What does ἀγαθοποιέω · σώζω · ψυχή mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G15, G4982, G5590
ἀγαθοποιῆσαι / σῶσαι ψυχήν
To be a well-doer (as a favor or a duty) · to save · soul
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ἀγαθοποιέωG15to be a well-doer (as a favor or a duty)
Pronunciationagathopoiéō
To do good as moral duty or beneficial action, often toward others' welfare
Open lexicon entry →σώζωG4982to save
Pronunciationsṓzō
Salvation encompasses past redemption, present grace, and future glory—three temporal dimensions of deliverance.
Open lexicon entry →ψυχήG5590soul
Pronunciationpsychḗ
The animating life-principle that encompasses will, desires, and affections as the seat of personal identity
Open lexicon entry →What does ἀγαθοποιῆσαι / σῶσαι ψυχήν (agathopoiēsai / sōsai psychēn) mean in the Bible?
ἀγαθοποιέω · σώζω · ψυχή is a Greek phrase meaning "To do what is good and to preserve or save life.".
Full entry for ἀγαθοποιῆσαι / σῶσαι ψυχήν (G15, G4982, G5590) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G15, G4982, G5590?
G15, G4982, G5590 is connected to 10 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. To do what is good and to preserve or save life.
Source Gloss
To do what is good and to preserve or save life.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups4Aligned forms10TensesPresent, AoristVoicesActive
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality6×
Present ActiveLuke 6:33 · 1 Pet 2:15 · 1 Pet 3:17 · 1 Pet 2:20 · 1 Pet 3:6 · 3 John 1:116×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract2×
Aorist ActiveMark 3:4 · Luke 6:92×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Present ActiveLuke 6:331×
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Present ActiveLuke 6:351×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 102 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist51future31present11perfect8imperfect1
Voice
passive53active49
Mood
indicative51infinitive24subjunctive10imperative10participle7
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:21σώσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 8:25σῶσονaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 9:21σωθήσομαιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveMatthew 9:22σέσωκένperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 9:22ἐσώθηaorist passive indicativecompletedMatthew 10:22σωθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveMatthew 14:30σῶσόνaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 16:25σῶσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 19:25σωθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 24:13σωθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveMatthew 24:22ἐσώθηaorist passive indicativecompletedMatthew 27:40σῶσονaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 27:42ἔσωσενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 27:42σῶσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 27:49σώσωνfuture active participleparticipleMark 3:4σῶσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 5:23σωθῇaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 5:28σωθήσομαιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveMark 5:34σέσωκένperfect active indicativeresultantMark 6:56ἐσῴζοντοimperfect passive indicativebackgroundMark 8:35σῶσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 8:35σώσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 10:26σωθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveMark 10:52σέσωκένperfect active indicativeresultantMark 13:13σωθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveMark 13:20ἐσώθηaorist passive indicativecompletedMark 15:30σῶσονaorist active imperativeimperativeMark 15:31ἔσωσενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 15:31σῶσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 16:16σωθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveLuke 6:9σῶσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 7:50σέσωκένperfect active indicativeresultantLuke 8:12σωθῶσινaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 8:36ἐσώθηaorist passive indicativecompletedLuke 8:48σέσωκένperfect active indicativeresultantLuke 8:50σωθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveLuke 9:24σῶσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 9:24σώσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 13:23σῳζόμενοιpresent passive participleparticipleLuke 17:19σέσωκένperfect active indicativeresultant+62 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἀγαθοποιῆσαι / σῶσαι ψυχήν is built from this root:
ἀγαθοποιόςG17
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
נֶפֶשׁnafshoH5315RelatedHebrew
properly, a breathing creature , i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality ; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
רוּחַrûaḥH7307RelatedHebrew
wind ; by resemblance breath , i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation ; figuratively, life , anger , unsubstantiality ; by extension, a region of the sky ; by resemblance spirit , but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
חַיḥayH2416RelatedHebrew
alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively