verb
agathopoiamō
Strong’sG15
I do that which is good
stem agathopoi-10 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books7 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀγαθο-ποιέω, -ῶ (= cl. ἀγαθὸν ποιεῖν, εὐεργετεῖν),
[in LXX: Nu 10:32, Jg 17:13 A, Ze 1:12 (יטב hi.), To 12:13 B, I Mac 11:33, II Mac 1:2*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G15 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidag-ath-op-oy-eh'-o
to be a well-doer (as a favor or a duty)
Fromfrom G17;
King James(when) do good (well).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
do good, NT+5th c.BC+
2 ἀ. τινά do good to, NT.Luke.6.33: with <i>double</i> _accusative LXX+NT
3 make good, τι Refs 3rd c.AD+
4 Astrology texts, make favourable, Refs 2nd c.AD+: passive, Refs 5th c.AD+
4.b exert beneficent influence, Refs 5th c.AD+
II do well, act rightly, NT
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| agathopoiaveiōἀγαθοποιῆτε | happening now · yepresent active subjunctive 2nd person plural | do good | 1× |
| agathopoiavōrἀγαθοποιεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | do good | 1× |
| agathopoiaraἀγαθοποιῆσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | do good | 2× |
| agathopoiarōntosἀγαθοποιῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | does good | 1× |
| agathopoiarōntoisἀγαθοποιοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | do good | 1× |
| agathopoiarōntaisἀγαθοποιοῦσαι | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural feminine | do good | 1× |
| agathopoiarōntoinἀγαθοποιοῦντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | doing good | 3× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agathopoiamō | agathopoiame | agathopoiami | agathopoiama | agathopoiamē | agathopoiamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | agathopoiasō | agathopoiase | agathopoiasi | agathopoiasa | agathopoiasē | agathopoiaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agathopoiatō | agathopoiate | agathopoiati | agathopoiata | agathopoiatē | agathopoiatelē |
| we 1st person plural | agathopoianō | agathopoiane | agathopoiani | agathopoiana | agathopoianē | agathopoianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | agathopoiavō | agathopoiave | agathopoiavi | agathopoiava | agathopoiavē | agathopoiavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | agathopoialō | agathopoiale | agathopoiali | agathopoiala | agathopoialē | agathopoialelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agathopoiameiō | agathopoiameia | agathopoiameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | agathopoiaseiō | agathopoiaseia | agathopoiaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agathopoiateiō | agathopoiateia | agathopoiateiē |
| we 1st person plural | agathopoianeiō | agathopoianeia | agathopoianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | agathopoiaveiō1×ἀγαθοποιῆτε | agathopoiaveia | agathopoiaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | agathopoialeiō | agathopoialeia | agathopoialeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | agathopoiasōr | agathopoiasar | agathopoiasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agathopoiatōr | agathopoiatar | agathopoiatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | agathopoiavōr1×ἀγαθοποιεῖτε | agathopoiavar | agathopoiavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | agathopoialōr | agathopoialar | agathopoialēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agathopoiamoiō | agathopoiamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | agathopoiasoiō | agathopoiasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agathopoiatoiō | agathopoiatoia |
| we 1st person plural | agathopoianoiō | agathopoianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | agathopoiavoiō | agathopoiavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | agathopoialoiō | agathopoialoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | agathopoiarō | agathopoiari | agathopoiara2×ἀγαθοποιῆσαι | agathopoiarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 6 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | agathopoiarōntos6×ἀγαθοποιῶν | agathopoiarintos | agathopoiarantos | agathopoiarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
agathopoi is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
agathopoiaveiō“do good”happening now · yepresent active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
Luke 6:33kai ean agathopoiaveiō toin agathopoiarōntoin vin, poias vi charitas …If you do good to those who do good to …
agathopoiavōr“do good”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Luke 6:35plēn agapavōr toin echthroin vu kai agathopoiavōr kai daneizavōr mēdenem apelpizarōntois; kai eti …But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them …
agathopoiara“do good”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
Mark 3:4kai legatō autoi; Exestinatō tei sabbatei agathopoiara ē kakopoiara, psuchan sōzara ē apoktenara? …… Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save …
Luke 6:9… Eperōtamō vin, ei exestinatō te sabbate agathopoiara ē kakopoiara, psuchan sōzara ē apolara?… is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save …
agathopoiarōntos“does good”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
3 John 1:11… tem kakosem alla tem agathem. tos agathopoiarōntos ek tou theou atō; tos kakopoiarōntos …… what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who …
agathopoiarōntois“do good”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 2:20“do good”… hamartarōntois kai kolafizorōntois hupomenavi? alla ei agathopoiarōntois kai pascharōntois hupomenavi, houtem charitas para …… you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable …
agathopoiarōntais“do good”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural feminine1×
1 Peter 3:6“do good”… kurion auton kalarōntas; hau geniva tekneim agathopoiarōntais kai mē foborōntais mēdenan ptoēsian.… and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
agathopoiarōntoin“doing good”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine3×
Luke 6:33kai ean agathopoiaveiō toin agathopoiarōntoin vin, poias vi charitas atō? kai …… you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that …
1 Peter 2:15… houtōs atō tem thelēmem tou theou, agathopoiarōntoin fimarō tan toiu afronoiu anthrōpoiu agnōsian;… it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of …
1 Peter 3:17kreittonem gar agathopoiarōntoin, ei thelatoiō tem thelēmem tou theou, …… is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.