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ἀγα^θός [α^γ], ή, όν, Lacon. ἀγασός Ar.Lys.1301, Cypr. ἀζαθός GDI57:—
A.good:
I. of persons,
2. brave, valiant, since courage was attributed to Chiefs and Nobles, Il.1.131, al.; “τῷ κ᾽ ἀγαθὸς μὲν ἔπεφν᾽, ἀγαθὸν δέ κεν ἐξενάριξεν21.280; cf. Hdt.5.109, etc.
3. good, capable, in reference to ability, “. βασιλεύςIl.3.179; “ἰητήρ2.732; “θεράπων16.165, 17.388; “πύκτηςXenoph.2.15; “ἰητρόςHp.Prog.1; “προβατογνώμωνA.Ag. 795; “ἄρχοντεςDemocr.266: freq. with qualifying words, “. ἐν ὑσμίνῃIl.13.314; “βοὴν .2.408,563, al.; “πύξOd.11.300; “βίηνIl.6.478; “γνώμηνS.OT687; “πᾶσαν ἀρετήνPl.Lg.899b, cf. Alc.1.124e; “τέχνηνId.Prt.323b; τὰ πολέμια, τὰ πολιτικά, Hdt.9.122, Pl.Grg.516b, etc.: more rarely c. dat., “. πολέμῳX.Oec.4.15: with Preps., “ἄνδρες . περὶ τὸ πλῆθοςLys.13.2; “εἴς τιPl.Alc.1.125a; “πρός τιId.R.407e: c. inf., “. μάχεσθαιHdt.1.136; “ἱππεύεσθαι1.79; . ἱστάναι good at weighing, Pl.Prt.356b.
4. good, in moral sense, first in Thgn.438, cf. Heraclit.104, S.El.1082, X.Mem.1.7.1, Pl.Ap.41d, etc.; “ψυχῆς ἀγαθῆς πατρὶς ξύμπας κόσμοςDemocr.247: freq. with other Adjs., “ πιστὸς κἀ.S.Tr.541; δικαίων κἀ. ib.1050:—ironical, “τὸν . ΚρέονταId.Ant.31.
5. ἀγαθέ, my good friend, as a term of gentle remonstrance, Pl.Prt.311a, etc.
6. . δαίμων, v. sub δαίμων; . τύχη, v. sub τύχη; . θεός = Lat. bona dea, Plu.Caes.9, Cic.19.
II. of things,
1. good, serviceable,Ἰθάκη . . . κουροτρόφοςOd.9.27, etc.; “. τοῖς τοκεῦσι, τῇ πόλειX.Cyn.13.17: c. gen., εἴ τι οἶδα πυρετοῦ . good for it, Id.Mem.3.8.3; “ἑλκῶνThphr.HP9.11.1.
2. of outward circumstances, “αἰδὼς οὐκ . κεχρημένῳ ἀνδρὶ παρεῖναιOd.17.347; “εἰπεῖν εἰς ἀγαθόνto good purpose, Il.9.102; “ δὲ πείσεται εἰς . περfor his own good end, 11.789; “οὐκ ἀγαθὸν πολυκοιρανίη2.204:—ἀγαθόν [ἐστι], c. inf., it is good to do so and so<*> Il.7.282, 24.130, Od.3.196, etc.
3. morally good,πρῆξιςDemocr.177; “ἔργαEmp.112.2, cf. Ep.Rom.2.7, etc.
4. ἀγαθόν, τό, good, blessing, benefit, of persons or things, “ μέγα . σὺ τοῖς φίλοιςX.Cyr.5.3.20; “φίλον, μέγιστον . εἶναί φασιId.Mem.2.4.2, cf. Ar.Ra.74, etc; as term of endearment for a baby, blessing!, treasure!, Men.Sam.28:— ἀγαθόν τινα δεδρακέναι, πεποιηκέναι confer a benefit on . . , Th.3.68, Lys.13.92; ἐπ᾽ ἀγαθῷ τινος for one's good, Th.5.27, X.Cyr.7.4.3; “ἐπ᾽ . τοῖς πολίταιςAr.Ra.1487; “οὐκ ἐπ᾽ .for no good end, Th.1.131; “ἐπ᾽ οὐδενὶ . τῆς ἙλλάδοςX.HG5.2.35:—in pl., ἐπ᾽ ἀγαθοῖς γεναμένη (sic) “κατασποράPFlor.21.10 (iii A.D.):—τὸ . or τἀ., the good, Epich.171.5, cf. Pl.R.506b, 508e, Arist.Metaph.1091a31, etc.:—in pl., ἀγαθά, τά, goods of fortune, treasures, wealth, Hdt.2.172, Lys.13.91, X.Mem.1.2.63, etc.; “ἀγαθὰ πράττεινfare well, Ar.Av.1706; also, good things, dainties, Thgn.1000, Ar.Ach.873, etc.: good qualities,τοῖς ., οἷς ἔχομεν ἐν τῇ ψυχῇIsoc.8.32, cf. Democr.37; good points, of a horse, “εἰ τἄλλα πάντα . ἔχοι, κακόπους δ᾽ εἴηX.Eq. 1.2.
III. Comp. and Sup. are usu. supplied from other stems, viz. Comp. ἀμείνων, ἀρείων<*> βελτίων, κρείσσωνκάρρων), λωΐων λὥων̓), Ep. βέλτερος, λωΐτερος, φέρτερος:—Sup. ἄριστος, βέλτιστος, κράτιστος, λώϊστος λῷστος), Ep.βέλτατος, κάρτιστος, φέρτατος, φέριστος:— later, reg. Comp. “ἀγαθώτεροςLXX Jd.11.25, 15.2, D.S.8Fr.12, Plot. 5.5.9, Diod.Rh.p.53.9H.: Sup. “ἀγαθώτατοςD.S.16.85, Hld.5.15, etc. (“-ότατοςPOxy.1757.26 (ii A.D.)).
IV. Adv. usually εὖ, q.v.: “ἀγαθῶςHp.Off.9, Arist.Rh.1388b6, LXX 1 Ki.20.7. (Etym. dub. (“ὅτι ἄγει ἡμᾶς ἐπὶ τὸν ὀρθὸν βίονStoic. 3.49); perh. cognate with ἄγαμαι, hence admirable.
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