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Strong G15ἀγαθοποιέω

to do good

Transliteration
agathopoieō
Pronunciation
ag-ath-op-oy-eh'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G17; to be a well-doer (as a favor or a duty): - (when) do good (well).

Detailed definition

ἀγαθὀ-ποιέω, -ῶ (= cl. ἀγαθὸν ποιεῖν, εὐεργετεῖν),
[in LXX: Num.10:32, Jdg.17:13 A, Zep.1:12 (יטב hi.), Tob.12:13 B, 1Ma.11:33, 2Ma.1:2 *;]
to do good;
__(a) univ.: 1Pe.2:15, 20, 3:6, 17, 3Jo.11;
__(b) for another's benefit: Mrk.3:4 (T, ἀγαθὸν ποιῆσαι), Luk.6:9;
__(with) accusative of person(s), Luk.6:33, 35 (Cremer, 8).
† (AS)

In the Bible

Strong G15 appears in 10 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • do5
  • ye3
  • good2
  • doeth1

First verses

  1. Mark 3:4
    And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
  2. Luke 6:9
    Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
  3. Luke 6:33
    And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
  4. Luke 6:35
    But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
  5. Acts 14:17
    Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
  6. 1 Peter 2:15
    For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
  7. 1 Peter 2:20
    For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
  8. 1 Peter 3:6
    Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
  9. 1 Peter 3:17
    For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
  10. 3 John 1:11
    Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
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ἀγαθο-ποιέω,
do good, [NT+5th c.BC+ (NT.Mark.3.4, 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 11.70, 5th-4th c.BC: Aesopus Fabularum Scriptor 66.)]
2 ἀ. τινά do good to, [NT.Luke.6.33: with double _accusative LXX+NT (_, LXX.Num.10.32, Aristeas 242: τινί LXX.2Mac.1.2.)]
3 make good, τι [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 6.7.22; τὰ κακά “Corpus Hermeticum” 9.4.)]
4 Astrology texts, make favourable, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 203.32)]: passive, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Julianus Laodicensis Astrologus in “Catalogus Codicum Astrologorum” 5(1).185.)]
4.b exert beneficent influence, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “Paraphrasis Ptolemaei Tetrabiblou” 292.)]
II do well, act rightly, [NT (NT.1Pet.2.15.)]