ἀγαθὸν

agathon

good

a primary word; "good" (in any sense, often as noun):--benefit, good(-s, things), well. Compare καλός.

G18

Romans 12:2 · Word #23

Lexicon G18

Lemmaἀγαθός
Transliterationagathós
Strong'sG18
In-contextgood
Literalgood

Morphology ADJ.R NOM N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.R — Restrictive Adjective — Limits or specifies the noun
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaἀγαθός
Strong'sG18

SIBI-P1 G18-08

the good-thing (neuter singular); a good-one (masculine singular); of good-things (genitive plural, as attested)

Morphological NotesAdjective, positive degree. Forms attested include nominative neuter singular (NNS), accusative neuter singular (ANS), accusative masculine singular (AMS), and genitive neuter plural (GNP). As a neuter singular adjective, it often functions substantivally, meaning "the good (thing)."
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the root sense of intrinsic goodness or beneficial quality inherent in ἀγαθός. By expressing the neuter singular as "the good-thing," it reflects the nominative/accusative neuter singular form (NNS/ANS), while "a good-one" reflects the masculine accusative singular (AMS), and "of good-things" captures the genitive neuter plural (GNP), thus maintaining the grammatical distinctions present in the morphology.

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Words from Root ἀγαθός (good, beneficial, advantageous, upright, fitting, virtuous)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G18-01 agatha good-things (accusative neuter plural)
G18-02 agathas good-things (feminine plural, accusative)
G18-03 agathe O good-one (masculine singular vocative) / to the good (feminine singular dative)

Word Usage (101 occurrences of G18)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 5:45 ἀγαθοὺς agathous
Matthew 7:11 ἀγαθὰ agatha
Matthew 7:11 ἀγαθὰ agatha-2
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