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ἀγαπάω

agapaōto love
greekNew TestamentVerb143 occurrences22 books110 verses

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, Matthew 5:43; τ. ἐχθρούς, ib. 44; to Christ, John 8:42; to God, Matthew 22:37; with accusative of thing(s), Luke 11:43, John 12:43, Ephesians 5:25, 2 Timothy 4:8, 10, 10, Hebrews 1:9, 1 Peter 2:17; 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; with cogn. accusative, John 17:26, Ephesians 2:4.

Synonyms: 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)

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

143 total
  1. John 15:9ἠγάπησα · have I loved
    As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.
  2. John 15:12 (2×)ἀγαπᾶτε · you love; ἠγάπησα · I have loved
    This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
  3. John 15:17ἀγαπᾶτε · Love
    This is My command to you: Love one another.
  4. John 17:23 (2×)ἠγάπησας · have loved; ἠγάπησας · You have loved
    I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.
  5. John 17:24ἠγάπησάς · You loved
    Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
  6. John 17:26ἠγάπησάς
    And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.”
  7. John 19:26ἠγάπα · He loved
    When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”
  8. John 21:7ἠγάπα · loved
    Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.
  9. John 21:15ἀγαπᾷς · do you love
    When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
  10. John 21:16ἀγαπᾷς · do you love
    Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.”
  11. John 21:20ἠγάπα · loved
    Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”
  12. Romans 8:28ἀγαπῶσιν · love
    And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
  13. Romans 8:37ἀγαπήσαντος · loved
    No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
  14. Romans 9:13ἠγάπησα · I loved
    So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
  15. Romans 9:25 (2×)ἠγαπημένην · [My] beloved; ἠγαπημένην · [My] Beloved
    As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,”
  16. Romans 13:8 (2×)ἀγαπᾶν · [in] love; ἀγαπῶν · loves
    Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
  17. Romans 13:9Ἀγαπήσεις · Love
    The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
  18. 1 Corinthians 2:9ἀγαπῶσιν · love
    Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
  19. 1 Corinthians 8:3ἀγαπᾷ · loves
    But the one who loves God is known by God.
  20. 2 Corinthians 9:7ἀγαπᾷ · loves
    Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
  21. 2 Corinthians 11:11ἀγαπῶ · I do not love
    Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
  22. 2 Corinthians 12:15 (2×)ἀγαπῶν · I love; ἀγαπῶμαι · will [you] love me
    And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?
  23. Galatians 2:20ἀγαπήσαντός · loved
    I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
  24. Galatians 5:14Ἀγαπήσεις · Love
    The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
  25. Ephesians 1:6Ἠγαπημένῳ · Beloved [One]
    …to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
  26. Ephesians 2:4ἠγάπησεν
    But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
  27. Ephesians 5:2ἠγάπησεν · loved
    …and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
  28. Ephesians 5:25 (2×)ἀγαπᾶτε · love; ἠγάπησεν · loved
    Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
  29. Ephesians 5:28 (3×)ἀγαπᾶν · to love; ἀγαπῶν · who loves; ἀγαπᾷ · loves
    In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
  30. Ephesians 5:33ἀγαπάτω · must love
    Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
  31. Ephesians 6:24ἀγαπώντων · love
    Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
  32. Colossians 3:12ἠγαπημένοι · beloved
    Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
  33. Colossians 3:19ἀγαπᾶτε · love
    Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
  34. 1 Thessalonians 1:4ἠγαπημένοι · who are beloved
    Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you,
  35. 1 Thessalonians 4:9ἀγαπᾶν · to love
    Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
  36. 2 Thessalonians 2:13ἠγαπημένοι · who are loved
    But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
  37. 2 Thessalonians 2:16ἀγαπήσας · has loved
    Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
  38. 2 Timothy 4:8ἠγαπηκόσι · crave
    From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
  39. 2 Timothy 4:10ἀγαπήσας · in his love of
    …because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
  40. Hebrews 1:9ἠγάπησας · You have loved
    You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”
  41. Hebrews 12:6ἀγαπᾷ · He loves
    For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
  42. James 1:12ἀγαπῶσιν · love
    Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.