Strong G18ἀγαθός
good
- Transliteration
- agathos
- Pronunciation
- ag-ath-os'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective OR Greek Adverb
Definition
A primary word; good (in any sense often as noun): - benefit good (-s things) well. Compare G2570 .
Detailed definition
ἀγαθός, -ή, -όν,
[in LXX chiefly for טוֹב;]
in general, good, in physical and in moral sense, used of persons, things, acts, conditions, etc., applied to that which is regarded as "perfect in its kind, so as to produce pleasure and satisfaction,... that which, in itself good, is also at once for the good and the advantage of him who comes in contact with it" (Cremer, 3): γῆ, Luk.8:8; δένδρον, Mat.7:18; καρδία, Luk.8:15; δόσις, Jas.1:17; μέρις, Luk.10:42; ἔργον (frequently in Pl.), Php.1:6; ἐλπίς, 2Th.2:16; θησαυρός, Mat.12:35; μνεία, 1Th.3:6 (cf. 2Ma.7:20); as subst., τὸ ἀ, that which is morally good, beneficial, acceptable to God, Rom.12:2; ἐργάζεσθαι τὸ ἀ, Rom.2:10, Eph.4:28; πράσσειν, Rom.9:11, 2Co.5:10; διώκειν, 1Th.5:15; μιμεῖσθαι, III Jo 11; κολλᾶσθαι τῷ ἀ, Rom.12:9; ερωτᾶν περὶ τοῦ ἀ., Mat.19:17; διάκονος εἰς τὸ ἀ., Rom.13:4; τὸ ἀ. σου, thy favour, benefit, Phm 14; pl., τὰ ἀ., of goods, possessions, Luk.12:18; of spiritual benefits, Rom.10:15, Heb.9:11, 10:1. ἀ is opposite to πονηρός, Mat.5:45, 20:5; κακός, Rom.7:19; φαῦλος, Rom.9:11, 2Co.5:10 (cf. MM, VGT, see word).
SYN.: καλός, δίκαιος. κ. properly refers to goodliness as manifested in form: ἀ. to inner excellence (cf. the cl. καλὸς κἀγαθός and ἐν καρδία κ. καὶ ἀ., Luk.8:15). In Rom.5:7, where it is contrasted with δ., ἀ. implies a kindliness and attractiveness not necessarily possessed by the δίκαιος, who merely measures up to a high standard of rectitude (cf. ἀγαθωσύνη). (AS)
[in LXX chiefly for טוֹב;]
in general, good, in physical and in moral sense, used of persons, things, acts, conditions, etc., applied to that which is regarded as "perfect in its kind, so as to produce pleasure and satisfaction,... that which, in itself good, is also at once for the good and the advantage of him who comes in contact with it" (Cremer, 3): γῆ, Luk.8:8; δένδρον, Mat.7:18; καρδία, Luk.8:15; δόσις, Jas.1:17; μέρις, Luk.10:42; ἔργον (frequently in Pl.), Php.1:6; ἐλπίς, 2Th.2:16; θησαυρός, Mat.12:35; μνεία, 1Th.3:6 (cf. 2Ma.7:20); as subst., τὸ ἀ, that which is morally good, beneficial, acceptable to God, Rom.12:2; ἐργάζεσθαι τὸ ἀ, Rom.2:10, Eph.4:28; πράσσειν, Rom.9:11, 2Co.5:10; διώκειν, 1Th.5:15; μιμεῖσθαι, III Jo 11; κολλᾶσθαι τῷ ἀ, Rom.12:9; ερωτᾶν περὶ τοῦ ἀ., Mat.19:17; διάκονος εἰς τὸ ἀ., Rom.13:4; τὸ ἀ. σου, thy favour, benefit, Phm 14; pl., τὰ ἀ., of goods, possessions, Luk.12:18; of spiritual benefits, Rom.10:15, Heb.9:11, 10:1. ἀ is opposite to πονηρός, Mat.5:45, 20:5; κακός, Rom.7:19; φαῦλος, Rom.9:11, 2Co.5:10 (cf. MM, VGT, see word).
