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

Titus 2:10 not pilfering but showing completely good (agathēn | ἀγαθήν | acc sg fem) faithfulness so that they might adorn the teaching of God our Savior in all things.
Titus 3:1 Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for any good (agathon | ἀγαθόν | acc sg neut) work,
Philemon 1:6 And I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good (agathou | ἀγαθοῦ | gen sg neut) thing that belongs to us in Christ.
Philemon 1:14 but I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your helpfulness (agathon | ἀγαθόν | nom sg neut) might not be by compulsion but by your own free will.
Hebrews 9:11 But when Christ appeared as high priest of the good (agathōn | ἀγαθῶν | gen pl neut) things (agathōn | ἀγαθῶν | gen pl neut) that have now come, passing through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation),
Hebrews 10:1 For since the law is but a shadow of the good (agathōn | ἀγαθῶν | gen pl neut) things to come and not the actual form of those realities, it can never perfect those who draw near by the same sacrifices which they offer continuously year after year.
Hebrews 13:21 make you complete with everything good (agathō | ἀγαθῷ | dat sg neut) to do his will, accomplishing in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever forever and ever. Amen.
James 1:17 Every good (agathē | ἀγαθή | nom sg fem) gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow caused by change.
James 3:17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good (agathōn | ἀγαθῶν | gen pl masc) fruits, free from prejudice and hypocrisy.
1 Peter 2:18 Household servants should be subject to their masters with all respect, not only to the good (agathois | ἀγαθοῖς | dat pl masc) and kind but also to the unjust.
1 Peter 3:10 For “The one who desires to love life and to see good (agathas | ἀγαθάς | acc pl fem) days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
1 Peter 3:11 And let him turn away from evil and do good (agathon | ἀγαθόν | acc sg neut); let him seek peace and pursue it.
1 Peter 3:13 And who is the one who will harm you if you become zealots for what is good (agathou | ἀγαθοῦ | gen sg neut)?
1 Peter 3:16 But do it with gentleness and respect, maintaining a clear (agathēn | ἀγαθήν | acc sg fem) conscience, so that in the very thing for which you are being slandered, those who are reviling your good (agathēn | ἀγαθήν | acc sg fem) conduct in Christ will be put to shame.
1 Peter 3:21 This water prefigures baptism, which now saves you — not the removal of dirt from the body but the answer of a good (agathēs | ἀγαθῆς | gen sg fem) conscience to God — by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
3 John 1:11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good (agathon | ἀγαθόν | acc sg neut). The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.