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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #25 - ἀγαπάω

Transliteration

agapáō

Phonetics

ag-ap-ah'-o

Root Word (Etymology)

perhaps from agan (much) [or cf (G5368)]

Parts of Speech

Verb

TDNT

1:21,5

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

of persons
1. to welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, to love dearly
of things
1. to be well pleased, to be contented at or with a thing

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 157 ‑ אַהֵב (aw‑hab', aw‑habe'); 157 ‑ אַהֵב (aw‑hab', aw‑habe'); 935 ‑ בּוֹא (bo); 2142 ‑ זָכַר (zaw‑kar'); 2398 ‑ חָטָא (khaw‑taw'); 2654 ‑ חָפֵץ (khaw‑fates'); 3039 ‑ יָדִיד (yed‑eed'); 3040 ‑ יְדִידָה (yed‑ee‑daw'); 3173 ‑ יָחִיד (yaw‑kheed'); 4191 ‑ מוּת (mooth); 4885 ‑ מָשׂוֹשׂ (maw‑soce'); 6213 ‑ עָשָׂה (aw‑saw'); 6601 ‑ פָּתָה (paw‑thaw'); 7069 ‑ קָנָה (kaw‑naw'); 7355 ‑ רָחַם (raw‑kham'); 7521 ‑ רָצָה (raw‑tsaw'); 8104 ‑ שָׁמַר (shaw‑mar'); 8173 ‑ שָׁעַע (shaw‑ah'); 8191 ‑ שַׁעֲשֻׁעִים (shah‑shoo'‑ah);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (147)

Matthew 8

Mark 5

Luke 13

John 39

Romans 9

1 Corinthians 2

2 Corinthians 4

Galatians 2

Ephesians 11

Colossians 2

1 Thessalonians 2

2 Thessalonians 2

2 Timothy 2

Hebrews 2

James 3

1 Peter 4

2 Peter 1

1 John 29

2 John 2

3 John 1

Revelation 4

NAS (144)

Matthew 8

Mark 6

Luke 13

John 37

Romans 8

1 Corinthians 2

2 Corinthians 4

Galatians 2

Ephesians 10

Colossians 2

1 Thessalonians 2

2 Thessalonians 2

2 Timothy 2

Hebrews 2

James 3

1 Peter 4

2 Peter 1

1 John 28

2 John 2

3 John 1

Jude 1

Revelation 4

HCS (141)

Matthew 7

Mark 5

Luke 13

John 37

Romans 8

1 Corinthians 2

2 Corinthians 4

Galatians 2

Ephesians 9

Colossians 2

1 Thessalonians 2

2 Thessalonians 2

2 Timothy 2

Hebrews 2

James 3

1 Peter 4

2 Peter 1

1 John 28

2 John 2

3 John 1

Jude 1

Revelation 4

BSB (143)

Matthew 8

Mark 5

Luke 13

John 37

Romans 8

1 Corinthians 2

2 Corinthians 4

Galatians 2

Ephesians 10

Colossians 2

1 Thessalonians 2

2 Thessalonians 2

2 Timothy 2

Hebrews 2

James 3

1 Peter 4

2 Peter 1

1 John 28

2 John 2

3 John 2

Revelation 4

ESV (130)

Matthew 6

Mark 1

Luke 13

John 37

Romans 8

1 Corinthians 2

2 Corinthians 4

Galatians 2

Ephesians 9

Colossians 2

1 Thessalonians 2

2 Thessalonians 2

2 Timothy 2

Hebrews 2

James 3

1 Peter 4

2 Peter 1

1 John 26

Revelation 4

WEB (148)

Matthew 8

Mark 5

Luke 13

John 38

Romans 8

1 Corinthians 2

2 Corinthians 4

Galatians 2

Ephesians 11

Colossians 2

1 Thessalonians 2

2 Thessalonians 2

2 Timothy 3

Hebrews 2

James 3

1 Peter 5

2 Peter 1

1 John 30

2 John 2

3 John 1

Revelation 4

KJV (147)

