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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)
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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).]
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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 90 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 5:45–Rom 14:16)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:45 - That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, G18 and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:11 - If ye then, being evil, know how to give good G18 gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things G18 to them that ask him?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:17 - Even so every good G18 tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:18 - A good G18 tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:34 - O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? G18 for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:35 - A good G18 man out of the good G18 treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: G18 and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:16 - And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good G18 Master, what good thing G18 shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:17 - And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? G18 there is none good G18 but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:15 - Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? G18
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:10 - So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: G18 and the wedding was furnished with guests.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21 - His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good G18 and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23 - His lord said unto him, Well done, good G18 and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:17 - And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good G18 Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:18 - And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? G18 there is none good G18 but one, that is, God.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:53 - He hath filled the hungry with good things; G18 and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:45 - A good G18 man out of the good G18 treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; G18 and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:8 - And other fell on good G18 ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:15 - But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good G18 heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:42 - But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good G18 part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:13 - If ye then, being evil, know how to give good G18 gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:18 - And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. G18
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:19 - And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods G18 laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:25 - But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, G18 and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:18 - And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good G18 Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:19 - And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? G18 none is good, G18 save one, that is, God.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:17 - And he said unto him, Well, thou good G18 servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:50 - And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good G18 man, and a just:
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:46 - And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing G18 come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:29 - And shall come forth; they that have done good, G18 unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:12 - And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: G18 others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:36 - Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good G18 works and almsdeeds which she did.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:24 - For he was a good G18 man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:1 - And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good G18 conscience before God until this day.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:7 - To them who by patient continuance in well G18 doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:10 - But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, G18 to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8 - And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good G18 may come? whose damnation is just.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:7 - For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man G18 some would even dare to die.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:12 - Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. G18
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:13 - Was then that which is good G18 made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; G18 that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:18 - For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: G18 for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:19 - For the good G18 that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:28 - And we know that all things work together for good G18 to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:11 - (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good G18 or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:15 - And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! G18
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:2 - And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, G18 and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:9 - Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. G18
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:21 - Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. G18
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 - For rulers are not a terror to good G18 works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, G18 and thou shalt have praise of the same:
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:4 - For he is the minister of God to thee for good. G18 But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:16 - Let not then your good G18 be evil spoken of:

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