ἀγαθός

See also αγαθός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀγασός (Laconian)
• ἀζαθός (Arcadocypriot)

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Old English gōd (English good) and Russian годный (gódnyj, “useful”).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /aɡatʰós/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /aɣatʰós/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /aɣaθós/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /aɣaθós/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /aɣaθós/

Adjective

ἀγαθός m, ἀγαθή f, ἀγαθόν n; first/second declension; (agathos)

1. good, brave, noble, moral
2. fortunate, lucky
3. useful

Inflection

    First and second declension of ἀγαθός, ἀγαθή, ἀγαθόν

Number	Singular				Dual				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀγαθός	ἀγαθή	ἀγαθόν		ἀγαθώ	ἀγαθά	ἀγαθώ		ἀγαθοί	ἀγαθαί	ἀγαθά
Genitive	ἀγαθοῦ	ἀγαθῆς	ἀγαθοῦ		ἀγαθοῖν	ἀγαθαῖν	ἀγαθοῖν		ἀγαθῶν	ἀγαθῶν	ἀγαθῶν
Dative	ἀγαθῷ	ἀγαθῇ	ἀγαθῷ		ἀγαθοῖν	ἀγαθαῖν	ἀγαθοῖν		ἀγαθοῖς	ἀγαθαῖς	ἀγαθοῖς
Accusative	ἀγαθόν	ἀγαθήν	ἀγαθόν		ἀγαθώ	ἀγαθά	ἀγαθώ		ἀγαθούς	ἀγαθάς	ἀγαθά
Vocative	ἀγαθέ	ἀγαθή	ἀγαθόν		ἀγαθώ	ἀγαθά	ἀγαθώ		ἀγαθοί	ἀγαθαί	ἀγαθά

Descendants

• English: Agatha

• Greek: αγαθός

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Robert S. P. Beekes (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill Academic Publishers)
• Strong’s concordance number: G18