Love 4

beloved 7

doth 1

have 1

let 1

love 68

loved 39

lovedst 1

loveth 20

thou 2

us 1

was 1

ye 1

NAS (144)

BELOVED 2

Beloved 1

LOVE 14

LOVED 2

LOVES 1

beloved 5

felt 1

love 63

loved 36

loves 19

HCS (141)

Beloved 2

Having loved 1

He loved 2

He loves 1

I have loved 2

I love 1

Love 12

We should love 1

You have loved 2

You love 2

You loved 1

am I to be loved 1

are to love 1

because he loved 1

beloved 1

do you love 2

has loved 1

have loved 2

he loves 1

is to love 1

is: Love 1

let us love 1

love 7

loved 3

loves 2

one who loves 2

she loved 1

they loved 1

to love 3

we love 5

who has loved 1

who have loved 1

who love 3

who loved 2

who loves 4

will be loved 1

will love 3

you love 3

you loved 1

you would love 1

BSB (143)

* 2

Beloved [One] 1

Having loved 1

He loved 2

He loves 1

I do not love 1

I have loved 2

I love 3

I loved 1

Love 13

We should love 1

You have loved 2

You love 1

You loved 1

[My] Beloved' 1

[My] beloved 1

[in] love 1

beloved 2

crave 1

do you love 2

does not love 5

has loved 2

have I loved 1

have loved 1

he loves 1

in his love of 1

let us love 2

love 23

loved 17

loves 17

must love 3

she has loved 1

they did not love 1

they loved 1

to love 5

we love 5

we should love 1

who are beloved 1

who are loved 1

who love 1

who loves 1

will [you] love me 1

will be loved 1

will love 3

you love 4

you love [Him] 1

you loved 1

you would love 1

ESV (130)

Beloved 1

Love 3

beloved 5

love 61

loved 40

loves 20

WEB (148)

