ἀγαπάω agapaō · G0025

to love

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 …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀγαπάω ; (Doric dialect ἀγαπ-έω [], Epic dialect aorist ἀγάπησα[]: perfect ἠγάπηκα[]; I greet with affection (compare {ἀγαπάζω}), once in [], Od.[same place]:—in Trag. only show affection for the dead, ὅτ᾽ ἠγάπα νεκρούς[]:—passive, to be regarded with affection, ξένων εὐεργεσίαις ἀγαπᾶται[]:— generally, love, ὥσπερ.. οἱ ποιηταὶ τὰ αὑτῶν ποιήματα καὶ οἱ πατέρες τοὺς παῖδας ἀγαπῶσι[]; ὡς λύκοι ἄρν᾽ ἀγαπῶσ᾽ poetical cited in []; ἐπιστήμην, τὰ χρήματα, etc., []; especially of children, αὐτὸν …

Where it's used 143 times

Matthew 5:43 · Matthew 5:44 · Matthew 5:46 · Matthew 6:24 · Matthew 19:19 · Matthew 22:37 · Matthew 22:39 · Mark 10:21 · Mark 12:30 · Mark 12:31 · Mark 12:33 · Luke 6:27 · Luke 6:32 · Luke 6:35 · Luke 7:5 · Luke 7:42 · Luke 7:47 · Luke 10:27 · Luke 11:43 · Luke 16:13 · John 3:16 · John 3:19 · John 3:35 · John 8:42 · John 10:17 · John 11:5 · John 12:43 · John 13:1 · John 13:23 · John 13:34 · John 14:15 · John 14:21 · John 14:23 · John 14:24 · John 14:28 · John 14:31 · John 15:9 · John 15:12 · John 15:17 · John 17:23 · John 17:24 · John 17:26 · John 19:26 · John 21:7 · John 21:15 · John 21:16 · John 21:20 · Romans 8:28 · Romans 8:37 · Romans 9:13 · Romans 9:25 · Romans 13:8 · Romans 13:9 · 1 Corinthians 2:9 · 1 Corinthians 8:3 · 2 Corinthians 9:7 · 2 Corinthians 11:11 · 2 Corinthians 12:15 · Galatians 2:20 · Galatians 5:14 … and 83 more

Source: TBESG G0025; TFLSJ G0025

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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