SYN.: καλός, δίκαιος. κ. properly refers to goodliness as manifested in form: ἀ. to inner excellence (cf. the cl. καλὸς κἀγαθός and ἐν καρδία κ. καὶ ἀ., Luk.8:15). In Rom.5:7, where it is contrasted with δ., ἀ. implies a kindliness and attractiveness not necessarily possessed by the δίκαιος, who merely measures up to a high standard of rectitude (cf. ἀγαθωσύνη). (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G18 appears in 90 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- good74
- thing13
- man2
- be1
- benefit1
- honest1
- thou1
- well1
First verses
- Matthew 5:45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
- Matthew 7:11If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
- Matthew 7:17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
- Matthew 7:18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
- Matthew 12:34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
- Matthew 12:35A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
- Matthew 19:16And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
- Matthew 19:17And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
- Matthew 20:15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
- Matthew 22:10So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
- Matthew 25:21His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
- Matthew 25:23His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
- Mark 10:17And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
- Mark 10:18And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
- Luke 1:53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
- Luke 6:45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
- Luke 8:8And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- Luke 8:15But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
- Luke 10:42But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
- Luke 11:13If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
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Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀγᾰθός [ᾰγ], ή, όν,
Laconian dialect ἀγασός [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 1301, 5th c.AD: Cypria ἀζαθός “GDI” 57)]:— good:
I of persons,
I.1 well-born, gentle, opposed to κακός, δειλός, οἷά τε τοῖς ἀγαθοῖσι παραδρώωσι χέρηες[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.324, compare 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.275; ἀφνειός τ᾽ ἀ. τε 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.664, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 18.276; πατρὸς δ᾽ εἴμ᾽ ἀγαθοῖο, θεὰ δέ με γείνατο μήτηρ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 21.109, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.611; κακὸς ἐξ ἀ. 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 190, compare 57f; πραῢς ἀστοῖς, οὐ φθονέων ἀγαθοῖς 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 3.71, compare 2.96, 4.285; τίς ἂν εὔπατρις ὧδε βλάστο; οὐδεὶς τῶν ἀ. κτλ. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1082; οἵ τ᾽ ἀ. πρὸς τῶν ἀγενῶν κατανικῶνται [prev. author] “fragment” 84)]; τοὺς εὐγενεῖς γὰρ κἀγαθοὺς.. φιλεῖ Ἄρης ἐναίρειν[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 649, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 600, +others: ἀγαθοὶ καὶ ἐξ ἀγαθῶν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 274a)]:—in political sense, aristocrats, especially in the phrase καλοὶ κἀγαθοί (see. entry καλοκἀγαθός).
I.2 brave, valiant, since courage was attributed to Chiefs and Nobles, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.131, +others; τῷ κ᾽ ἀγαθὸς μὲν ἔπεφν᾽, ἀγαθὸν δέ κεν ἐξενάριξεν 21.280; compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.109, etc.)]
I.3 good, capable, in reference to ability, ἀ. βασιλεύς[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.179; ἰητήρ 2.732; θεράπων 16.165, 17.388; πύκτης 6th c.BC: Xenophanes Poeta Philosophus 2.15; ἰητρός 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προγνωστικόν” 1; προβατογνώμων 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 795; ἄρχοντες 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 266)]: frequently with qualifying words, ἀ. ἐν ὑσμίνῃ[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.314; βοὴν ἀ. 2.408, 563, +others; πύξ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.300; βίην 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.478; γνώμην 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 687; πᾶσαν ἀρετήν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 899b, cf. Alcaeus1.124e; τέχνην [prev. author] “Prt.” 323b)]; τὰ πολέμια, τὰ πολιτικά, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.122, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 516b, etc.)]: more rarely with dative, ἀ. πολέμῳ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 4.15: with Preps., ἄνδρες ἀ. περὶ τὸ πλῆθος 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.2; εἴς τι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus Alcaeus1.125a; πρός τι [prev. author] “R.” 407e)]: with infinitive, ἀ. μάχεσθαι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.136; ἱππεύεσθαι 1.79)]; ἀ. ἱστάναι good at weighing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 356b.)]
