agathosune: goodness Original Word: ἀγαθωσύνη, ης, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: agathosune Phonetic Spelling: (ag-ath-o-soo'-nay) Short Definition: goodness Definition: intrinsic goodness, especially as a personal quality, with stress on the kindly (rather than the righteous) side of goodness.
Cognate: 19 agathōsýnē (from 18 /agathós, "inherently good," see there) – properly, intrinsic goodness (especially as a unique quality and condition, note the -synē suffix); as relating to believers, the goodness that comes from God (Souter) and showing itself in spiritual, moral excellence (virtue). 19 (agathōsynē) occurs four times in the NT, and is apparently strictly a biblical term, i.e. it does not seem to appear at all in secular Greek/the papyri (see N. Turner, Christian Words, 89). See 18 (agathos). goodness. From agathos; goodness, i.e. Virtue or beneficence -- goodness. see GREEK agathos
ἀγαθῇ — 4 Occ. ἀγαθήν — 8 Occ. ἀγαθῆς — 2 Occ. ἀγαθῷ — 7 Occ. ἀγαθῶν — 6 Occ. ἀγαθοῖς — 3 Occ. ἀγαθὸν — 33 Occ. ἀγαθὸς — 10 Occ. ἀγαθοῦ — 8 Occ. ἀγαθοὺς — 2 Occ. ἀγαθωσύνης — 2 Occ. ἀγαλλιάσει — 3 Occ. ἀγαλλιάσεως — 1 Occ. ἀγαλλίασις — 1 Occ. ἀγαλλιᾶσθε — 3 Occ. ἀγαλλιαθῆναι — 1 Occ. ἀγαλλιῶμεν — 1 Occ. ἀγαλλιώμενοι — 1 Occ. ἠγαλλιάσατο — 4 Occ. ἠγαλλίασεν — 1 Occ.
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ἀγαθωσύνη — 2 Occ. ἀγαθωσύνης — 2 Occ.
Romans 15:14 N-GFS BIB: μεστοί ἐστε ἀγαθωσύνης πεπληρωμένοι πάσης NAS: are full of goodness, filled KJV: are full of goodness, filled with all INT: full are of goodness being filled with allGalatians 5:22 N-NFS BIB: μακροθυμία χρηστότης ἀγαθωσύνη πίστις NAS: kindness, goodness, faithfulness, KJV: gentleness, goodness, faith, INT: patience kindness goodness faithfulness Ephesians 5:9 N-DFS BIB: ἐν πάσῃ ἀγαθωσύνῃ καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ NAS: [consists] in all goodness and righteousness KJV: [is] in all goodness and righteousness INT: in all goodness and righteousness 2 Thessalonians 1:11 N-GFS BIB: πᾶσαν εὐδοκίαν ἀγαθωσύνης καὶ ἔργον NAS: desire for goodness and the work KJV: the good pleasure of [his] goodness, and INT: every good pleasure of goodness and work 4 Occurrences
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