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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) is a Greek word meaning "to be a well-doer (as a favor or a duty)". ἀγαθὀ-ποιέω, -ῶ (= cl.

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Meaning

to be a well-doer (as a favor or a duty)
Extended definition

To do good as moral duty or beneficial action, often toward others' welfare

to do good;

auniv.: 1Pe.2:15, 20, 3:6, 17, 3Jo.11;
bfor another's benefit: Mrk.3:4 (T, ἀγαθὸν ποιῆσαι), Luk.6:9; __(with) accusative of person(s), Luk.6:33, 35 (Cremer, 8).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Aorist
Voices
Active
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×
10 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
imperative 1 subjunctive 1 infinitive 2 participle 5
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)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses
Luke 6:1-11 do good agathopoiéō Infinitive · Aorist Active
performing beneficial action on the Sabbath, illustrating lawful mercy and healing
Proverbs 11:10 do good agathopoiéō
universal benefit arising from the righteous person's actions and character
Proverbs 11:17 do good agathopoiéō
merciful action toward others that benefits both recipient and doer through reciprocal reward
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 14 — Through Many Hardships into the Kingdom Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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