ΚἈΓΑΘΟΥΣ, κἀγαθους
KAGATHOUS, kagathous
Sounds Like: kah-gah-THOOS
Translations: and good, and noble, and virtuous, and honorable
From the root: ΚΑΙ, ΑΓΑΘΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a contraction of the conjunction 'καὶ' (kai), meaning 'and', and the adjective 'ἀγαθούς' (agathous), meaning 'good' or 'noble'. It is often used in the phrase 'καλοὺς κἀγαθοὺς' (kalous kagathous), meaning 'good and noble' or 'honorable and virtuous', typically referring to men of high moral character. It functions as an adjective modifying a noun, or can be used substantively to refer to 'the good and noble ones'.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s numbers: G2532 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0018 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 10 — 10:204
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
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