Agathosyne means “goodness” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H19 — ibchah (“point”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G19 ἀγαθωσύνη (agathosune) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. agathosune (ag-ath-o-soo'-nay) n. 1. goodness, i.e. virtue or beneficence [from G18] It has 17 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include goodness. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
agathosune (ag-ath-o-soo'-nay) n. 1. goodness, i.e. virtue or beneficence [from G18] KJV: goodness Root(s): G18
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goodness
Usage: ἀγαθωσύνη (on the termination, see: ἁγιότης, and cf . WH, App., 152; MM, VGT, see word), -ης, ἡ (ἀγαθός), [in LXX for טוֹבָה, טוֹב, טוּב, only in Heb. bks. ;] goodness (representing "the kindlier, as δικαιοσύνη, the sterner element in the ideal character," AE, Eph., 5:9; on its relation to χρηστότης, see Tr., Syn., §lxiii): Rom.15:14, Gal.5:22, 2Th.1:11.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render agathosune, 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.
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Strong's G19 (ἀγαθωσύνη) appears 13 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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4 indexed usages in New Testament.
And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
13 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And now, if ye have done it in truth and integrity, and have made Abimelech king, and if ye have wrought well with Jerubbaal, and with his house, and if ye have done to him according to the reward of his hand,
And they buried him with the kings in the city of David, because he had dealt well with Israel, and with God and his house.
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G19.
And now, if ye have done it in truth and integrity, and have made Abimelech king, and if ye have wrought well with Jerubbaal, and with his house, and if ye have done to him according to the reward of his hand,
And they buried him with the kings in the city of David, because he had dealt well with Israel, and with God and his house.
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.
Thou hast loved wickedness more than goodness; Unrighteousness better than to speak righteousness. Pause.
There is one alone, and there is not a second; Yea, he has neither son nor brother: Yet there is no end to all his labor; Neither is his eye satisfied with wealth; And for whom do I labor, And deprive my soul of good? This is also vanity, And an evil trouble.
In the multitude of good they are increased that eat it: And what virtue has the owner, But the right of beholding it with his eyes?
Behold, I have seen good, that it is a fine thing for a man To eat and to drink, And to see good In all his labor in Which he may labor under the sun, All the number of the days of his life Which God has given to him: For it is his portion.
If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, Yea, however abundant the days of his years shall be, Yet if his soul shall not be satisfied with good, And also he have no burial; I said, An untimely birth is better than he.
Though he has lived to the return of a thousand years, Yet he has seen no good: Do not all go to one place?
In the day of prosperity live joyfully, And consider in the day of adversity: Consider, I say, God also has caused The one to agree with the other for this reason, That man should find nothing after him.
Wisdom is better than weapons of war: And one sinner will destroy much good.
And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
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Agathosyne (Strong's G19) is a Greek word most simply glossed "goodness". agathosune (ag-ath-o-soo'-nay) n. 1. goodness, i.e. virtue or beneficence [from G18]
This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's G19 across 9 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G19 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as goodness. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 13 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G19, with linked reader references where each row is available.