to do good
euergeteo describes Jesus’ active beneficence as he passed through healing oppressed people.
The attested use describes active beneficence: in Acts 10:38, the present active participle portrays Jesus as passing through in a course of action that includes healing those oppressed by the devil.
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Active beneficence expressed in healing · dominant
In Acts 10:38, εὐεργετῶν is a present active nominative singular masculine participle describing Jesus as he passed through; the APB renders the clause “doing good and healing all the ones being oppressed by the devil.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 10:38, the APB presents the action in the phrase “doing good and healing all the ones being oppressed by the devil.” The precise division of that English clause cannot be assigned beyond the verse context.