* 7

He who loves 1

I have loved 2

I love 3

I loved 1

To him who loves 1

You have loved 1

You shall love 5

affection 1

also have loved 1

am I loved 1

beloved 2

do you 2

for those who love 1

has loved 1

have loved 1

having loved 2

he love 1

he loved 3

he loves 1

he who loves 2

him who loved 1

let us love 1

love 29

loved 17

loves 14

must 1

nbsp 1

shall love 1

she loved 1

sincerely loved 1

the 1

the Beloved 1

the beloved 1

the same loves 1

they loved 1

those 1

those who love 3

to love 5

we love 5

we should love 1

who have loved 1

who love 2

who loved 1

will be loved 1

will love 3

you love 7

you loved 4

you may love 1

you would love 1

RAH

V-AAD2P 2

V-AAD2S 2

V-AAI1S 20

V-AAI2S 12

V-AAI3P 8

V-AAI3S 33

V-AAN 5

V-AAPNSF 1

V-FAI1P 1

V-FAI1S 2

V-FAI2P 1

V-FAI2S 4

V-FAI3S 6

V-FPI3S 1

V-IAI3S 6

V-PAD2S 1

V-PAI1S 2

V-PAI2P 3

V-PAI2S 2

V-PAI3P 3

V-PAI3S 18

V-PAN 19

V-PAPAPM 2

V-PAPASF 1

V-PAPDPM 8

V-PAPGPM 2

V-PAPGSM 1

V-PAPNPM 10

V-PAPNSM 9

V-PMPNPF 1

V-PMPNSM 1

V-PPPNSM 1

V-XAI1P 1

V-XAI1S 2

V-XAI2S 2

V-XAI3S 2

V-XMPAPN 1

V-XMPASF 1

V-XMPASM 1

V-XMPDSM 4

V-XMPGSF 1

V-XMPGSM 1

V-XMPNPM 2

V-XMPNPN 1

V-XMPNSF 3

V-XMPNSM 4

V-YAI1S 1

ANT

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 5

V-AAI-2S 5

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 12

V-AAM-2P 1

V-AAP-GSM 2

V-AAP-NSM 3

V-AAS-2P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2S 10

V-FAI-3S 4

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-2P 2

V-IAI-3S 5

V-PAI-1P 3

V-PAI-1S 5

V-PAI-2P 3

V-PAI-2S 2

V-PAI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 9

V-PAM-2P 8

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 8

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-DPM 4

V-PAP-DSM 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 14

V-PAS-1P 7

V-PAS-2P 4

V-PAS-3S 3

V-PPI-1S 1

V-RAP-DPM 1

V-RPP-ASF 3

V-RPP-DSM 1

V-RPP-NPM 3

BEZ

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 5

V-AAI-2S 5

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 12

V-AAM-2P 1

V-AAP-DSM 1

V-AAP-GSM 2

V-AAP-NSM 3

V-AAS-2P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2S 10

V-FAI-3S 4

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-2P 2

V-IAI-3S 5

V-PAI-1P 3

V-PAI-1S 5

V-PAI-2P 3

V-PAI-2S 2

V-PAI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 9

V-PAM-2P 7

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 8

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-DPM 4

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 14

V-PAS-1P 7

V-PAS-2P 5

V-PAS-3S 3

V-PPI-1S 1

V-RAP-DPM 1

V-RPP-ASF 3

V-RPP-DSM 1

V-RPP-NPM 3

BGB

V-AIA-1S 5

V-AIA-2S 5

V-AIA-3P 3

V-AIA-3S 12

V-AMA-2P 1

V-APA-GMS 2

V-APA-NMS 3

V-ASA-2P 1

V-FIA-1S 1

V-FIA-2S 10

V-FIA-3S 4

V-FIP-3S 1

V-IIA-2P 2

V-IIA-3S 5

V-PIA-1P 3

V-PIA-1S 5

V-PIA-2P 3

V-PIA-2S 2

V-PIA-3P 1

V-PIA-3S 9

V-PIM/P-1S 1

V-PMA-2P 7

V-PMA-3S 1

V-PNA 8

V-PPA-AMP 3

V-PPA-DMP 4

V-PPA-DMS 1

V-PPA-GMP 1

V-PPA-NMS 14

V-PSA-1P 7

V-PSA-2P 5

V-PSA-3S 3

V-RIA-1P 1

V-RPA-DMP 1

V-RPM/P-AFS 3

V-RPM/P-DMP 1

V-RPM/P-DMS 1

V-RPM/P-NMP 1

V-RPM/P-VMP 2

BMT

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 4

V-AAI-2S 5

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 11

V-AAM-2P 1

V-AAP-GSM 2

V-AAP-NSM 3

V-AAS-2P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2S 10

V-FAI-3S 3

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-2P 2

V-IAI-3S 5

V-PAI-1P 3

V-PAI-1S 5

V-PAI-2P 3

V-PAI-2S 2

V-PAI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 7

V-PAM-2P 6

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 8

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-DPM 4

V-PAP-DSM 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 14

V-PAS-1P 6

V-PAS-2P 5

