Agathós — G18

G18 · Greek — ἀγαθός

Pronunciation: ag-ath-os'

Definition

adjective

"good" (in any sense, often as noun)

  1. of a good constitution or nature
  2. useful, salutary
  3. of the feeling awakened by what is good, pleasant, agreeable, joyful, happy
  4. excellent, distinguished
  5. upright, honorable
  6. a good thing, convenience, advantage, and in partic
    1. in the plural, external goods, riches
    2. the benefits of the Messianic kingdom
  7. what is upright, honorable, and acceptable to God

Usually translated as

good, goods, benefit, well

Origin

a primary word

Occurrences

Agathós occurs 101 times in 90 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (12), Mark (2), Luke (13), John (3), Acts (3), Romans (19), 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 (6), 3 John (1)

Strong's Lexicon — A