I.4 good, in moral sense, first in [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 438, compare 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 104, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1082, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.7.1, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 41d, etc.; ψυχῆς ἀγαθῆς πατρὶς ὁ ξύμπας κόσμος 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 247)]: frequently with other adjectives, ὁ πιστὸς κἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 541; δικαίων κἀ. [prev. work] 1050)]:—ironical, τὸν ἀ. Κρέοντα[Refs ([prev. author] “Ant.” 31.)]
I.5 ὦ ἀγαθέ, my good friend, as a term of gentle remonstrance, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 311a, etc.)]
I.6 ἀ. δαίμων, see entry δαίμω; ἀ. τύχη, see entry τύχ; ἀ. θεός = Latin bona dea, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Caesar” 9, “Cic.” 19.)]
II of things,
II.1 good, serviceable, Ἰθάκη.. ἀ. κουροτρόφος[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.27, etc.; ἀ. τοῖς τοκεῦσι, τῇ πόλει 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 13.17: with _genitive_, εἴ τι οἶδα πυρετοῦ ἀ.)] good for it, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Mem.” 3.8.3; ἑλκῶν 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 9.11.1.)]
II.2 of outward circumstances, αἰδὼς οὐκ ἀ. κεχρημένῳ ἀνδρὶ παρεῖναι[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.347)]; εἰπεῖν εἰς ἀγαθόν to good purpose, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.102)]; ὁ δὲ πείσεται εἰς ἀ. περ for his own good end, [Refs (11.789; οὐκ ἀγαθὸν πολυκοιρανίη 2.204:)] —ἀγαθόν [ἐστι], with infinitive, it is good to do so and so, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.282, 24.130, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.196, etc.)]
II.3 morally good, πρῆξις[NT+5th c.BC+ (3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 177; ἔργα 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 112.2, cf. NT.Rom.2.7, etc.)]
II.4 ἀγαθόν, τό, good, blessing, benefit, of persons or things, ὦ μέγα ἀ. σὺ τοῖς φίλοις[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 5.3.20; φίλον, ὃ μέγιστον ἀ. εἶναί φασι [prev. author] “Mem.” 2.4.2, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 74, etc;)] as term of endearment for a baby, blessing!, treasure!, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Σαμία” 28:)] — ἀγαθόν τινα δεδρακέναι, πεποιηκέναι confer a benefit on.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.68, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.92)]; ἐπ᾽ ἀγαθῷ τινος for one's good, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.27, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.4.3; ἐπ᾽ ἀ. τοῖς πολίταις 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 1487; οὐκ ἐπ᾽ ἀ.)]for no good end, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.131; ἐπ᾽ οὐδενὶ ἀ. τῆς Ἑλλάδος 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 5.2.35:—in _plural_, ἡ ἐπ᾽ ἀγαθοῖς γεναμένη (sic) κατασπορά “PFlor.” 21.10 (3rd c.AD):)] —τὸ ἀ. or τἀ., the good, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 171.5, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 506b, 508e, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 1091a31, etc.:)] —in _plural_, ἀγαθά, τά, goods of fortune, treasures, wealth, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.172, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.91, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.2.63, etc.; ἀγαθὰ πράττειν)]fare well, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1706)]; also, good things, dainties, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1000, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 873, etc.)]: good qualities, τοῖς ἀ., οἷς ἔχομεν ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 8.32, compare 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 37)]; good points, of a horse, εἰ τἄλλα πάντα ἀ. ἔχοι, κακόπους δ᾽ εἴη[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 1.2.)]
III comparative and superlative are usually supplied from other stems, i.e. comparative ἀμείνων, ἀρείων, βελτίων, κρείσσων (κάρρων), λωΐων (λὥων), Epic dialect βέλτερος, λωΐτερος, φέρτερος:—superlative ἄριστος, βέλτιστος, κράτιστος, λώϊστος (λῷστος), Epic dialect βέλτατος, κάρτιστος, φέρτατος, φέριστος:— later, regular comparative ἀγαθώτερος[LXX+1st c.BC+ (LXX.Judg.11.25, 15.2, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 8 “fragment” 12, 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 5.5.9, Diod.Rh. p.53.9H.)]: superlative ἀγαθώτατος[Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 16.85, 3rd c.AD: Heliodorus Scriptor Eroticus 5.15,)] etc. (-ότατος [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“POxy.” 1757.26 (2nd c.AD)).)]
