Strong's Lexicon agapaó: To love Original Word: ἀγαπάω Word Origin: Derived from ἀγάπη (agapē), meaning "love." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H157 (אָהַב, 'ahav): To love - H160 (אַהֲבָה, 'ahavah): Love Usage: The Greek verb "agapaó" refers to a selfless, sacrificial, unconditional love. It is often used in the New Testament to describe the love of God for humanity and the love that believers are called to have for God and one another. This type of love is characterized by a commitment to the well-being of others, regardless of personal cost or reciprocation. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, various words were used to describe love, including "eros" (romantic love), "philia" (brotherly love), and "storge" (familial love). However, "agapaó" and its noun form "agapē" were relatively rare in classical Greek literature. The New Testament writers adopted and expanded the meaning of "agapaó" to express the unique, divine love revealed in Jesus Christ. This love transcends human emotions and is rooted in the will and character of God. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 25 agapáō – properly, to prefer, to love; for the believer, preferring to "live through Christ" (1 Jn 4:9,10), i.e. embracing God's will (choosing His choices) and obeying them through His power. 25 (agapáō) preeminently refers to what God prefers as He "is love" (1 Jn 4:8,16). See 26 (agapē). With the believer, 25 /agapáō ("to love") means actively doing what the Lord prefers, with Him (by His power and direction). True 25 /agapáō ("loving") is always defined by God – a "discriminating affection which involves choice and selection" (WS, 477). 1 Jn 4:8,16,17 for example convey how loving ("preferring," 25 /agapáō) is Christ living His life through the believer. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain origin Definition to love NASB Translation beloved (8), felt a love for (1), love (1), love (75), loved (38), loves (20). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 25: ἀγαπάωἀγαπάω, (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. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance indignation. Perhaps from agan (much); to love (in a social or moral sense) -- (be-)love(-ed). Compare phileo. see GREEK phileo Forms and Transliterations αγαπα αγαπά αγάπα ἀγαπᾷ αγαπαν αγαπάν ἀγαπᾷν ἀγαπᾶν αγαπας αγαπάς ἀγαπᾷς αγαπατε αγαπάτε αγαπάτέ ἀγαπᾶτε ἀγαπᾶτέ αγαπατω αγαπάτω ἀγαπάτω αγαπηθησεται αγαπηθήσεται ἀγαπηθήσεται αγαπήσαι αγαπήσαντι αγαπησαντος αγαπήσαντος αγαπήσαντός ἀγαπήσαντος ἀγαπήσαντός αγαπησας αγαπήσας ἀγαπήσας αγαπήσασά αγαπησατε αγαπήσατε ἀγαπήσατε αγαπησει αγαπήσει ἀγαπήσει Αγαπησεις αγαπήσεις Ἀγαπήσεις αγαπήσετε αγαπησητε αγαπήσητε ἀγαπήσητε αγαπήσομεν αγάπησον αγαπησω αγαπήσω ἀγαπήσω αγαπω αγαπώ ἀγαπῶ αγαπωμαι αγαπώμαι ἀγαπῶμαι αγαπωμεν αγαπώμεν ἀγαπῶμεν αγαπώμεναι αγαπώμενος αγαπων αγαπών ἀγαπῶν αγαπωντας αγαπώντας αγαπώντάς ἀγαπῶντας αγαπώντες αγαπωντι ἀγαπῶντι αγαπώντος αγαπωντων αγαπώντων ἀγαπώντων αγαπώσαν αγαπώσι αγαπώσί αγαπωσιν αγαπώσιν ἀγαπῶσιν ηάπησε ηγαπα ηγάπα ἠγάπα ηγαπατε ηγαπάτε ηγαπάτέ ἠγαπᾶτε ἠγαπᾶτέ ηγάπηκα ηγάπηκά ηγαπηκαμεν ἠγαπήκαμεν ηγαπήκειν ηγαπηκοσι ηγαπηκόσι ἠγαπηκόσι ηγαπημένα ηγαπημένη ηγαπημενην ηγαπημένην ηγάπημενην ἠγαπημένην ηγαπημένης ηγαπημενοι ηγαπημένοι ἠγαπημένοι ηγαπημενοις ἠγαπημένοις ηγαπημένον ηγαπημένος ηγαπημένου ηγαπημενω ηγαπημένω ἠγαπημένῳ ηγαπησα ηγάπησα ηγάπησά ἠγάπησα ἠγάπησά ηγαπήσαμεν ηγάπησαμεν ηγαπησαν ηγάπησαν ηγάπησάν ἠγάπησαν ηγαπησας ηγάπησας ηγάπησάς ἠγάπησας ἠγάπησάς ηγάπησε ηγάπησέ ηγαπησεν ηγάπησεν ἠγάπησεν ἠγάπησέν agapa agapā̂i agapā̂in agapā̂is agapan agapas agapate agapâte agapâté agapato agapatō agapáto agapátō agapesantos agapēsantos agapḗsantos agapḗsantós agapesas agapēsas agapḗsas agapesate agapēsate agapḗsate agapesei agapēsei agapḗsei Agapeseis Agapēseis Agapḗseis agapesete agapēsēte agapḗsete agapḗsēte agapeso agapēsō agapḗso agapḗsō agapethesetai agapethḗsetai agapēthēsetai agapēthḗsetai agapo agapô agapō agapō̂ agapomai agapômai agapōmai agapō̂mai agapomen agapômen agapōmen agapō̂men agapon agapôn agapōn agapō̂n agapontas agapôntas agapōntas agapō̂ntas agaponti agapônti agapōnti agapō̂nti agaponton agapōntōn agapṓnton agapṓntōn agaposin agapôsin agapōsin agapō̂sin egapa egápa ēgapa ēgápa egapate egapâte egapâté ēgapate ēgapâte ēgapâté egapekamen egapḗkamen ēgapēkamen ēgapḗkamen egapekosi egapekósi ēgapēkosi ēgapēkósi egapemenen egapeménen ēgapēmenēn ēgapēménēn egapemeno ēgapēmenō egapemenoi egapeménoi ēgapēmenoi ēgapēménoi ēgapēménōi egapemenois egapeménois ēgapēmenois ēgapēménois egapesa egápesa egápesá ēgapēsa ēgápēsa ēgápēsá egapesan egápesan ēgapēsan ēgápēsan egapesas egápesas egápesás ēgapēsas ēgápēsas ēgápēsás egapesen egápesen egápesén ēgapēsen ēgápēsen ēgápēsénLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 5:43 V-FIA-2SGRK: ὅτι ἐρρέθη Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον NAS: that it was said, YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR KJV: it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy INT: that it was said You will love neighbor Matthew 5:44 V-PMA-2P Matthew 5:46 V-ASA-2P Matthew 5:46 V-PPA-AMP Matthew 6:24 V-FIA-3S Matthew 19:19 V-FIA-2S Matthew 22:37 V-FIA-2S Matthew 22:39 V-FIA-2S Mark 10:21 V-AIA-3S Mark 12:30 V-FIA-2S Mark 12:31 V-FIA-2S Mark 12:33 V-PNA Mark 12:33 V-PNA Luke 6:27 V-PMA-2P Luke 6:32 V-PIA-2P Luke 6:32 V-PPA-AMP Luke 6:32 V-PPA-AMP Luke 6:32 V-PIA-3P Luke 6:35 V-PMA-2P Luke 7:5 V-PIA-3S Luke 7:42 V-FIA-3S Luke 7:47 V-AIA-3S Luke 7:47 V-PIA-3S Luke 10:27 V-FIA-2S Luke 11:43 V-PIA-2P Strong's Greek 25 |
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