V-PAS-3S 3

V-PPI-1S 1

V-RAP-DPM 1

V-RPP-ASF 3

V-RPP-DSM 1

V-RPP-NPM 3

BYZ

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 6

V-AAI-2S 5

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 11

V-AAM-2P 1

V-AAP-DSM 1

V-AAP-GSM 2

V-AAP-NSM 3

V-AAS-2P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2S 10

V-FAI-3S 3

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-2P 2

V-IAI-3S 5

V-PAI-1P 3

V-PAI-1S 5

V-PAI-2P 3

V-PAI-2S 2

V-PAI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 7

V-PAM-2P 6

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 8

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-DPM 4

V-PAP-DSM 2

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 14

V-PAS-1P 6

V-PAS-2P 5

V-PAS-3S 4

V-PPI-1S 1

V-RAP-DPM 1

V-RPP-ASF 3

V-RPP-DSM 1

V-RPP-NPM 3

ELZ

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 5

V-AAI-2S 5

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 12

V-AAM-2P 1

V-AAP-DSM 1

V-AAP-GSM 2

V-AAP-NSM 3

V-AAS-2P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2S 10

V-FAI-3S 4

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-2P 2

V-IAI-3S 5

V-PAI-1P 2

V-PAI-1S 5

V-PAI-2P 3

V-PAI-2S 2

V-PAI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 9

V-PAM-2P 7

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 8

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-DPM 4

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 14

V-PAS-1P 8

V-PAS-2P 5

V-PAS-3S 4

V-PPI-1S 1

V-RAP-DPM 1

V-RPP-ASF 3

V-RPP-DSM 1

V-RPP-NPM 3

NA26

A-ASM 2

N-GSF 1

V-AAD-2P 1

V-AAI-1S 5

V-AAI-2S 5

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 11

V-AAPGSM 2

V-AAPNSM 3

V-AAS-2P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2S 10

V-FAI-3S 2

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-2P 2

V-IAI-3S 5

V-PAD-2P 7

V-PAD-3S 1

V-PAI-1P 3

V-PAI-1S 5

V-PAI-2P 3

V-PAI-2S 2

V-PAI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 9

V-PAN 8

V-PAPAPM 3

V-PAPDPM 4

V-PAPDSM 1

V-PAPGPM 1

V-PAPNSM 14

V-PAS-1P 7

V-PAS-2P 5

V-PAS-3S 3

V-PPI-1S 1

V-XAI-1P 1

V-XPPASF 3

V-XPPDPM 1

V-XPPDSM 1

V-XPPNPM 1

V-XPPVPM 2

SBL

V-1AAIS 5

V-1FAIS 1

V-1PAIP 3

V-1PAIS 5

V-1PASP 7

V-1PPIS 1

V-1XAIP 1

V-2AADP 1

V-2AAIS 5

V-2AASP 1

V-2FAIS 10

V-2IAIP 2

V-2PADP 7

V-2PAIP 3

V-2PAIS 2

V-2PASP 5

V-3AAIP 3

V-3AAIS 12

V-3FAIS 4

V-3FPIS 1

V-3IAIS 5

V-3PADS 1

V-3PAIP 1

V-3PAIS 9

V-3PASS 3

V-AAPGSM 2

V-AAPNSM 3

V-PAN 8

V-PAPAPM 3

V-PAPDPM 4

V-PAPDSM 1

V-PAPGPM 1

V-PAPNSM 14

V-XAPDPM 1

V-XPPASF 3

V-XPPDPM 1

V-XPPDSM 1

V-XPPNPM 1

V-XPPVPM 2

SCV

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 5

V-AAI-2S 5

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 12

V-AAM-2P 1

V-AAP-DSM 1

V-AAP-GSM 2

V-AAP-NSM 3

V-AAS-2P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2S 10

V-FAI-3S 4

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-2P 2

V-IAI-3S 5

V-PAI-1P 2

V-PAI-1S 5

V-PAI-2P 3

V-PAI-2S 2

V-PAI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 9

V-PAM-2P 7

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 8

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-DPM 4

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 14

V-PAS-1P 8

V-PAS-2P 5

V-PAS-3S 4

V-PPI-1S 1

V-RAP-DPM 1

V-RPP-ASF 3

V-RPP-DSM 1

V-RPP-NPM 3

STV

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 5

V-AAI-2S 5

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 12

V-AAM-2P 1

V-AAP-DSM 1

V-AAP-GSM 2

V-AAP-NSM 3

V-AAS-2P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2S 10

V-FAI-3S 4

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-2P 2

V-IAI-3S 5

V-PAI-1P 2

V-PAI-1S 5

V-PAI-2P 3

V-PAI-2S 2

V-PAI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 9

V-PAM-2P 7

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 8