IV adverb usually εὖ, which see: ἀγαθῶς[LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “κατ᾽ ἰητρεῖον” 9, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1388b6, LXX.1Ki.20.7. (Etym. uncertain (ὅτι ἄγει ἡμᾶς ἐπὶ τὸν ὀρθὸν βίον “Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta” 3.49))]; perhaps cognate with ἄγαμαι, hence admirable.)
Laconian dialect ἀγασός [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 1301, 5th c.AD: Cypria ἀζαθός “GDI” 57)]:— good:
I of persons,
I.1 well-born, gentle, opposed to κακός, δειλός, οἷά τε τοῖς ἀγαθοῖσι παραδρώωσι χέρηες[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.324, compare 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.275; ἀφνειός τ᾽ ἀ. τε 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.664, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 18.276; πατρὸς δ᾽ εἴμ᾽ ἀγαθοῖο, θεὰ δέ με γείνατο μήτηρ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 21.109, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.611; κακὸς ἐξ ἀ. 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 190, compare 57f; πραῢς ἀστοῖς, οὐ φθονέων ἀγαθοῖς 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 3.71, compare 2.96, 4.285; τίς ἂν εὔπατρις ὧδε βλάστο; οὐδεὶς τῶν ἀ. κτλ. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1082; οἵ τ᾽ ἀ. πρὸς τῶν ἀγενῶν κατανικῶνται [prev. author] “fragment” 84)]; τοὺς εὐγενεῖς γὰρ κἀγαθοὺς.. φιλεῖ Ἄρης ἐναίρειν[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 649, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 600, +others: ἀγαθοὶ καὶ ἐξ ἀγαθῶν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 274a)]:—in political sense, aristocrats, especially in the phrase καλοὶ κἀγαθοί (see. entry καλοκἀγαθός).
I.2 brave, valiant, since courage was attributed to Chiefs and Nobles, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.131, +others; τῷ κ᾽ ἀγαθὸς μὲν ἔπεφν᾽, ἀγαθὸν δέ κεν ἐξενάριξεν 21.280; compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.109, etc.)]
I.3 good, capable, in reference to ability, ἀ. βασιλεύς[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.179; ἰητήρ 2.732; θεράπων 16.165, 17.388; πύκτης 6th c.BC: Xenophanes Poeta Philosophus 2.15; ἰητρός 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προγνωστικόν” 1; προβατογνώμων 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 795; ἄρχοντες 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 266)]: frequently with qualifying words, ἀ. ἐν ὑσμίνῃ[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.314; βοὴν ἀ. 2.408, 563, +others; πύξ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.300; βίην 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.478; γνώμην 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 687; πᾶσαν ἀρετήν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 899b, cf. Alcaeus1.124e; τέχνην [prev. author] “Prt.” 323b)]; τὰ πολέμια, τὰ πολιτικά, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.122, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 516b, etc.)]: more rarely with dative, ἀ. πολέμῳ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 4.15: with Preps., ἄνδρες ἀ. περὶ τὸ πλῆθος 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.2; εἴς τι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus Alcaeus1.125a; πρός τι [prev. author] “R.” 407e)]: with infinitive, ἀ. μάχεσθαι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.136; ἱππεύεσθαι 1.79)]; ἀ. ἱστάναι good at weighing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 356b.)]
I.4 good, in moral sense, first in [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 438, compare 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 104, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1082, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.7.1, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 41d, etc.; ψυχῆς ἀγαθῆς πατρὶς ὁ ξύμπας κόσμος 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 247)]: frequently with other adjectives, ὁ πιστὸς κἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 541; δικαίων κἀ. [prev. work] 1050)]:—ironical, τὸν ἀ. Κρέοντα[Refs ([prev. author] “Ant.” 31.)]
I.5 ὦ ἀγαθέ, my good friend, as a term of gentle remonstrance, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 311a, etc.)]
