What does ἀγαθός · ἔργον mean in the Bible?
ἀγαθός · ἔργον is a Greek phrase meaning "good work; good conduct".
Greek · G18, G2041
ἀγαθῷ ἔργῳ
"Good" (in any sense, often as noun) · toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
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ἀγαθός G18 "good" (in any sense, often as noun)
Pronunciation agathós
Good as inner moral excellence and actual benefit to others, contrasting with merely outward appearance.
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ἔργον G2041 toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
Pronunciation érgon
Work as visible deed or accomplishment, whether human action or divine work, emphasizing observable result over mere intention.
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What does ἀγαθῷ ἔργῳ (agathō ergō) mean in the Bible?
ἀγαθός · ἔργον is a Greek phrase meaning "good work; good conduct".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G18, G2041?
G18, G2041 is connected to 101 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. good work; good conduct
Source Gloss
good work; good conduct
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 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 patterns 10 Aligned forms 101 Case pattern Nominative (21) Number pattern Singular (36)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 12:35 · Matt 19:17 · Matt 20:15 · Mark 10:18 · Luke 6:45 · Luke 18:19 · Luke 23:50 · John 7:12 · Acts 11:24 · Eph 4:29 10×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 7:17 · Matt 7:18 · John 1:46 · Rom 7:13 · Rom 7:18 · Rom 12:2 · Rom 14:16 · Phlm 1:14 8×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rom 7:12 · Jas 1:17 2×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Rom 3:8 1×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 19:17 · Rom 2:7 · Rom 7:13 · Phlm 1:6 · 1 Pet 3:13 5×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Luke 1:53 · Acts 9:36 · 1 Tim 2:10 · Heb 9:11 · Heb 10:1 5×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 12:35 · Luke 6:45 · Rom 5:7 3×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine 1 Tim 1:5 · 1 Pet 3:21 2×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Jas 3:17 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Rom 12:9 · Rom 12:21 · Rom 13:3 · Col 1:10 · 1 Tim 5:10 · Heb 13:21 6×
Word Origins
ἀγαθῷ ἔργῳ is a primary word - no further derivation.
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