noun · feminine

agathōsunas

Greekἀγαθωσύνη (agathōsunē)

Strong’sG19

goodness

stem agathōsun-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

goodness3×good1×

What it means

† ἀγαθωσύνη (on the termination, v.s. ἁγιότης, and cf. WH, App., 152; MM, VGT, s.v.), -ης, ἡ

(< ἀγαθός), [in LXX for טוֹבָה, טוֹב, טוּב, only in Heb. bks.;]

goodness (representing "the kindlier, as δικαιοσύνη, the sterner element in the ideal character," AR, Eph., 5:9; on its relation to χρηστότης, v. Tr., Syn., §lxiii): Ro 15:14, Ga 5:22, II Th 1:11.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G19 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidag-ath-o-soo'-nay

goodness, i.e. virtue or beneficence

Fromfrom G18;

King Jamesgoodness.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	agathōsunas1×ἀγαθωσύνη	agathōsunais
object accusative	agathōsunan	agathōsunain
direct address vocative	agathōsunar	agathōsunair
of, belonging to genitive	agathōsunau2×ἀγαθωσύνης	agathōsunaiu
to, for dative	agathōsuna1×ἀγαθωσύνῃ	agathōsunai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

agathōsunstem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

agathōsuna 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

Where it appears

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

agathōsunas“goodness”subjectnominative singular1×

Galatians 5:22“goodness”Tos de karpos teu pneumeu atō agapas, charas, eirēnas, makrothumias, chrēstotas, agathōsunas, pistias,But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

agathōsunau“good”of, belonging togenitive singular2×

Romans 15:14“goodness”Peithimē de, adelfoir mu, kai autos mis peri vu, hoti kai autois mestois avō agathōsunau, plērirētois pantau gnōsiau, dunerōtois kai allēloin nouthetarō.I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.

2 Thessalonians 1:11“good”eis hem kai proseuchenō pantote peri vu, hina vin axiateia tau klēsiau tos theos nu kai plērateia pantan eudokian agathōsunau kai ergem pistiau en dunamia,To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,

agathōsuna“goodness”to, fordative singular1×

Ephesians 5:9“goodness”tos gar karpos teu fōteu en panta agathōsuna kai dikaiosuna kai alētheia,for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.