακαρία ἐλπίς, Titus 2:13); συνείδησις, a peaceful conscience, equivalent to consciousness of rectitude, Acts 23:1; 1 Timothy 1:5, 19; 1 Peter 3:16; reconciled to God, 1 Peter 3:21.
4. excellent, distinguished: so τί ἀγαθόν, John 1:46 (John 1:47).
5. upright, honorable: Matthew 12:34; Matthew 19:16; Luke 6:45; Acts 11:24; 1 Peter 3:11, etc.; πονηροί καί ἀγαθοί, Matthew 5:45; Matthew 22:10; ἀγαθός καί δίκαιος, Luke 23:50; καρδία ἀγαθή καί καλή, Luke 8:15 (see καλός, b.); fulfilling the duty or service demanded, δοῦλε ἀγαθέ καί πιστέ, Matthew 25:21, 23; upright, free from guile, particularly from a desire to corrupt the people, John 7:12; preeminently of God, as consummately and essentially good, Matthew 19:17 (Mark 10:18; Luke 18:19); ἀγαθός θησαυρός in Matthew 12:35; Luke 6:45 denotes the soul considered as the repository of pure thoughts which are brought forth in speech; πίστις ἀγαθός the fidelity due from a servant to his master, Titus 2:10 [WH marginal reading omits]; on ἀγαθόν ἔργον, ἀγαθά ἔργα, see ἔργον. In a narrower sense, benevolent, kind, generous: Matthew 20:15; 1 Peter 2:18; μνεία, 1 Thessalonians 3:6 (cf. 2 Macc. 7:20); beneficent (Xenophon, Cyril 3, 3, 4; טוב, Jeremiah 33:11; Psalm 34:9; Cicero, nat. deor. 2, 25, 64 "optimus i. e. beneficentissimus), Romans 5:7, where the meaning is, Hardly for an innocent man does one encounter death; for if he even dares hazard his life for another, he does so for a benefactor (one from whom he has received favors); cf. Winer's Grammar, 117 (111); [Gifford in the Speaker's Commentary, p. 123].
The neuter used substantively denotes:
1. a good thing, convenience, advantage, and in partic.
a. in the plural, external goods, riches: Luke 1:53; Luke 12:18f. (Sir. 14:4; Wis. 7:11); τά ἀγαθά σου comforts and delights which thy wealth procured for thee in abundance, Luke 16:25 (opposed to κακά, as in Sir. 11:14); outward and inward good things, Galatians 6:6, cf. Wieseler at the passage.
b. the benefits of the Messianic kingdom: Romans 10:15; τά μέλλοντα ἀγαθῶν, Hebrews 9:11; Hebrews 10:1.
2. what is upright, honorable, and acceptable to God: Romans 12:2; ἐργάζεσθαι τό ἀγαθόν Romans 2:10; Ephesians 4:28; πράσσειν, Romans 9:11; (2 Corinthians 5:10); διώκειν, 1 Thessalonians 5:15; μιμεῖσθαι, 3 John 1:11; κολλᾶσθαι τῷ ἀγαθῷ Romans 12:9; τί με ἐρωτᾷς περί τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ, Matthew 19:17 G L T Tr WH, where the word expresses the general idea of right. Specifically, what is salutary, suited to the course of human affairs: in the phrase διάκονος εἰς τό ἀγαθόν Romans 13:4; of rendering service, Galatians 6:10; Romans 12:21; τό ἀγαθόν σου the favor thou conferrest, Philemon 1:14.
["It is to be regarded as a peculiarity in the usage of the Sept. that טוב good is predominantly [?] rendered by καλός.... The translator of Genesis uses ἀγαθός only in the neuter, good, goods, and this has been to a degree the model for the other translators.... In the Greek O. T., where οἱ δίκαιοι is the technical designation of the pious, οἱ ἀγαθοί or ἀγαθός does not occur in so general a sense. The ἀνήρ ἀγαθός is peculiar only to the Proverbs (Proverbs 13:22, 24; Proverbs 15:3); cf. besides the solitary instance in 1 Kings 2:32. Thus, even in the usage of the O. T. we are reminded of Christ's words, Mark 10:18, οὐδείς ἀγαθός εἰ μή εἷς Θεός. In the O. T. the term 'righteous' makes reference rather to a covenant and to one's relation to a positive standard; ἀγαθός would express the absolute idea of moral goodness" (Zezschwitz, Profangraec. u. Biblical Sprachgeist, Leipz. 1859, p. 60). Cf. Tittm., p. 19. On the comparison of ἀγαθός see B. 27 (24).]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
2:32
Psalms
33:13; 34:9; 34:13
Proverbs
13:22; 13:24; 15:3
Jeremiah
33:11
Matthew
5:45; 7:11; 7:18; 12:34; 12:35; 19:16; 19:17; 19:17; 20:15; 22:10; 25:21; 25:23
Mark
10:18; 10:18
Luke
1:53; 6:45; 6:45; 8:8; 8:15; 8:15; 10:42; 12:18; 16:25; 18:19; 23:50
John
1:46; 1:47; 7:12
Acts
11:24; 23:1
Romans
2:7; 2:10; 5:7; 7:12; 7:13; 8:28; 9:11; 10:15; 12:2; 12:9; 12:21; 13:4
2 Corinthians
5:10
Galatians
6:6; 6:10
Ephesians
4:28; 4:29
Philippians
1:6
1 Thessalonians
3:6; 5:15
2 Thessalonians
2:16
1 Timothy
1:5; 1:19
Titus
2:10; 2:13
Philemon
1:14
Hebrews
9:11; 10:1
James
1:17; 3:17
1 Peter
2:18; 3:10; 3:11; 3:16; 3:21
3 John
1:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G18 matches the Greek ἀγαθός (agathos),
which occurs 102 times in 91 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 5:45–Rom 13:4)

