Agapaō ἀγαπάω

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Agapaō
ἀγαπάω
Transliterationagapaō
Strong's numberG25
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossto love
Occurrences143 in 110 verses
Most frequent inJohn (27)

Agapaō (Greek ἀγαπάω, Strong's G25) is a Greek verb meaning “to love”. It occurs 143 times in 110 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἀγαπάω, -ῶ,
[in LXX chiefly for אהב ;]
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, Mat.5:43; τ. ἐχθρούς, ib. 44; to Christ, Jhn.8:42; to God, Mat.22:37; with accusative of thing(s), Luk.11:43, Jhn.12:43, Eph.5:25, II Tim 4:8, 10, Heb.1:9, 1Pe.2:17, 3:10, 2Pe.2:15, 1Jn.2:15, Rev.12:11.
2. Of divine love;
(a) God's love: to men, Rom.8:37; to Christ, Jhn.3:35;
(b) Christ's love: to men, Mrk.10:21; to God, Jhn.14:31; with cogn. accusative, Jhn.17:26, Eph.2:4.
SYN.: φιλέω. From its supposed etymology (Thayer, LS; but see 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, ἀ. 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, and v. Tr., Syn. §xii; Cremer, 9, 592; and esp. MM, VGT, see word) (AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVlove (50), loved (29), loveth (20), beloved (7), thou shalt love (6), ye love (5), will love (3), ye love them which love (2), i have loved (2), thou hast loved (2), lovest thou (2), love those that love (1), and 14 other renderings
BSBlove (42), loved (17), loves (17), you love (6), does not love (5), beloved (5), we love (5), will love (3), must love (3), i love (3), he loves (2), he loved (2), and 23 other renderings

Topics

Verses

Every verse with Agapaō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Colossians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

2 Timothy

Hebrews

James

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John

2 John

3 John

Jude

Revelation

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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