What does καλός · ποιέω · ἀγαθός · ἐργάζομαι mean in the Bible?
καλός · ποιέω · ἀγαθός · ἐργάζομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "doing what is good, noble, beneficial".
Greek · G2570, G4160, G18, G2038
καλὸν ποιοῦντες / ἐργαζώμεθα τὸ ἀγαθόν
Good · to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) · "good" (in any sense, often as noun) · to work
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καλός G2570 good
Pronunciation kalós
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ποιέω G4160 to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
Pronunciation poiéō
Creates or performs action; πράσσω (prássō) denotes habitual practice versus specific deed.
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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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ἐργάζομαι G2038 to work
Pronunciation ergázomai
To work actively toward a result; labor that produces concrete outcomes, whether material or moral.
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What does καλὸν ποιοῦντες / ἐργαζώμεθα τὸ ἀγαθόν (kalon poiountes / ergazōmetha to agathon) mean in the Bible?
καλός · ποιέω · ἀγαθός · ἐργάζομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "doing what is good, noble, beneficial".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2570, G4160, G18, G2038?
G2570, G4160, G18, G2038 is connected to 101 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. doing what is good, noble, beneficial
Source Gloss
doing what is good, noble, beneficial
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 (37) Number pattern Singular (41)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 13:38 · Matt 15:26 · Matt 17:4 · Matt 18:8 · Matt 18:9 · Matt 26:24 · Mark 7:27 · Mark 9:5 · Mark 9:42 · Mark 9:43 · Mark 9:45 · Mark 9:47 · Mark 9:50 · Mark 14:21 · Luke 6:43 · Luke 9:33 27×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine John 10:11 · John 10:14 · Rom 7:16 · 1 Tim 1:8 · 1 Tim 4:6 · 2 Tim 2:3 7×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter 1 Tim 5:25 · Titus 3:8 2×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 1 Pet 4:10 1×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Titus 2:7 · Titus 2:14 · Titus 3:8 · Titus 3:14 · Heb 10:24 · 1 Pet 2:12 6×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter John 10:33 · 1 Tim 3:1 · Heb 5:14 3×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine 1 Tim 4:6 · Jas 3:13 2×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 8:15 2×
Dative · Plural · Neuter 1 Tim 5:10 · 1 Tim 6:18 2×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Luke 21:5 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 552 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 258 present 220 future 41 imperfect 18 perfect 14 pluperfect 1
Voice
active 530 middle 20 passive 2
Mood
indicative 282 participle 91 infinitive 74 subjunctive 61 imperative 43 optative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:24 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 3:10 ποιοῦν present active participle participle Matthew 3:3 ποιεῖτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 3:8 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 4:19 ποιήσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 5:19 ποιήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:32 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:36 ποιῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 5:46 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:47 ποιεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:47 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:1 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 6:2 ποιῇς present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:2 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:3 ποιοῦντος present active participle participle Matthew 6:3 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:12 ποιῶσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 7:12 ποιεῖτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 7:17 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:17 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:18 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:18 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:19 ποιοῦν present active participle participle Matthew 7:21 ποιῶν present active participle participle Matthew 7:22 ἐποιήσαμεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 7:24 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:26 ποιῶν present active participle participle Matthew 8:9 Ποίησον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 8:9 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 9:28 ποιῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:12 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:16 ποιήσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 12:2 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:2 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:3 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 12:33 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 12:33 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 12:50 ποιήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:23 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:26 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed
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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
καλὸν ποιοῦντες / ἐργαζώμεθα τὸ ἀγαθόν is of uncertain origin - 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