Vocabulary Form
ἀγαθός, -ή, -όν
Definition

good, useful

Erasmian
Modern
Root
ἀγαθο
Frequency
102
GK
19
Cognates

Agatha is a woman's name.

Mnemonics

Agatha Christie writes good mysteries.

Mnemonic Singing

God is so good,
God is so good,
God is so good,
he's so good to me.

Song

Biblical Concordance

Matthew 5:45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good (agathous | ἀγαθούς | acc pl masc), and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Matthew 7:11 If then you, who are evil, know how to give good (agatha | ἀγαθά | acc pl neut) gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good (agatha | ἀγαθά | acc pl neut) things to those who ask him!
Matthew 7:17 So, every healthy (agathon | ἀγαθόν | nom sg neut) tree bears good fruit, but the unhealthy tree bears bad fruit.
Matthew 7:18 A healthy (agathon | ἀγαθόν | nom sg neut) tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can an unhealthy tree bear good fruit.
Matthew 12:34 You offspring of snakes! How can you, being evil, speak good (agatha | ἀγαθά | acc pl neut) things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Matthew 12:35 The good (agathos | ἀγαθός | nom sg masc) man brings good (agatha | ἀγαθά | acc pl neut) things (agatha | ἀγαθά | acc pl neut) out of his good (agathou | ἀγαθοῦ | gen sg masc) treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil treasure.
Matthew 19:16 A young man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good (agathon | ἀγαθόν | acc sg neut) thing must I do so that I may have eternal life?”
Matthew 19:17 And Jesus replied “Why do you ask me about what is good (agathou | ἀγαθοῦ | gen sg neut)? There is only one who is good (agathos | ἀγαθός | nom sg masc). If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
Matthew 20:15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’ (agathos | ἀγαθός | nom sg masc)
Matthew 22:10 So those servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, rogues as well as honorable (agathous | ἀγαθούς | acc pl masc) men; and the wedding hall was packed with guests.
Matthew 25:21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good (agathe | ἀγαθέ | voc sg masc) and faithful servant. You have been trustworthy in 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 (agathe | ἀγαθέ | voc sg masc) and faithful servant. You have been trustworthy in a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
Mark 3:4 And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good (agathon | ἀγαθόν | acc sg neut) or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they remained silent.
Mark 10:17 And as he was going out on the road, a man ran up, and kneeling before him, asked him, “Good (agathe | ἀγαθέ | voc sg masc) teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Mark 10:18 But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good (agathon | ἀγαθόν | acc sg masc)? No one is good (agathos | ἀγαθός | nom sg masc) except one — God.
Luke 1:53 He has filled the hungry with good (agathōn | ἀγαθῶν | gen pl neut) things, but the rich he has sent away empty.
Luke 6:45 The good (agathos | ἀγαθός | nom sg masc) person out of the good (agathou | ἀγαθοῦ | gen sg masc) treasure of his heart produces good (agathon | ἀγαθόν | acc sg neut), and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Luke 8:8 Other seed fell into good (agathēn | ἀγαθήν | acc sg fem) soil, and when it came up, it produced fruit a hundredfold.” As he was saying these things he began to call out, “Let the one who has ears to hear, hear.”
Luke 8:15 But as for that in the good soil — these are the ones who, having heard with an honest and good (agathē | ἀγαθῇ | dat sg fem) heart, hold firmly onto the word and bear fruit through patient endurance.
Luke 10:42 but only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the most (agathēn | ἀγαθήν | acc sg fem) important thing, which will not be taken away from her.”
Luke 11:13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good (agatha | ἀγαθά | acc pl neut) gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Luke 12:18 Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and I will build bigger ones; and I will store there all my grain and my goods (agatha | ἀγαθά | acc pl neut).
Luke 12:19 Then I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many good (agatha | ἀγαθά | acc pl neut) things laid up for many years; take your rest, eat, drink, be merry.”’
Luke 16:25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you received your good (agatha | ἀγαθά | acc pl neut) things during your lifetime, and Lazarus correspondingly received bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.
Luke 18:18 Now a certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good (agathe | ἀγαθέ | voc sg masc) Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”