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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 word meaning "good work; good conduct".

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Meaning

good work; good conduct
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 14 — Through Many Hardships into the Kingdom Acts 26 — Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles Acts 9 — The Risen Christ Converts His Fiercest Persecutor Galatians 2 — Justified by Faith: Gospel Unity, Apostolic Confrontation, and Life in Christ Galatians 3 — Faith, Promise, and the Curse-Bearing Christ Galatians 5 — Stand Firm in Freedom: Faith Working Through Love and Life by the Spirit Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 5 — The Son Who Gives Life, Judges, and Is Witnessed by the Father John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief 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 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary 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 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel 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 3 — All Under Sin and the Righteousness of God Revealed Through Faith in Christ Romans 4 — Abraham Justified by Faith and the Promise Secured by Grace Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ

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

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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