What does ἐάν · τὶς · ἀγαθός mean in the Bible?
ἐάν · τὶς · ἀγαθός is a Greek phrase meaning "whatever good anyone does".
Greek · G1437, G5100, G18
ὃ ἐάν τι ποιήσῃ ἀγαθόν
If · some or any person or object · "good" (in any sense, often as noun)
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ἐάνG1437if
Pronunciationeán
Conditional particle marking contingency as possible but uncertain, less definite than simple εἰ with indicative.
Open lexicon entry →τὶςG5100some or any person or object
Pronunciationtìs
Open lexicon entry →ἀγαθόςG18"good" (in any sense, often as noun)
Pronunciationagathós
Good as inner moral excellence and actual benefit to others, contrasting with merely outward appearance.
Open lexicon entry →What does ὃ ἐάν τι ποιήσῃ ἀγαθόν (ho ean ti poiēsē agathon) mean in the Bible?
ἐάν · τὶς · ἀγαθός is a Greek phrase meaning "whatever good anyone does".
Full entry for ὃ ἐάν τι ποιήσῃ ἀγαθόν (G1437, G5100, G18) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1437, G5100, G18?
G1437, G5100, G18 is connected to 331 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. whatever good anyone does
Source Gloss
whatever good anyone does
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms331
Matt 4:9 · Matt 5:13 · Matt 5:20 · Matt 5:23 · Matt 5:46 · Matt 5:47 · Matt 6:14 · Matt 6:15 · Matt 6:22 · Matt 6:23 · Matt 8:2 · Matt 9:21 · Matt 10:13 · Matt 12:11 · Matt 12:29 · Matt 15:14269×
Matt 5:19 · Matt 5:32 · Matt 7:12 · Matt 8:19 · Matt 11:6 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 12:32 · Matt 14:7 · Matt 15:5 · Matt 16:19 · Matt 16:25 · Matt 18:5 · Matt 18:18 · Matt 18:19 · Matt 20:4 · Matt 22:962×
Word Origins
ὃ ἐάν τι ποιήσῃ ἀγαθόν is built from these roots: