ΑΓΑΘΟΝ, αγαθον
AGATHON, agathon
Sounds Like: ah-gah-THON
Translations: good, a good thing, what is good, beneficial, virtuous
From the root: ΑΓΑΘΟΝ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes something as good, beneficial, or virtuous. As an adjective, it modifies a noun, indicating its positive quality. It can also be used substantively as a neuter noun, meaning 'a good thing' or 'what is good', referring to a moral or material benefit.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G0018 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Deuteronomy — 3:25, 30:15
- Judges — 9:2, 10:15
- 1 Chronicles — 16:34, 19:13
- 2 Esdras — 9:12, 12:5, 12:7, 12:18, 19:20
- Esther — 5:8
- Judith — 3:4, 4:15, 8:29
- Tobit — 12:7
- 1 Maccabees — 11:33
- 4 Maccabees — 4:1
- Psalms — 36:27, 52:2, 53:8, 72:28, 91:2, 117:8, 117:9, 118:71
- Proverbs — 4:2, 11:17, 24:13
- Ecclesiastes — 2:3, 2:24, 3:12, 3:13, 3:22, 4:6, 5:4, 5:17, 6:3, 6:9, 6:12, 7:1, 7:2, 7:5, 7:8, 7:18, 7:20, 8:12, 8:13, 8:15, 11:7, 12:14
- Job — 7:7, 21:25
- Sirach — 7:13, 18:8, 18:17, 33:14, 37:18, 41:11, 41:13, 51:18, 51:21
- Isaiah — 7:15
- Jeremiah — 10:5, 39:39, 49:6
- Zechariah — 9:17
- Matthew — 7:17, 7:18, 19:16
- Mark — 3:4
- Luke — 6:45, 18:19
- Romans — 2:10, 7:13, 7:18, 7:19, 8:28, 9:11, 12:2, 14:16, 15:2, 16:19
- 2 Corinthians — 5:10
- Galatians — 6:10
- Ephesians — 4:28, 6:8
- Philippians — 1:6
- 1 Thessalonians — 5:15
- 2 Timothy — 2:21
- Philemon — 1:14
- 1 Peter — 3:11
- 3 John — 1:11
- Epistle of Barnabas — 21:7
- Shepherd of Hermas — 21:2, 27:4, 30:2, 31:7
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΑΓΑΘΟΝ, appear in our texts.
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