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“so that you may be[fn] children of your Father in heaven. For he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:11 -

“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:17 -

“In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:18 -

“A good tree can’t produce bad fruit; neither can a bad tree produce good fruit.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:34 -

“Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:35 -

“A good person produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil person produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:16 -

Just then someone came up and asked him, “Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:17 -

“Why do you ask me about what is good? ”[fn] he said to him. “There is only one who is good.[fn] If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:15 -

“Don’t I have the right to do what I want with what is mine? Are you jealous[fn] because I’m generous? ’[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:10 -

“So those servants went out on the roads and gathered everyone they found, both evil and good. The wedding banquet was filled with guests.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21 -

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23 -

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:4 -

Then he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save life or to kill? ” But they were silent.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:17 -

As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:18 -

“Why do you call me good? ”  Jesus asked him. “No one is good except God alone.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:53 -

He has satisfied the hungry with good things

and sent the rich away empty.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:45 -

“A good person produces good out of the good stored up in his heart. An evil person produces evil out of the evil stored up in his heart, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:8 -

“Still other seed fell on good ground; when it grew up, it produced fruit: a hundred times what was sown.” As he said this, he called out, “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:15 -

“But the seed in the good ground ​— ​these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring, produce fruit.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:42 -

“but one thing is necessary.[fn] Mary has made the right choice,[fn] and it will not be taken away from her.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:13 -

“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:18 -

“I will do this,’ he said. ‘I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones and store all my grain and my goods there.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:19 -

“Then I’ll say to myself, “You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.” ’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:25 -

“ ‘Son,’[fn] Abraham said, ‘remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:18 -

A ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:19 -

“Why do you call me good? ” Jesus asked him. “No one is good except God alone.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:17 -

“ ‘Well done, good[fn] servant! ’ he told him. ‘Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, have authority over ten towns.’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:50 -

There was a good and righteous man named Joseph, a member of the Sanhedrin,

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:46 -

“Can anything good come out of Nazareth? ” Nathanael asked him.

“Come and see,” Philip answered.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:29 -

“and come out ​— ​those who have done good things, to the resurrection of life, but those who have done wicked things, to the resurrection of condemnation.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:12 -

And there was a lot of murmuring about him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He’s a good man.” Others were saying, “No, on the contrary, he’s deceiving the people.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:36 -

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated Dorcas). She was always doing good works and acts of charity.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:24 -

for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And large numbers of people were added to the Lord.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:1 -

Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience to this day.”

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:7 -

eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality;

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:10 -

but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does what is good, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8 -

And why not say, just as some people slanderously claim we say, “Let us do what is evil so that good may come”? Their condemnation is deserved!

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:7 -

For rarely will someone die for a just person ​— ​though for a good person perhaps someone might even dare to die.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:12 -

So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:13 -

Therefore, did what is good become death to me? Absolutely not! But sin, in order to be recognized as sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that through the commandment, sin might become sinful beyond measure.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:18 -

For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For the desire to do what is good is with me, but there is no ability to do it.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:19 -

For I do not do the good that I want to do, but I practice the evil that I do not want to do.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:28 -

We know that all things work together[fn] for the good[fn] of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:11 -

For though her sons had not been born yet or done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to election might stand —

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:15 -

And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful[fn] are the feet of those who bring good news.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:2 -

Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:9 -

Let love be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:21 -

Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 -

For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Do what is good, and you will have its approval.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:4 -

For it is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does not carry the sword for no reason. For it is God’s servant, an avenger that brings wrath on the one who does wrong.


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