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-DPM 4

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 14

V-PAS-1P 8

V-PAS-2P 5

V-PAS-3S 4

V-PPI-1S 1

V-RAP-DPM 1

V-RPP-ASF 3

V-RPP-DSM 1

V-RPP-NPM 3

TIS

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 5

V-AAI-2S 5

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 12

V-AAM-2P 1

V-AAP-GSM 2

V-AAP-NSM 3

V-AAS-2P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2S 10

V-FAI-3S 4

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-2P 2

V-IAI-3S 5

V-PAI-1P 3

V-PAI-1S 6

V-PAI-2P 3

V-PAI-2S 2

V-PAI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 9

V-PAM-2P 7

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 8

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-DPM 4

V-PAP-DSM 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 13

V-PAS-1P 7

V-PAS-2P 5

V-PAS-3S 3

V-PPI-1S 1

V-RAP-DPM 1

V-RPP-ASF 3

V-RPP-DPM 1

V-RPP-DSM 1

V-RPP-NPM 3

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 5

V-AAI-2S 5

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 12

V-AAM-2P 1

V-AAP-DSM 1

V-AAP-GSM 2

V-AAP-NSM 3

V-AAS-2P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2S 10

V-FAI-3S 4

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-2P 2

V-IAI-3S 5

V-PAI-1P 3

V-PAI-1S 5

V-PAI-2P 3

V-PAI-2S 2

V-PAI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 9

V-PAM-2P 7

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 8

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-DPM 4

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 14

V-PAS-1P 7

V-PAS-2P 5

V-PAS-3S 4

V-PPI-1S 1

V-RAP-DPM 1

V-RPP-ASF 3

V-RPP-DSM 1

V-RPP-NPM 3

V-AAI-1S 5

V-AAI-2S 5

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 12

V-AAM-2P 1

V-AAP-GSM 2

V-AAP-NSM 3

V-AAS-2P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2S 10

V-FAI-3S 4

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-2P 2

V-IAI-3S 5

V-PAI-1P 3

V-PAI-1S 6

V-PAI-2P 3

V-PAI-2S 2

V-PAI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 9

V-PAM-2P 7

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 8

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-DPM 4

V-PAP-DSM 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 14

V-PAS-1P 7

V-PAS-2P 5

V-PAS-3S 4

V-PPI-1S 1

V-RAI-1P 1

V-RAP-DPM 1

V-RPP-ASF 3

V-RPP-DPM 1

V-RPP-DSM 1

V-RPP-NPM 3

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἀγαπάω

(Dor. ἀγανο-έω Archyt. ap. Stob. 3.1.110), aor. ἀγάπησα Od. 23.214: pf. ἠγάπηκα Isoc. 15.147, etc.

1. I greet with affection (cf. foreg.), once in Hom., Od.l.c.: — in Trag. only show affection for the dead, ὅτ' ἠγάπα νεκρούς E. Supp. 764, cf. Hel. 937: — Pass., to be regarded with affection, ξένων εὐεργεσίαις ἀγαπᾶται Pi. I. 5(6).70: — generally, love, ὥσπερ.. οἱ ποιηταὶ τὰ αὑτῶν ποιήματα καὶ οἱ πατέρες τοὺς παῖδας ἀγαπῶσι Pl. R. 330c, cf. Lg. 928a; ὡς λύκοι ἄρν' ἀγαπῶσ' Poet. ap. Phdr. 241d; ἀ. τοὺς ἐπαινέτας ib. 257e; ἐπιστήμην, τὰ χρήματα, etc., Id. Phlb. 62d, al.; τούτους ἀγαπᾶ καὶ περὶ αὑτὸν ἔχει D. 2.19; ὁ μέγιστον ἀγαπῶν δι' ἐλάχιστ' ὀργίζεται Men. 659; esp. of children, αὐτὸν ἐτιθηνούμην ἀγαπῶσα Id. Sam. 32, etc.: — Pass., Pl. Plt. 301d, etc.; ὑπὸ τῶν θεῶν ἠγαπῆσθαι D. 61.9; ὑπὸ τοῦ φθᾶ OGI 90.4 (Rosetta, ii B. C.); so in LXX of the love of God for man and of man for God, Isaiah 41:8, Deuteronomy 11:1, al., cf. John 3:21, Romans 8:28 : — as dist. fr. φιλέω (q. v.) implying regard rather than affection, but the two are interchanged, cf. X. Mem. 2.7.9 and 12; φιλεῖσθαι defined as ἀγαπᾶσθαι αὐτὸν δι' αὑτόν Arist. Rh. 1371a21: — seldom of sexual love, for ἐράω, Arist. Fr. 76, Luc. JTr. 2; ἀ. ἑταίραν Anaxil. 22.1 (but ἀ. ἑταίρας to be fond of them, X. Mem. 1.5.4; ἐρωτικὴν μέμψιν ἡ ἀγαπωμένη λύει dub. in Democr. 271): — of brotherly love, Matthew 5:43, al.

