agathos · good

What it means

agathos (ἀγαθός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “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. Being as it should be and doing others good; in the full sense, God alone.
2. What is done for others' benefit and pleases God.
3. What one owns, possessions.

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

Word study

Good: what is good in itself and does good to others; in the neuter, “the good” and, in the plural, “goods”. Thayer: good, of a good nature; useful, beneficial; excellent, upright. Of the same family is ἀγαθωσύνη, “goodness”.

• “No one is good except God alone” Mark 10:18
• Giving good things: “good gifts” Matthew 7:11
• “Good and faithful slave” Matthew 25:21
• The good that is done: “good works”, “what is good” Ephesians 2:10Romans 12:2Romans 8:28
• Goods: what one owns Luke 12:19

How we translate it

“Good” 98 times, “goods” 2, “kind” 1. For καλός (G2570), almost a synonym, “good” is also said; on touching the word the reader can see which of the two the Greek has.

How it is translated

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

• good ×98
• goods ×2
• kind ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×16
• Mark×3
• Luke×16
• John×3
• Acts×3
• Romans×21
• 2 Corinthians×2
• Galatians×2
• Ephesians×4
• Philippians×1
• Colossians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×2
• 2 Thessalonians×2
• 1 Timothy×4
• 2 Timothy×2
• Titus×4
• Philemon×2
• Hebrews×3
• James×2
• 1 Peter×7
• 3 John×1

• Matthew 5:45

  so that you may become sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

• Matthew 7:11

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

• Matthew 7:17

  So every good tree produces good fruit, but the rotten tree produces bad fruit.

• Matthew 7:18

  A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree produce good fruit.

• Matthew 12:34

  Offspring of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

• Matthew 12:35

  The good person brings out good things from his good treasure, and the evil person brings out evil things from his evil treasure.

• Matthew 19:16

  And look, one man came to him and said, “Teacher, what good thing must I do so that I may have eternal life?”

• Matthew 19:17

  And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

• Matthew 20:15

  Is it not lawful for me to do what I want with what is mine? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’

• Matthew 22:10

  And those slaves went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both evil and good; and the wedding feast was filled with guests.

• Matthew 25:21

  His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave; you were faithful over a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

• Matthew 25:23

  His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave; you were faithful over a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

• Mark 10:17

  And as he was going out on the way, a man ran up and knelt before him and was asking him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

• Mark 10:18

  But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

• Luke 1:53

  the hungry he has filled with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.

• Luke 6:45

  The good person out of the good treasure of his heart brings out what is good, and the evil person out of the evil treasure brings out what is evil; for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

• Luke 8:8

  And other seed fell into the good soil, and when it had grown, it produced fruit a hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

• Luke 8:15

  But that in the good soil, these are the ones who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, hold it fast and bear fruit with perseverance.

• Luke 10:42

  but few things are needed, or only one; for Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

• Luke 11:13

  So if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

• Luke 12:18

  And he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will gather all my grain and my goods.

• Luke 12:19

  And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; rest, eat, drink, be merry.”’

• Luke 16:25

  But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you received your good things in your life, and Lazarus likewise bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.

• Luke 18:18

  And a certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

• Luke 18:19

  And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

• Luke 19:17

  And he said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’

• Luke 23:50

  And look, there was a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man

• John 1:46

  And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip says to him, “Come and see.”

• John 5:29

  and come out, those who have done good to a resurrection of life, and those who have practiced evil to a resurrection of judgment.

• John 7:12

  And there was much grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He is a good man”; but others were saying, “No, rather, he is leading the crowd astray.”

• Acts 9:36

  Now in Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, is called Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms that she was doing.

• Acts 11:24

  for he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a large crowd was added to the Lord.

• Acts 23:1

  And Paul, looking intently at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived my life in all good conscience before God up to this day.”

• Romans 2:7

  to those who by perseverance in good work seek glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life;

• Romans 2:10

  but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to both the Jew first and the Greek.

• Romans 3:8

  And why not say, as we are slandered and as some claim that we say, Let us do evil so that good may come? Their condemnation is just.

• Romans 5:7

  For scarcely will anyone die for a righteous person; though for the good person perhaps someone even dares to die.

• Romans 7:12

  So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.

• Romans 7:13

  Then did what is good become death to me? By no means! But sin did, so that it might be shown to be sin, producing death in me through what is good, so that sin might become sinful beyond measure through the commandment.

• Romans 7:18

  For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the wanting is present with me, but the doing of the good is not.

And 61 more times.