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γῆν τὴν ἀγαθήν

"Good" (in any sense, often as noun) · earth: soil

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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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γῆ G1093 earth: soil
Pronunciation gē
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What does γῆν τὴν ἀγαθήν (gēn tēn agathēn) mean in the Bible?

ἀγαθός · γῆ is a Greek word meaning "good soil, good ground".

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Meaning

good soil, good ground
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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×
101 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
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 9 — The Risen Christ Converts His Fiercest Persecutor Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation Luke 10 — The Kingdom Mission Expanded, Mercy Defined, and the Better Portion Chosen Luke 23 — The Innocent King Condemned, Crucified with Transgressors, and Buried in Hope Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance

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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