25. agapaó

Strong's Lexicon

agapaó: To love

Original Word: ἀγαπάω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: agapaó
Pronunciation: ä-gä-pä'-ō
Phonetic Spelling: (ag-ap-ah'-o)
Definition: To love
Meaning: I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.

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 Origin
of 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: ἀγαπάω

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

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 ēgápēsén

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 5:43 V-FIA-2S
GRK: 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
GRK: λέγω ὑμῖν ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς
NAS: But I say to you, love your enemies
KJV: say unto you, Love your enemies,
INT: say to you Love enemies

Matthew 5:46 V-ASA-2P
GRK: ἐὰν γὰρ ἀγαπήσητε τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας
NAS: For if you love those who love
KJV: For if ye love them which love
INT: if indeed you love those who love

Matthew 5:46 V-PPA-AMP
GRK: ἀγαπήσητε τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας ὑμᾶς τίνα
NAS: those who love you, what
KJV: ye love them which love you, what
INT: you love those who love you what

Matthew 6:24 V-FIA-3S
GRK: τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει ἢ ἑνὸς
NAS: the one and love the other,
KJV: the one, and love the other; or else
INT: the other he will love or [the] one

Matthew 19:19 V-FIA-2S
GRK: μητέρα καί Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον
NAS: AND MOTHER; and YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
KJV: and, Thou shalt love thy
INT: mother and You will love neighbor

Matthew 22:37 V-FIA-2S
GRK: ἔφη αὐτῷ Ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν
NAS: And He said to him, 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD
KJV: unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord
INT: he said to him You will love [the] Lord the

Matthew 22:39 V-FIA-2S
GRK: ὁμοία αὕτη Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον
NAS: is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
KJV: unto it, Thou shalt love thy
INT: [is] like it You will love the neighbor

Mark 10:21 V-AIA-3S
GRK: ἐμβλέψας αὐτῷ ἠγάπησεν αὐτὸν καὶ
NAS: at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said
KJV: beholding him loved him, and
INT: having looked upon him loved him and

Mark 12:30 V-FIA-2S
GRK: καὶ ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν
NAS: AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD
KJV: And thou shalt love the Lord thy
INT: And you will love [the] Lord

Mark 12:31 V-FIA-2S
GRK: δευτέρα αὕτη Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον
NAS: is this, YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
KJV: [namely] this, Thou shalt love thy
INT: [the] second this You will love the neighbor

Mark 12:33 V-PNA
GRK: καὶ τὸ ἀγαπᾷν αὐτὸν ἐξ
NAS: AND TO LOVE HIM WITH ALL THE HEART
KJV: And to love him with
INT: and to love him with

Mark 12:33 V-PNA
GRK: καὶ τὸ ἀγαπᾷν τὸν πλησίον
NAS: THE STRENGTH, AND TO LOVE ONE'S NEIGHBOR
KJV: and to love [his] neighbour
INT: and to love [one's] neighbor

Luke 6:27 V-PMA-2P
GRK: τοῖς ἀκούουσιν ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς
NAS: to you who hear, love your enemies,
KJV: which hear, Love your enemies,
INT: who hear Love the enemies

Luke 6:32 V-PIA-2P
GRK: καὶ εἰ ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας
NAS: If you love those who love
KJV: For if ye love them which love you,
INT: And if you love those who love

Luke 6:32 V-PPA-AMP
GRK: ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας ὑμᾶς ποία
NAS: those who love you, what
KJV: if ye love them which love you, what
INT: you love those who love you what

Luke 6:32 V-PPA-AMP
GRK: ἁμαρτωλοὶ τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας αὐτοὺς ἀγαπῶσιν
NAS: sinners love those
KJV: also love those that love
INT: sinners those who love them love

Luke 6:32 V-PIA-3P
GRK: ἀγαπῶντας αὐτοὺς ἀγαπῶσιν
NAS: love those who love them.
KJV: also love those that love them.
INT: love them love

Luke 6:35 V-PMA-2P
GRK: πλὴν ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς
NAS: But love your enemies, and do good,
KJV: But love ye your enemies,
INT: But love the enemies

Luke 7:5 V-PIA-3S
GRK: ἀγαπᾷ γὰρ τὸ
NAS: for he loves our nation
KJV: For he loveth our nation,
INT: he loves indeed the

Luke 7:42 V-FIA-3S
GRK: αὐτῶν πλεῖον ἀγαπήσει αὐτόν
NAS: So which of them will love him more?
KJV: which of them will love him most?
INT: of them most will love him

Luke 7:47 V-AIA-3S
GRK: πολλαί ὅτι ἠγάπησεν πολύ ᾧ
NAS: have been forgiven, for she loved much;
KJV: are forgiven; for she loved much: but
INT: many for she loved much to whom

Luke 7:47 V-PIA-3S
GRK: ἀφίεται ὀλίγον ἀγαπᾷ
NAS: is forgiven little, loves little.
KJV: is forgiven, [the same] loveth little.
INT: is forgiven little he loves

Luke 10:27 V-FIA-2S
GRK: ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν Ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν
NAS: And he answered, YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD
KJV: said, Thou shalt love the Lord
INT: having answered he said You will love [the] Lord the

Luke 11:43 V-PIA-2P
GRK: Φαρισαίοις ὅτι ἀγαπᾶτε τὴν πρωτοκαθεδρίαν
NAS: to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats
KJV: for ye love the uppermost seats
INT: Pharisees for you love the first seat

Strong's Greek 25
143 Occurrences

ἀγαπᾷ — 12 Occ.
ἀγαπᾷν — 8 Occ.
ἀγαπᾷς — 2 Occ.
ἀγαπᾶτε — 15 Occ.
ἀγαπάτω — 1 Occ.
ἀγαπήσαντος — 2 Occ.
ἀγαπήσας — 3 Occ.
ἀγαπήσατε — 1 Occ.
ἀγαπήσητε — 1 Occ.
ἀγαπήσει — 4 Occ.
Ἀγαπήσεις — 10 Occ.
ἀγαπήσω — 1 Occ.
ἀγαπηθήσεται — 1 Occ.
ἀγαπῶ — 5 Occ.
ἀγαπῶμαι — 1 Occ.
ἀγαπῶμεν — 10 Occ.
ἀγαπῶν — 14 Occ.
ἀγαπῶντας — 3 Occ.
ἀγαπῶντι — 1 Occ.
ἀγαπώντων — 1 Occ.
ἀγαπῶσιν — 5 Occ.
ἠγάπα — 5 Occ.
ἠγαπᾶτε — 2 Occ.
ἠγαπήκαμεν — 1 Occ.
ἠγαπηκόσι — 1 Occ.
ἠγαπημένην — 3 Occ.
ἠγαπημένῳ — 1 Occ.
ἠγαπημένοι — 3 Occ.
ἠγαπημένοις — 1 Occ.
ἠγάπησα — 5 Occ.
ἠγάπησαν — 3 Occ.
ἠγάπησας — 5 Occ.
ἠγάπησεν — 12 Occ.