ἀγαθός
“good, thy favour, benefit, goodliness”
Primary meaning: good, thy favour, benefit, goodliness. Strong's: "good" (in any sense, often as noun). Lexical nuances: 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 , Lk 8:8 ; δένδρον , Mt 7:18 ; καρδία , Lk 8:15 ; δόσις , Ja...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
a primary word;
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: טוֹב (good, pleasant, beneficial) -> ἀγαθός (good, thy favour, benefit, goodliness)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where ἀγαθός (agathos) carries significant theological or narrative weight.