2. persuade, entreat, LXX 2 Chronicles 18:2.

3. caress, pet, Plu. Per. 1.

II of things, to be fond of, prize, desire, Pl. Ly. 215a, 215b, etc.; τὰ χρήματα R. 330c; μᾶλλον τὸ σκότος ἢ τὸ φῶς John 3:19; prefer, τὰ Φιλίππου δῶρα ἀντὶ τῶν κοινῇ τοῖς Ἕλλησι συμφερόντων D. 18.109: — Pass., λιθίδια τὰ ἀγαπώμενα highly prized, precious stones, Pl. Phd. 110d.

III

1. to be well pleased, contented, once in Hom., οὐκ ἀγαπᾷς ὃ ἕκηλος.. μεθ' ἡμῖν δαίνυσαι; Od. 21.289; freq. in Att., ἀγαπᾶν ὅτι.. Th. 6.36; more commonly, ἀ. εἰ.. to be well content if.., Lys. 12.11, Pl. R. 450a, al.; ἐὰν.. ib. 330b, cf. Ar. V. 684, Pl. Grg. 483c, al.

2. c. part., ἀ. τιμώμενος Pl. R. 475b, cf. Isoc. 12.8, Antiph. 169: c. inf., οὐκ ἀ. τῶν ἴσων τυγχάνειν τοῖς ἄλλοις Isoc. 18.50, cf. D. 55.19, Hdn. 2.15.4, Alciphr. 3.61, Luc. DMort. 12.4, etc.

3. c. dat. rei, to be contented with, ἀ. τοῖς ὑπάρχουσιν ἀγαθοῖς Lys. 2.21; τοῖς πεπραγμένοις D. 1.14.

4. c. acc. rei, tolerate, put up with, μηκέτι τὴν ἐλευθερίαν ἀ. Isoc. 4.140; τὰ παρόντα D. 6.15; τὸ δίκαιον Pl. R. 359a (Pass.), cf. Arist. Rh. 1398a23.

5. rarely c. gen., ἵνα.. τῆς ἀξίας ἀγαπῶσιν may be content with the proper price, Alex. 125.7.

6. abs., to be content, ἀγαπήσαντες Lycurg. 73, cf. Luc. Nec. 17.

