Greek core word #161 · adjective · 101 times in the New Testament
ἀγαθός
ah-gah-THOSἀγαθός, ἀγαθή, ἀγαθόν — good
- 2-1-2 adjective with feminine in -η (ἀγαθός, ἀγαθή, ἀγαθόν): masc./neut. like λόγος and ἔργον, fem. like ἀρχή.
- Oxytone: circumflex on the ending in the genitive and dative (ἀγαθοῦ, ἀγαθῇ, ἀγαθῶν, ἀγαθοῖς).
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
2-1-2 adjective (fem. -η)
| Masc. sg | Fem. sg | Neut. sg | Masc. pl | Fem. pl | Neut. pl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | ἀγαθός | ἀγαθή | ἀγαθόν | ἀγαθοί | ἀγαθαί | ἀγαθά |
| Gen | ἀγαθοῦ | ἀγαθῆς | ἀγαθοῦ | ἀγαθῶν | ἀγαθῶν | ἀγαθῶν |
| Dat | ἀγαθῷ | ἀγαθῇ | ἀγαθῷ | ἀγαθοῖς | ἀγαθαῖς | ἀγαθοῖς |
| Acc | ἀγαθόν | ἀγαθήν | ἀγαθόν | ἀγαθούς | ἀγαθάς | ἀγαθά |
| Voc | ἀγαθέ | ἀγαθή | ἀγαθόν | ἀγαθοί | ἀγαθαί | ἀγαθά |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 36, Luke 1:51–53.
Explained in the notes of 2 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 179 · open the PDF here