Greek · Strong's G26 · Noun (feminine)
ἀγάπη
agapē
love
114times used
104verses
24books
How it's translated
- love91
- of love5
- in love3
- let love be1
- beloved1
- to love1
- love feasts1
- the love1
Definition
ἀγάπη, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX for אַהֲבָה, which is also rendered by ἀγάπησις and φιλία ;]
love, goodwill, esteem. Outside of bibl. and eccl. books, there is no clear instance (with Deiss., LAE, 18:4, 70:2, cf. the same writer in Constr. Quar., ii, 4; and with MM, VGT, see word, cf. Dr. Moulton in Exp. Times, xxvi, 3, 139). In NT, like ἀγαπάω, -ῶ,
1. Of men's love:
(a) to one another, Jhn.13:35;
(b) to God, 1Jn.2:5.
2. Of divine love;
(a) God's love: to men, Rom.5:8; to Christ, Jhn.17:26;
(b) Christ's love to men: Rom…
Where it appears
- 1 John14
- 1 Corinthians11
- Ephesians10
- Romans8
- 2 Corinthians8
- John6
- Colossians5
- 1 Thessalonians5
- 1 Timothy5
- 2 Timothy4
…and 14 more books.
Every verse
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