ἀγαθοποιός

See also: αγαθοποιός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓γᾰθός (ăgăthós, “good”) +‎ ποιέω (poiéō, “to do”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡa.tʰo.poi̯.ós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ɡa.tʰo.pyˈos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣa.θo.pyˈos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣa.θo.pyˈos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ɣa.θo.piˈos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιός • (ăgăthopoiós) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιόν); second declension

doing good; beneficent
Synonym: εὐεργετῐκός (euergetĭkós)
- 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Sirach 42.14
- 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.368B
- 234 CE – 305 CE, Porphyry, To Marcella 17
- 550 CE – 650 CE, Menander Protector, Collected Works 16D
(astrology) giving a good sign
- 90 CE – 168 CE, Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos 19
- c. 100 CE – 200 CE, Artemidorus, Oneirocritica 4.59
- 260 CE – 340 CE, Eusebius, Preparations for the Gospel 275D

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιός; ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιός ăgăthopoiós		ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιόν ăgăthopoión	ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιώ ăgăthopoiṓ		ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιώ ăgăthopoiṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιοί ăgăthopoioí		ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιᾰ́ ăgăthopoiắ
Genitive	ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιοῦ ăgăthopoioû		ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιοῦ ăgăthopoioû	ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιοῖν ăgăthopoioîn		ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιοῖν ăgăthopoioîn	ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιῶν ăgăthopoiôn		ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιῶν ăgăthopoiôn
Dative	ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιῷ ăgăthopoiōî		ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιῷ ăgăthopoiōî	ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιοῖν ăgăthopoioîn		ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιοῖν ăgăthopoioîn	ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιοῖς ăgăthopoioîs		ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιοῖς ăgăthopoioîs
Accusative	ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιόν ăgăthopoión		ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιόν ăgăthopoión	ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιώ ăgăthopoiṓ		ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιώ ăgăthopoiṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιούς ăgăthopoioús		ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιᾰ́ ăgăthopoiắ
Vocative	ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιέ ăgăthopoié		ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιόν ăgăthopoión	ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιώ ăgăthopoiṓ		ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιώ ăgăthopoiṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιοί ăgăthopoioí		ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιᾰ́ ăgăthopoiắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιῶς ăgăthopoiôs			ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιότερος ăgăthopoióteros			ᾰ̓γᾰθοποιότᾰτος ăgăthopoiótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

“ἀγαθοποιός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἀγαθοποιός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
ἀγαθοποιός in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἀγαθοποιός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)
G17 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible