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ἀγαθός
agathós · Greek · Strong's G18 · 102 occurrences
The KJV renders 15 different Hebrew and Greek words as “well”
What it means
"good" (in any sense, often as noun)
a primary word;
How the KJV renders it
benefit, goods, things, well
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“well”
“goods”
“things”
“benefit”
Questions this word decides
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- Who wrote the letter to the Hebrews?
- What does 1 Peter 3:21 mean ('baptism now saves you')?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- What does 1 Timothy 2:12 mean about women teaching?
Where it appears
102 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Peter 2:18 A-DPM1 Peter 3:10 A-APF1 Peter 3:11 A-ASN1 Peter 3:13 A-GSN1 Peter 3:16 A-ASF1 Peter 3:21 A-GSF1 Thessalonians 3:6 A-ASF1 Thessalonians 5:15 A-ASN1 Timothy 1:5 A-GSF1 Timothy 1:19 A-ASF1 Timothy 2:10 A-GPN1 Timothy 5:10 A-DSN2 Corinthians 5:10 A-ASN2 Corinthians 9:8 A-ASN2 Thessalonians 2:16 A-ASF2 Thessalonians 2:17 A-DSM2 Timothy 2:21 A-ASN2 Timothy 3:17 A-ASN3 John 1:11 A-ASNActs 9:36 A-GPNActs 11:24 A-NSMActs 23:1 A-DSFColossians 1:10 A-DSNEphesians 2:10 A-DPNEphesians 4:28 A-ASNEphesians 4:29 A-NSMEphesians 6:8 A-ASNGalatians 6:6 A-DPNGalatians 6:10 A-ASNHebrews 9:11 A-GPNHebrews 10:1 A-GPNHebrews 13:21 A-DSNJames 1:17 A-NSFJames 3:17 A-GPMJohn 1:47 A-NSNJohn 5:29 A-APNJohn 7:12 A-NSMLuke 1:53 A-GPMLuke 6:45 A-ASNLuke 8:8 A-ASFLuke 8:15 A-DSFLuke 10:42 A-ASFLuke 11:13 A-APNLuke 12:18 A-APNLuke 12:19 A-APNLuke 16:25 A-APNLuke 18:18 A-VSMLuke 18:19 A-ASMLuke 19:17 A-VSMLuke 23:50 A-NSMMatthew 5:45 A-APMMatthew 7:11 A-APNMatthew 7:17 A-NSNMatthew 7:18 A-NSNMatthew 12:34 A-APNMatthew 12:35 A-APNMatthew 19:16 A-ASNMatthew 19:17 A-GSNMatthew 20:15 A-NSMMatthew 22:10 A-APM
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.