agathopoieō · do good

What it means

agathopoieō (ἀγαθοποιέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “do good”.

To do good.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To do what is good for others, even for enemies.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• do good ×7
• doing good ×3
• does good ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Mark×1
• Luke×4
• Acts×1
• 1 Peter×4
• 3 John×1

• Mark 3:4

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

• Luke 6:9

  And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”

• Luke 6:33

  And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

• Luke 6:35

  Rather, love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and evil.

• Acts 14:17

  and yet he did not leave himself without testimony, doing good, giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

• 1 Peter 2:15

  For so is the will of God, that by doing good you silence the ignorance of foolish people.

• 1 Peter 2:20

  For what credit is there if, when you sin and are beaten, you endure it? But if when you do good and suffer you endure it, this is grace before God.

• 1 Peter 3:6

  as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him master; whose children you have become if you do good and do not fear any terror.

• 1 Peter 3:17

  For it is better, if the will of God should will it, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

• 3 John 1:11

  Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Whoever does good is of God; whoever does evil has not seen God.

And 1 more times.