Tools and resources you need to do a word study on the Greek word for goodness, agathósuné, G19.
Strong’s number: G19
Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #19 – ἀγαθωσύνη
Greek Word: ἀγαθωσύνη, ης, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, feminine
Transliteration: agathosune
Phonetic Spelling: (ag-ath-o-soo’-nay)
Quick Definition: to do good
Usage: intrinsic goodness, especially as a personal quality, with stress on the kindly (rather than the righteous) side of goodness.
Etymology: from G18
NASB Translation: goodness (4)
New Testament Usage
4x in 4 verses: Rom 15:14; Gal 5:22; Eph 5:9; 2Th 1:11
13X in the Septuagint
Jdg 8:35; 2Ch 24:16; Neh 9:25; Neh 9:35; Neh 13:31; Psa 51:5; Ecc 4:8; Ecc 5:10; Ecc 5:17; Ecc 6:3; Ecc 6:6; Ecc 7:14; Ecc 9:18.
Englishman’s concordance: ἀγαθωσύνη (agathosune)
Lexicons
Thayers G19 : uprightness of heart and life, goodness, kindness
Strongs G19: From G18; goodness, that is, virtue or beneficence: – goodness.
Mounce G19: goodness
Related Words: G18 (adj); G17 (adj); G16 (noun); G15 (verb); G14 (verb);
Hebrew equivalent words: Strong #: 2896 ‑ טוֹב (tobe); 2896 ‑ טוֹב (tobe); 2898 ‑ טוּב (toob);
Precepts Austin: agathosune
Reference works
What is hesed, God’s lovingkindess?
03 Good or evil, life or death? Mark 2:23-3:6
13 Why do you call me good? Mark 10:17-31
21 Matthew 5:8 The pure in heart
37 Matthew 6:25-34 Do not be anxious for tomorrow
06 1John 2:29-3:12 Practicing Righteousness
03 2Peter 1:5-6 Virtue to Godliness
11 2Peter 2:17-22 Freedom, slavery and sin
Righteous vs. the wicked in the Psalms
Photo by Anthony Ievlev on Unsplash
