What does ἀγαθωσύνη (agathōsýnē) mean in the Bible?
ἀγαθωσύνη (agathōsýnē): Goodness expressing kindly benevolence and generosity, distinct from righteousness which emphasizes stern justice.
Greek · G19
ἀγαθωσύνη
Goodness
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ἀγαθωσύνηG19
Pronunciationagathōsýnē
What does ἀγαθωσύνη (agathōsýnē) mean in the Bible?
ἀγαθωσύνη (agathōsýnē): Goodness expressing kindly benevolence and generosity, distinct from righteousness which emphasizes stern justice.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G19?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include goodness (2), good (1), of goodness (1).
Where does ἀγαθωσύνη (agathōsýnē) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 15:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Thessalonians (1), Ephesians (1), Galatians (1), Romans (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 Itgoodness2×Galatians 5:22, Ephesians 5:9
good1×2 Thessalonians 1:11
of goodness1×Romans 15:14
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRomans 15:14
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Romans1Galatians1Ephesians12 Thessalonians1
Source forms
ἀγαθωσύνης2xagathōsynēsRomans 15:14, 2 Thessalonians 1:11
ἀγαθωσύνη1xagathōsynēGalatians 5:22
ἀγαθωσύνῃ1xagathōsynēEphesians 5:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular2xRomans 15:14, 2 Thessalonians 1:11
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular1xEphesians 5:9
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular1xGalatians 5:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Goodness expressing kindly benevolence and generosity, distinct from righteousness which emphasizes stern justice.
Strong'sG19
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms3 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkRomans 15:14-21Source Gloss
goodness
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 15:14Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἀγαθωσύνης,agaqwsunhv
goodness
Read verseGalatians 5:22Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἀγαθωσύνη,agaqwsunh
goodness
Read verseEphesians 5:9Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ἀγαθωσύνῃagaqwsunh
goodness
Read verse2 Thessalonians 1:11Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἀγαθωσύνηςagaqwsunhv
goodness
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 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 patterns3Aligned forms4Case patternGenitive (2)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineGal 5:221×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineRom 15:14 · 2 Thess 1:112×
Dative · Singular · FeminineEph 5:91×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Goodness as a quality of Christian character, evidence of being filled with knowledge
Goodness as fruit of light, kindly benevolence contrasting with stern justice
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀγαθωσύνη is built from this root: