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ἀγαθῶς (agathōs) fine ^G:A

Included with: ἀγαθῶς [ᾰγ], ή, όν,

Laconian dialect ἀγασός [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— good:

__I of persons,
__I.1 well-born, gentle, opposed to κακός, δειλός, οἷά τε τοῖς ἀγαθοῖσι παραδρώωσι χέρηες[Refs 8th c.BC+]; τοὺς εὐγενεῖς γὰρ κἀγαθοὺς.. φιλεῖ Ἄρης ἐναίρειν[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—in political sense, aristocrats, especially in the phrase καλοὶ κἀγαθοί (see. entry καλοκἀγαθός).
__I.2 brave, valiant, since courage was attributed to Chiefs and Nobles, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__I.3 good, capable, in reference to ability, ἀ. βασιλεύς[Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently with qualifying words, ἀ. ἐν ὑσμίνῃ[Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὰ πολέμια, τὰ πολιτικά, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: more rarely with dative, ἀ. πολέμῳ[Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, ἀ. μάχεσθαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ἱστάναι good at weighing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.4 good, in moral sense, first in [Refs 6th c.BC+]: frequently with other adjectives, ὁ πιστὸς κἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—ironical, τὸν ἀ. Κρέοντα[Refs]
__I.5 ὦ ἀγαθέ, my good friend, as a term of gentle remonstrance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.6 ἀ. δαίμων, see entry δαίμω; ἀ. τύχη, see entry τύχ; ἀ. θεός = Latin bona dea, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II of things,
__II.1 good, serviceable, Ἰθάκη.. ἀ. κουροτρόφος[Refs 8th c.BC+] good for it, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 of outward circumstances, αἰδὼς οὐκ ἀ. κεχρημένῳ ἀνδρὶ παρεῖναι[Refs 8th c.BC+]; εἰπεῖν εἰς ἀγαθόν to good purpose, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁ δὲ πείσεται εἰς ἀ. περ for his own good end, [Refs] —ἀγαθόν [ἐστι], with infinitive, it is good to do so and so, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.3 morally good, πρῆξις[NT+5th c.BC+]
__II.4 ἀγαθόν, τό, good, blessing, benefit, of persons or things, ὦ μέγα ἀ. σὺ τοῖς φίλοις[Refs 5th c.BC+] as term of endearment for a baby, blessing!, treasure!, [Refs 4th c.BC+] — ἀγαθόν τινα δεδρακέναι, πεποιηκέναι confer a benefit on.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπ᾽ ἀγαθῷ τινος for one's good, [Refs 5th c.BC+]for no good end, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —τὸ ἀ. or τἀ., the good, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —in _plural_, ἀγαθά, τά, goods of fortune, treasures, wealth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]fare well, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, good things, dainties, [Refs 6th c.BC+]: good qualities, τοῖς ἀ., οἷς ἔχομεν ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ[Refs 5th c.BC+]; good points, of a horse, εἰ τἄλλα πάντα ἀ. ἔχοι, κακόπους δ᾽ εἴη[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III comparative and superlative are usually supplied from other stems, i.e. comparative ἀμείνων, ἀρείων, βελτίων, κρείσσων (κάρρων), λωΐων (λὥων), Epic dialect βέλτερος, λωΐτερος, φέρτερος:—superlative ἄριστος, βέλτιστος, κράτιστος, λώϊστος (λῷστος), Epic dialect βέλτατος, κάρτιστος, φέρτατος, φέριστος:— later, regular comparative ἀγαθώτερος[LXX+1st c.BC+]: superlative ἀγαθώτατος[Refs 1st c.BC+] etc. (-ότατος [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__IV adverb usually εὖ, which see: ἀγαθῶς[LXX+5th c.BC+]; perhaps cognate with ἄγαμαι, hence admirable.)

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Rom.2.7 ☩ LXX.Judg.11.25 ☩ LXX.1Kgs.20.7*}