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  • For example; the word agathos was supposed by us to be a compound of agastos and thoos, and probably thoos may be further resolvable.

    Cratylus 427? BC-347? BC Plato 1855

  • The Athenian would have found his life becoming infinitely more complex along the material side when he tried to live like a "kalos-k'agathos" -- i.e. a "noble and good man," or

    A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life William Stearns Davis 1903

  • This is the country of the [Greek: pux agathos], the home of the noble boxer; and this, "he added, pointing to the glittering palace," is the headquarters, I am informed, of the boxer's art.

    Punch Among the Planets Various

  • Good, agathos; the second merely dikaios, or just; yet even Marcion did not carry this system to its ultimate consequences.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

  • Thus, also, abstract substantives could be obtained by joining a Greek adjective to certain abstract Coptic prefixes, as met-agathos, goodness, kindness.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

  • Indescribable, Good God (aoratos akatanomastos agathos theos), formerly unknown to the creator as well as to his creatures, has revealed Himself in Christ.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

  • Hellenistic Greek supplied the missing adverb to agathos.

    A Grammar of Septuagint Greek 1856-1924 1905

  • Greek is oudeis agathos, ei me heis ho theos, ` save one, even God '

    NPNF2-09. Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus 1898

  • [Greek: agathos], but not, like the Father, [Greek: aparallaktôs agathos].] [Footnote 735: Selecta in Psalm.,

    History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) Adolph Harnack 1890

  • Christos gar estin ho kata pantôn Theos, os tên hamartian ex anthrôpôn apoplunein proetaxe, neon ton palaion anthrôpon apotelôn, eikona touton kalesas ap 'archês, dia tupou tên eis se epideiknumenos storgên, ou prostagmasin hupakousas semnois, kai agathou agathos genomenos mimêtês, esê homoios hup' autou timêtheis.

    History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) Adolph Harnack 1890

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