Agathopoios means “them that do well” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H17 — aboy (“sorrow”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G17 ἀγαθοποιός (agathopoios) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. agathopoios (ag-ath-op-oy-os') adj. 1. a well-doer, i.e. virtuous [from G18 and G4160] It has 3 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include them. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
agathopoios (ag-ath-op-oy-os') adj. 1. a well-doer, i.e. virtuous [from G18 and G4160] KJV: them that do well Root(s): G18, G4160
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G17. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
doing good
Usage: ἀγαθοποιός, -όν = cl. ἀγαθουργός, [in LXX, of a woman who deals pleasantly in order to corrupt, Sir.42:14 * ;] doing well, acting rightly (Plut.): 1Pe.2:14 (Cremer, 8; MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render agathopoios, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G17 (ἀγαθοποιός) appears 2 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
1 indexed usage in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
But the earth was unsightly and unfurnished, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the water.
1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, A woman, I say, which bringeth shame and reproach.
First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G17.
But the earth was unsightly and unfurnished, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the water.
Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, A woman, I say, which bringeth shame and reproach.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G17, grouped by book.
Agathopoios (Strong's G17) is a Greek word most simply glossed "them that do well". agathopoios (ag-ath-op-oy-os') adj. 1. a well-doer, i.e. virtuous [from G18 and G4160]
This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's G17 across 3 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G17 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as them. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 1 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G17, with linked reader references where each row is available.