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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)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:45 - so that you may [fn]be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, G18 and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:11 - “If you then, being evil, know how to give good G18 gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good G18 to those who ask Him!
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:17 - “So every good G18 tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:18 - “A good G18 tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:34 - “You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak [fn]what is good? G18 For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:35 - “The good G18 man brings out of his good G18 treasure [fn]what is good; G18 and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure [fn]what is evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:16 - And someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what good G18 thing G18 shall I do that I may obtain eternal life?”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:17 - And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? G18 There is only One who is good; G18 but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:15 - ‘Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye [fn]envious because I am [fn]generous?’ G18
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:10 - “Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered together all they found, both evil and good; G18 and the wedding hall was filled with [fn]dinner guests.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21 - “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good G18 and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your [fn]master.’
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23 - “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good G18 and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:4 - And He *said to them, “Is it lawful to do good G18 or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?” But they kept silent.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:17 - As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good G18 Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:18 - And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? G18 No one is good G18 except God alone.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:53 - “HE HAS FILLED THE HUNGRY WITH GOOD G18 THINGS G18;
And sent away the rich empty-handed.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:45 - “The good G18 man out of the good G18 [fn]treasure of his heart brings forth what G18 is good; G18 and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from [fn]that which fills his heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:8 - “Other seed fell into the good G18 soil, and grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times as great.” As He said these things, He would call out, “He who has ears to hear, [fn]let him hear.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:15 - “But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good G18 heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with [fn]perseverance.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:42 - but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good G18 part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:13 - “If you then, being evil, know how to give good G18 gifts to your children, how much more will your [fn]heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:18 - “Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. G18
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:19 - ‘And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods G18 laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”’
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:25 - “But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good G18 things, G18 and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:18 - A ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good G18 Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:19 - And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? G18 No one is good G18 except God alone.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:17 - “And he said to him, ‘Well done, good G18 slave, because you have been faithful in a very little thing, you are to be in authority over ten cities.’
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:50 - And a man named Joseph, who was a member of the Council, a good G18 and righteous man
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:46 - Nathanael said to him, “Can any good G18 thing G18 come out of Nazareth?” Philip *said to him, “Come and see.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:29 - and will come forth; those who did the good G18 deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:12 - There was much grumbling among the crowds concerning Him; some were saying, “He is a good G18 man”; G18 others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He leads the people astray.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:36 - Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which translated in Greek is called [fn]Dorcas); this woman was abounding with deeds of kindness G18 and charity which she continually did.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:24 - for he was a good G18 man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And considerable [fn]numbers were [fn]brought to the Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:1 - Paul, looking intently at the [fn]Council, said, “Brethren, I have [fn]lived my life with a perfectly good G18 conscience before God up to this day.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:7 - to those who by perseverance in doing good G18 seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:10 - but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, G18 to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8 - And why not say (as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say), “Let us do evil that good G18 may come”? [fn]Their condemnation is just.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:7 - For one will hardly die for a righteous man; [fn]though perhaps for the good G18 man G18 someone would dare even to die.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:12 - So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. G18
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:13 - Therefore did that which G18 is good G18 become a cause of death for me? May it never be! Rather it was sin, in order that it might be shown to be sin by effecting my death through that which G18 is good, G18 so that through the commandment sin would become utterly sinful.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:18 - For I know that nothing good G18 dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:19 - For the good G18 that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:28 - And we know that [fn]God causes all things to work together for good G18 to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:11 - for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good G18 or bad, so that God’s purpose according to His choice would [fn]stand, not [fn]because of works but [fn]because of Him who calls,
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:15 - How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO [fn]BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD G18 THINGS G18!”
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:2 - And do not be conformed to this [fn]world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may [fn]prove what the will of God is, that which G18 is good G18 and [fn]acceptable and perfect.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:9 - Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what G18 is good. G18
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:21 - Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. G18
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 - For rulers are not a cause of fear for [fn]good G18 behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what G18 is good G18 and you will have praise from the same;
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:4 - for it is a minister of God to you for good. G18 But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.

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