ἀγαθωσύνη
agathōsynē · goodness
Greek word · Strong’s number G19 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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agathōsynē (ἀγαθωσύνη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “goodness”.
A good disposition, generosity.
How to say it
a·ga·thō·sy·nē
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
- Being generous and doing good to others.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Romans 15:14
And I myself am convinced, my brothers, about you, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
- Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Ephesians 5:9
(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
- 2 Thessalonians 1:11
To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may consider you worthy of his calling and fulfill with power every desire for goodness and work of faith,