7. c. inf., to be fond of doing, wont to do, like φιλέω, τοὺς Λυκίους ἀγαπῶντας τὸ τρίχωμα φορεῖν Arist. Oec. 1348a29, cf. LXX Hosea 12:7.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἀγαπάω, (ῶ; (imperfect ἠγάπων); future ἀγαπήσω; 1 aorist ἠγάπησα; perfect active (1 person plural ἠγαπήκαμεν, 1 John 4:10 WH text), participle ἠγαπηκῶς (2 Timothy 4:8); passive (present ἀγαπῶμαι); perfect participle ἠγαπημένος; 1 future ἀγαπηθήσομαι; (akin to ἄγαμαι (Fick, Part 4:12; see ἀγαθός, at the beginning)); to love, to be full of good-will and exhibit the same: Luke 7:47; 1 John 4:7f; with the accusative of the person, to have a preference for, wish well to, regard the welfare of: Matthew 5:43ff; Matthew 19:19; Luke 7:5; John 11:5; Romans 13:8; 2 Corinthians 11:11; 2 Corinthians 12:15; Galatians 5:14; Ephesians 5:25, 28; 1 Peter 1:22, and elsewhere; used often in the First Epistle of John of the love of Christians toward one another; of the benevolence which God, in providing salvation for men, has exhibited by sending his Son to them and giving him up to death, John 3:16; Romans 8:37; 2 Thessalonians 2:16; 1 John 4:11, 19; (noteworthy is Jude 1:1 L T Tr WH τοῖς ἐν Θεῷ πατρί ἠγαπημένοις; see ἐν, I. 4, and cf. Lightfoot on Colossians 3:12); of the love which led Christ, in procuring human salvation, to undergo sufferings and death, Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 5:2; of the love with which God regards Christ, John 3:35; (v. L marginal reading); ; Ephesians 1:6. When used of love to a master, God or Christ, the word involves the idea of affectionate reverence, prompt obedience, grateful recognition of benefits received: Matthew 6:24; Matthew 22:37; Romans 8:28; 1 Corinthians 2:9; 1 Corinthians 8:3; James 1:12; 1 Peter 1:8; 1 John 4:10, 20, and elsewhere. With an accusative of the thing ἀγαπάω denotes "to take pleasure in the thing, prize it above other things, be unwilling to abandon it or do without it": δικαιοσύνην, Hebrews 1:9 (i. e. steadfastly to cleave to); τήν δόξαν, John 12:43; τήν πρωτοκαθεδρίαν, Luke 11:43; τό σκότος; and τό φῶς, John 3:19; τόν κόσμον. 1 John 2:15; τόν νῦν αἰῶνα, 2 Timothy 4:10, — both which last phrases signify to set the heart on earthly advantages and joys; τήν ψυχήν αὐτῶν, Revelation 12:11; ζωήν, 1 Peter 3:10 (to derive pleasure from life, render it agreeable to himself); to welcome with desire, long for: τήν ἐπιφάνειαν αὐτοῦ, 2 Timothy 4:8 (Wis. 1:1 Wis. 6:13; Sir. 4:12, etc.; so of a person: ἠγαπήθη, Wis. 4:10, cf. Grimm at the passage). Concerning the unique proof of love which Jesus gave the apostles by washing their feet, it is said ἠγάπησεν αὐτούς, John 13:1, cf. Lücke or Meyer at the passage (but others take ἀγαπήσας here more comprehensively, see Weiss's Meyer, Godet, Westcott, Keil). The combination ἀγάπην ἀγαπᾶν τινα occurs, when a relative intervenes, in John 17:26; Ephesians 2:4 (2 Samuel 13:15 where τό μῖσος ὁ ἐμίσησεν αὐτήν is contrasted; cf. Genesis 49:25 εὐλόγησε σε εὐλογίαν; Ps. Sal. (in manuscript Pseudepig. Vet. Test. edition Fabric. i., p. 966; Libri Apocr. etc., edition Fritzsche, p. 588) δόξαν ἥν ἐδόξασεν αὐτήν); cf. Winers Grammar, § 32, 2; (Buttmann, 148f (129)); Grimm on 1 Macc. 2:54. On the difference between ἀγαπάω and φιλέω, see φιλέω. Cf. ἀγάπη, 1 at the end

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀγαπάω , -ῶ ,

[in LXX chiefly for H157;]

to love, to feel and exhibit esteem and goodwill to a person, to prize and delight in a thing.

1. Of human affection, to men: τ . πλησίον , Matthew 5:43; τ . ἐχθρούς , Matthew 5:44; to Christ, John 8:42; to God, Matthew 22:37; c. acc rei, Luke 11:43, John 12:43 Ephesians 5:25, 2 Timothy 4:8; 2 Timothy 4:10, Hebrews 1:9, 1 Peter 2:17, 1 Peter 3:10, 2 Peter 2:15, 1 John 2:15, Revelation 12:11.