I.6 ἀ. δαίμων, see entry δαίμω; ἀ. τύχη, see entry τύχ; ἀ. θεός = Latin bona dea, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Caesar” 9, “Cic.” 19.)]
II of things,
II.1 good, serviceable, Ἰθάκη.. ἀ. κουροτρόφος[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.27, etc.; ἀ. τοῖς τοκεῦσι, τῇ πόλει 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 13.17: with _genitive_, εἴ τι οἶδα πυρετοῦ ἀ.)] good for it, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Mem.” 3.8.3; ἑλκῶν 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 9.11.1.)]
II.2 of outward circumstances, αἰδὼς οὐκ ἀ. κεχρημένῳ ἀνδρὶ παρεῖναι[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.347)]; εἰπεῖν εἰς ἀγαθόν to good purpose, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.102)]; ὁ δὲ πείσεται εἰς ἀ. περ for his own good end, [Refs (11.789; οὐκ ἀγαθὸν πολυκοιρανίη 2.204:)] —ἀγαθόν [ἐστι], with infinitive, it is good to do so and so, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.282, 24.130, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.196, etc.)]
II.3 morally good, πρῆξις[NT+5th c.BC+ (3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 177; ἔργα 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 112.2, cf. NT.Rom.2.7, etc.)]
II.4 ἀγαθόν, τό, good, blessing, benefit, of persons or things, ὦ μέγα ἀ. σὺ τοῖς φίλοις[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 5.3.20; φίλον, ὃ μέγιστον ἀ. εἶναί φασι [prev. author] “Mem.” 2.4.2, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 74, etc;)] as term of endearment for a baby, blessing!, treasure!, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Σαμία” 28:)] — ἀγαθόν τινα δεδρακέναι, πεποιηκέναι confer a benefit on.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.68, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.92)]; ἐπ᾽ ἀγαθῷ τινος for one's good, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.27, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.4.3; ἐπ᾽ ἀ. τοῖς πολίταις 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 1487; οὐκ ἐπ᾽ ἀ.)]for no good end, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.131; ἐπ᾽ οὐδενὶ ἀ. τῆς Ἑλλάδος 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 5.2.35:—in _plural_, ἡ ἐπ᾽ ἀγαθοῖς γεναμένη (sic) κατασπορά “PFlor.” 21.10 (3rd c.AD):)] —τὸ ἀ. or τἀ., the good, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 171.5, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 506b, 508e, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 1091a31, etc.:)] —in _plural_, ἀγαθά, τά, goods of fortune, treasures, wealth, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.172, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.91, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.2.63, etc.; ἀγαθὰ πράττειν)]fare well, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1706)]; also, good things, dainties, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1000, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 873, etc.)]: good qualities, τοῖς ἀ., οἷς ἔχομεν ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 8.32, compare 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 37)]; good points, of a horse, εἰ τἄλλα πάντα ἀ. ἔχοι, κακόπους δ᾽ εἴη[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 1.2.)]
III comparative and superlative are usually supplied from other stems, i.e. comparative ἀμείνων, ἀρείων, βελτίων, κρείσσων (κάρρων), λωΐων (λὥων), Epic dialect βέλτερος, λωΐτερος, φέρτερος:—superlative ἄριστος, βέλτιστος, κράτιστος, λώϊστος (λῷστος), Epic dialect βέλτατος, κάρτιστος, φέρτατος, φέριστος:— later, regular comparative ἀγαθώτερος[LXX+1st c.BC+ (LXX.Judg.11.25, 15.2, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 8 “fragment” 12, 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 5.5.9, Diod.Rh. p.53.9H.)]: superlative ἀγαθώτατος[Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 16.85, 3rd c.AD: Heliodorus Scriptor Eroticus 5.15,)] etc. (-ότατος [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“POxy.” 1757.26 (2nd c.AD)).)]
IV adverb usually εὖ, which see: ἀγαθῶς[LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “κατ᾽ ἰητρεῖον” 9, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1388b6, LXX.1Ki.20.7. (Etym. uncertain (ὅτι ἄγει ἡμᾶς ἐπὶ τὸν ὀρθὸν βίον “Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta” 3.49))]; perhaps cognate with ἄγαμαι, hence admirable.)