What does ἀγαθοποιέω (agathopoiéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀγαθοποιέω (agathopoiéō): To do good as moral duty or beneficial action, often toward others' welfare
Greek · G15
ἀγαθοποιέω
To be a well-doer (as a favor or a duty)
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ἀγαθοποιέω G15
Pronunciation agathopoiéō
What does ἀγαθοποιέω (agathopoiéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀγαθοποιέω (agathopoiéō): To do good as moral duty or beneficial action, often toward others' welfare
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G15?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to do good (2), [for] doing good (1), by doing good (1), do good [to them] (1), do good to (1).
Where does ἀγαθοποιέω (agathopoiéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 3:4. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (4), Luke (4), 3 John (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It to do good 2× Mark 3:4, Luke 6:9
[for] doing good 1× 1 Peter 3:17
by doing good 1× 1 Peter 2:15
do good [to them] 1× Luke 6:35
do good to 1× Luke 6:33
does good 1× 3 John 1:11
for doing good 1× 1 Peter 2:20
if you do what is right 1× 1 Peter 3:6
you do good 1× Luke 6:33
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Mark 3:4 ἀγαθὸν¦ποιῆσαι to to do good Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Luke 6:9 ἀγαθοποιῆσαι to to do good Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Luke 6:33 ἀγαθοποιῆτε to you do good Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural Luke 6:33 ἀγαθοποιοῦντας to do good to Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural Luke 6:35 ἀγαθοποιεῖτε to do good [to them] Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1 Peter 2:15 ἀγαθοποιοῦντας to by doing good Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural 1 Peter 2:20 ἀγαθοποιοῦντες to for doing good Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1 Peter 3:6 ἀγαθοποιοῦσαι to if you do what is right Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural 1 Peter 3:17 ἀγαθοποιοῦντας to [for] doing good Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural 3 John 1:11 ἀγαθοποιῶν to does good Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 3:4
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 4
Mark 1 Luke 4 1 Peter 4 3 John 1
Source forms
ἀγαθοποιοῦντας 3x agathopoiountas Luke 6:33, 1 Peter 2:15, 1 Peter 3:17
ἀγαθὸν¦ποιῆσαι 1x agathon¦poiēsai Mark 3:4
ἀγαθοποιεῖτε 1x agathopoieite Luke 6:35
ἀγαθοποιῆσαι 1x agathopoiēsai Luke 6:9
ἀγαθοποιῆτε 1x agathopoiēte Luke 6:33
ἀγαθοποιοῦντες 1x agathopoiountes 1 Peter 2:20
ἀγαθοποιοῦσαι 1x agathopoiousai 1 Peter 3:6
ἀγαθοποιῶν 1x agathopoiōn 3 John 1:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural 3x Luke 6:33, 1 Peter 2:15, 1 Peter 3:17
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 2x Mark 3:4, Luke 6:9
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Luke 6:35
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural 1x 1 Peter 3:6
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 1 Peter 2:20
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 3 John 1:11
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Luke 6:33
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To do good as moral duty or beneficial action, often toward others' welfare
Strong's G15
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 4 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 6:1-11 Source Gloss
to be a well-doer (as a favor or a duty)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To do good as moral duty or beneficial action, often toward others' welfare
to do good;
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 3:4 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀγαθοποιῆσαι, agaqopoihsai
I do that which is good
Read verse Luke 6:9 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀγαθοποιῆσαι agaqopoihsai
I do that which is good
Read verse Luke 6:33 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Subjunctive
ἀγαθοποιῆτε agaqopoihte
I do that which is good
Read verse Luke 6:33 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀγαθοποιοῦντας agaqopoiountav
I do that which is good
Read verse Luke 6:35 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
ἀγαθοποιεῖτε, agaqopoieite
I do that which is good
Read verse Acts 14:17 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀγαθοποιῶν, agaqopoiwn
I do that which is good
Read verse 1 Peter 2:15 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀγαθοποιοῦντας agaqopoiountav
I do that which is good
Read verse 1 Peter 2:20 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀγαθοποιοῦντες agaqopoiountev
I do that which is good
Read verse 1 Peter 3:6 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Feminine
ἀγαθοποιοῦσαι agaqopoiousai
I do that which is good
Read verse 1 Peter 3:17 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀγαθοποιοῦντας, agaqopoiountav
I do that which is good
Read verse 3 John 1:11 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀγαθοποιῶν agaqopoiwn
I do that which is good
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 groups 4 Aligned forms 10 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 6×
Present Active Luke 6:33 · 1 Pet 2:15 · 1 Pet 3:17 · 1 Pet 2:20 · 1 Pet 3:6 · 3 John 1:11 6×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Aorist Active Mark 3:4 · Luke 6:9 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Present Active Luke 6:33 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Luke 6:35 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 7 aorist 2
Voice
active 9
Mood
participle 5 infinitive 2 subjunctive 1 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 3:4 ἀγαθοποιῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 6:33 ἀγαθοποιῆτε present active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 6:33 ἀγαθοποιοῦντας present active participle participle Luke 6:35 ἀγαθοποιεῖτε present active imperative imperative Luke 6:9 ἀγαθοποιῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive 1 Peter 2:15 ἀγαθοποιοῦντας present active participle participle 1 Peter 3:17 ἀγαθοποιοῦντας present active participle participle 1 Peter 3:6 ἀγαθοποιοῦσαι present active participle participle 3 John 1:11 ἀγαθοποιῶν present active participle participle
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
performing beneficial action on the Sabbath, illustrating lawful mercy and healing
universal benefit arising from the righteous person's actions and character
merciful action toward others that benefits both recipient and doer through reciprocal reward
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 10 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀγαθοποιέω is built from this root:
ἀγαθοποιός G17
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain