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Good
King James Dictionary
or GOOD, a.
1. Valid legally firm not weak or defective having strength adequate to its support as a good title a good deed a good claim.
2. Valid sound not weak, false or fallacious as a good argument.
3. Complete or sufficiently perfect in its kind having the physical qualities best adapted to its design and use opposed to bad,imperfect, corrupted, impaired. We say, good timber, good cloth, a good soil, a good color.
And God saw every thing that he had made, and
behold, it was very good. Genesis 1
4. Having moral qualities best adapted to its design and use, or the qualities which God's law requires virtuous pious religious applied to persons, and opposed to bad, vitious, wicked, evil.
Yet peradventure for a good man some would
even dare to die. Romans 5
5. Conformable to the moral law virtuous applied to actions.
In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works.
Titus 2
6. Proper fit convenient seasonable well adapted to the end. It was a good time to commence operations. He arrived in good time.
7. Convenient useful expedient conducive to happiness.
It is not good that the man should be alone. Genesis 2
8. Sound perfect uncorrupted undamaged. This fruit will keep good the whole year.
9. Suitable to the taste or to health wholesome salubrious palatable not disagreeable or noxious as fruit good to eat a tree good for food. Genesis 2
10. Suited to produce a salutary effect adapted to abate or cure medicinal salutary beneficial as, fresh vegetables are good for scorbutic diseases.
11. Suited to strengthen or assist the healthful functions as, a little wine is good for a weak stomach.
12. Pleasant to the taste as a good apple.
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good, and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste. Proverbs 24
13. Full complete.
The protestant subjects of the abbey make up a good third of its people.
14. Useful valuable having qualities or a tendency to produce a good effect.
All quality, that is good for any thing,is originally founded on merit.
15. Equal adequate competent. His security is good for the amount of the debt applied to persons able to fulfill contracts.
Antonio is a good man.
16. Favorable convenient for any purpose as a good stand for business a good station for a camp.
17. Convenient suitable safe as a good harbor for ships.
18. Well qualified able skillful or performing duties with skill and fidelity as a good prince a good commander a good officer a good physician.
19. Ready dexterous.
Those are generally good at flattering who are good for nothing else.
20. Kind benevolent affectionate as a good father good will.
21. Kind affectionate faithful as a good friend.
22. Promotive of happiness pleasant agreeable cheering gratifying.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. Psalms 133
23. Pleasant or prosperous as, good morrow, Sir good morning.
24. Honorable fair unblemished unimpeached as a man of good fame or report.
A good name is better than precious ointment.
Ecclesiastes 7
25. Cheerful favorable to happiness. Be of good comfort.
26. Great or considerable not small nor very great as a good while ago he is a good way off, or at a good distance he has a good deal of leisure I had a good share of the trouble. Here we see the primary sense of extending, advancing.
27. Elegant polite as good breeding.
28. Real serious not feigned.
Love not in good earnest.
29. Kind favorable benevolent humane.
The men were very good to us. 1 Samuel 25
30. Benevolent merciful gracious.
Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are
of a clean heart. Psalms 73
31. Seasonable commendable proper.
Why trouble ye the woman, for she hath
wrought a good work on me. Matthew 26
32. Pleasant cheerful festive.
We come in a good day. 1 Samuel 25
33. Companionable social merry.
It is well known, that Sir Roger had been a good fellow in his youth.
34. Brave in familiar language. You are a good fellow.
35. In the phrases, the good man, applied to the master of the house,and good woman, applied to the mistress, good sometimes expresses a moderate degree of respect, and sometimes slight contempt. Among the first settlers of New England, it was used as a title instead of Mr. as Goodman Jones Goodman Wells.
36. The phrase good will is equivalent to benevolence but it signifies also an earnest desire, a hearty wish, entire willingness or fervent zeal as, we entered into the service with a good will he laid on stripes with a good will.
37. Comely handsome well formed as a good person or shape.
38. Mild pleasant expressing benignity or other estimable qualities as a good countenance.
39. Mild calm not irritable or fractious as a good temper.
40. Kind friendly humane as a good heart or disposition.
Good advice, wise and prudent counsel.
Good heed, great care due caution.
In good south, in good truth in reality.
To make good, to perform to fulfill as, to make good one's word or promise that is to make it entire or unbroken.
1. To confirm or establish to prove to verify as, to make good a charge or accusation.
2. To supply deficiency to make up a defect or loss. I will make good what is wanting.
3. To indemnify to give an equivalent for damages. If you suffer loss, I will make it good to you.
4. To maintain to carry into effect as, to make good a retreat.
To stand good, to be firm or valid. His word or promise stands good.
To think good, to see good, is to be pleased or satisfied to think to be expedient.
If ye think good, give me my price. Zechariah 11
As good as, equally no better than the same as. We say, one is as good as dead. Hebrews 11
As good as his word, equaling in fulfillment what was promised performing to the extent.
GOOD, n. That which contributes to diminish or remove pain, or to increase happiness or prosperity benefit advantage opposed to evil or misery. The medicine will do neither good nor harm. It does my heart good to see you so happy.
There are many that say, who will show us any good. Psalms 4
1. Welfare prosperity advancement of interest or happiness. He labored for the good of the state.
The good of the whole community can be promoted only by advancing the good of each of the members composing it.
2. Spiritual advantage or improvement as the good of souls.
3. Earnest not jest.
The good woman never died after this, till she came to die for good and all.
The phrase, for good and all, signifies, finally to close the whole business for the last time.
4. Moral works actions which are just and in conformity to the moral law or divine precepts.
Depart from evil, and do good. Psalms 34
5. Moral qualities virtue righteousness.
I find no good in this man.
6. The best fruits richness abundance.
I will give you the good of the land. Genesis 45
GOOD, To manure. Not in use.
GOOD, adv. As good, as well with equal advantage. Had you not as good go with me? In America we use goods,the Gothic word. Had you not as goods go?
In replies, good signifies well right it is satisfactory I am satisfied. I will be with you to morrow answer, good, very good. So we use well, from the root of L. valeo, to be strong.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Entry for 'Good'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/g/good.html.
