ἀγαθοποιός
agathopoios
G0017
G:N-M
Greek
doing good
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Agathopoios denotes people identified in 1 Peter 2:14 by their doing of good.
The attested use identifies people who do good, set in 1 Peter 2:14 alongside rulers' praise of such people.
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People who do good · dominant
In 1 Peter 2:14, the genitive plural masculine form occurs in the clause contrasting vengeance on wrongdoers with praise of those characterized by doing good. The APB renders the clause “praise of those who do good.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Peter 2:14, the APB presents the relevant group as “those who do good”; This confirms the clause's overall contrast rather than a precise one-word rendering.