2. Of divine love;

(a) God's love: to men, Romans 8:37; to Christ, John 3:35;

(b) Christ's love: to men, Mark 10:21; to God, John 14:31; c. cogn. acc, John 17:26, Ephesians 2:4.

SYN.: φιλέω G5368. From its supposed etymology (Thayer, LS; but v. also Boisacq) ἀ . is commonly understood properly to denote love based on esteem (diligo), as distinct from that expressed by φιλέω (amo), spontaneous natural affection, emotional and unreasoning. If this distinction holds, a. is fitly used in NT of Christian love to God and man, the spiritual affection which follows the direction of the will, and which, therefore, unlike that feeling which is instinctive and unreasoned, can be commanded as a duty. (Cf. ἀγάπη G26, and v. Tr., 12; Cremer, 9, 592; and esp. MM, VGT, s.v.)

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Vocabulary of the Greek NT

The Pauline phrase in 1 Thessalonians 1:4 ἀδελφοὶ ἠγαπημένοι ὑπὸ [τοῦ ] θεοῦ, which in this exact form is not found elsewhere in the NT (cf. in the LXX Sirach 45:1 ἠγαπημένον ὑπὸ (ἀπὸ א) θεοῦ καὶ ἀνθρώπων), is well illustrated by a similar use in connexion with Ptolemy on the Rosetta stone, OGIS 90.4 (B.C. 196) ἠγαπημένου ὑπὸ τοῦ Φθᾶ. Cf. a Munich papyrus in Chrest. I. 109.12 (end of iii/B.C.), where Wilcken restores [Πτολεμαῖ ]ος αἰωνόβιος ἠγα [πημένος ὑπὸ τῆς Ισιδος ]. It may be noted that in Mark 10:21 Field (Notes, p. 34) suggests the translation ";caressed"; for ἠγάπησεν, comparing Plut. Pericl. 1 : ξένους τινὰς ἐν Ῥώμῃ πλουσίους, κυνῶν τέκνα καὶ πιθήκων ἐν τοῖς κόλποις περιφέροντας καὶ ἀγαπῶντας (fondling) ἰδὼν ὁ Καῖσαρ. . . ἠρώτησεν εἰ παιδία παρ᾽ αὐτοῖς οὐ τίκτουσιν αἱ γυναῖκες. B. L. Gildersleeve (Justin Martyr, p. 135) suggests that ";the larger use of [ἀγαπᾶν ] in Christian writers is perhaps due to an avoidance of φιλεῖν in the sense of ‘kissing.’ "; He says Xenophon made the two words absolute synonyms, comparing Memorabilia ii. 7. 9 with 12; while he deprecates refinements in John 21:15-17, since ";the Evangelist himself did not see the point, as Augustin notes (Civ. Dei vii. 11)."; This seems undeniable in Xenophon l.c., though in so severely simple a writer as Jn it is extremely hard to reconcile ourselves to a meaningless use of synonyms, where the point would seem to lie in the identity of the word employed. Gildersleeve’s remark that ";ἀγαπᾶν is a colder word than φιλεῖν and less intimate"; will hold for ";profane"; Greek; but this is emphatically a case where the needs of a new subject take up a rather colourless word and indefinitely enrich it. In NT ἀγαπᾶν is purged of all coldness, and is deeper than φιλεῖν, though the latter remains more human. See R. H. Strachan’s references and discussion in Expos. VIII. vii. 263–7 (March 1914). A Christian metrical epitaph (Calder 69—after midd. iv/A.D.) has ἀ. with infin. as in Class. Grk : νῦν ἀγαπᾷς σὺ μαθεῖν τίς ἐγὼ ξένος ἢ πόθεν ἦλθα.

List of Word Forms

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