For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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ἀγαθός
Vocabulary form:
ajgaqovV, -hv, -ovn
Definition:
good, useful
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
102
GK:
19
Root:
ajgaqo
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.
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?” |
| Luke 18:19 | And 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 19:17 | And he said to him, ‘Well done, good (agathe | ἀγαθέ | voc sg masc) servant! Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, exercise authority over ten cities.’ |
| Luke 23:50 | Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good (agathos | ἀγαθός | nom sg masc) and righteous man. |
| John 1:46 | And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good (agathon | ἀγαθόν | acc sg neut) come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” |
| John 5:29 | and will come out — those who have done good (agatha | ἀγαθά | acc pl neut), to a resurrection unto life, and those who have practiced evil, to a resurrection unto condemnation. |
| John 7:12 | And there was a lot of secret discussion about him among the crowds; some were saying, “He is a good (agathos | ἀγαθός | nom sg masc) man,” but others were saying, “No, to the contrary, he is leading people astray.” |
| Acts 9:36 | Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which when translated means Dorcas. She was full of good (agathōn | ἀγαθῶν | gen pl neut) works and acts of charity, which she was always doing. |
| Acts 11:24 | for he was a good (agathos | ἀγαθός | nom sg masc) man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a considerable number of people were brought to the Lord. |
| Acts 23:1 | Looking intently at the council, Paul said, “My brothers, I have lived in all good (agathē | ἀγαθῇ | dat sg fem) conscience before God up to this day.” |
| Romans 2:7 | to those who by patiently doing good (agathou | ἀγαθοῦ | gen sg neut) works seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; |
| Romans 2:10 | but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good (agathon | ἀγαθόν | acc sg neut), for the Jew first and also for the Greek. |
| Romans 3:8 | And why not say (as some slanderously claim that we are saying), “Let us do evil so that good (agatha | ἀγαθά | nom pl neut) may come of it”? Their condemnation is well deserved! |
| Romans 5:7 | For rarely will one die for an upright person — though perhaps for a genuinely good (agathou | ἀγαθοῦ | gen sg masc) person one might actually dare to die. |
| Romans 7:12 | So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good (agathē | ἀγαθή | nom sg fem). |
| Romans 7:13 | Did that which is good (agathon | ἀγαθόν | nom sg neut), then, become death to me? By no means! But sin, in order that it might be shown to be sin, produced death in me through that which is good (agathou | ἀγαθοῦ | gen sg neut) so that sin, through the commandment, might be sinful beyond measure |
| Romans 7:18 | For I know that nothing good (agathon | ἀγαθόν | nom sg neut) dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is right, but I am unable to do it. |
| Romans 7:19 | For I do not do the good (agathon | ἀγαθόν | acc sg neut) I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. |
| Romans 8:28 | And we know that all things work together for good (agathon | ἀγαθόν | acc sg neut) for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose, |
| Romans 9:11 | even before they were born or had done anything either good (agathon | ἀγαθόν | acc sg neut) or bad so that God’s purpose according to election might stand, |
| Romans 10:15 | And how are they to proclaim the message unless they are sent? As it is written, “How timely are the feet of those who preach good (agatha | ἀγαθά | acc pl neut) news!” |
| Romans 12:2 | And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern the will of God, what is good (agathon | ἀγαθόν | nom sg neut) and acceptable and perfect. |
| Romans 12:9 | Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good (agathō | ἀγαθῷ | dat sg neut). |
| Romans 12:21 | Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good (agathō | ἀγαθῷ | dat sg neut). |
| Romans 13:3 | For rulers are not a source of fear for those who do good (agathō | ἀγαθῷ | dat sg neut), but for those who do wrong. Would you have no fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right (agathon | ἀγαθόν | acc sg neut) and you will receive his approval |
| Romans 13:4 | for he is a servant of God for your good (agathon | ἀγαθόν | acc sg neut). But if you do what is wrong, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain. he is a servant of God, an avenger to carry out wrath on the one who does wrong. |
Mnemonics
Mnemonics
I got lost watching A Few Good Men.