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 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) (AS)
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agapaō · to love · Greek
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Matthew 5:43 · ἀγαπήσειςYe have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy :Matthew 5:44 · ἀγαπᾶτεbut I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;Matthew 5:46 · ἀγαπήσητε · ἀγαπῶνταςFor if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same ?Matthew 6:24 · ἀγαπήσειNo man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.Matthew 19:19 · ἀγαπήσειςHonor thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.Matthew 22:37 · ἀγαπήσειςAnd he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.Matthew 22:39 · ἀγαπήσειςAnd a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.Mark 10:21 · ἠγάπησενAnd Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.Mark 12:30 · ἀγαπήσειςand thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.Mark 12:31 · ἀγαπήσειςThe second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.Mark 12:33 · ἀγαπᾶν · ἀγαπᾶνand to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is much more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.Luke 6:27 · ἀγαπᾶτεBut I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,Luke 6:32 · ἀγαπᾶτε · ἀγαπῶντας · ἀγαπῶντας · ἀγαπῶσιν.And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them.Luke 6:35 · ἀγαπᾶτεBut love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.Luke 7:5 · ἀγαπᾷfor he loveth our nation, and himself built us our synagogue.Luke 7:42 · ἀγαπήσειWhen they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?Luke 7:47 · ἠγάπησεν · ἀγαπᾷ.Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.Luke 10:27 · ἀγαπήσειςAnd he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.Luke 11:43 · ἀγαπᾶτεWoe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.Luke 16:13 · ἀγαπήσει,No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.John 3:16 · ἠγάπησενFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.John 3:19 · ἠγάπησανAnd this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.John 3:35 · ἀγαπᾷThe Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.John 8:42 · ἠγαπᾶτεJesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I came forth and am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.John 10:17 · ἀγαπᾷTherefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.John 11:5 · ἨγάπαNow Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.John 12:43 · ἠγάπησανfor they loved the glory that is of men more than the glory that is of God.John 13:1 · ἀγαπήσας · ἠγάπησενNow before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto his Father, having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them unto the end.John 13:23 · ἠγάπαThere was at the table reclining in Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.John 13:34 · ἀγαπᾶτε · ἠγάπησα · ἀγαπᾶτεA new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.John 14:15 · ἀγαπᾶτέIf ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.John 14:21 · ἀγαπῶν · ἀγαπῶν · ἀγαπηθήσεται · ἀγαπήσωHe that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself unto him.John 14:23 · ἀγαπᾷ · ἀγαπήσειJesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.John 14:24 · ἀγαπῶνHe that loveth me not keepeth not my words: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s who sent me.John 14:28 · ἠγαπᾶτέYe heard how I said to you, I go away, and I come unto you. If ye loved me, ye would have rejoiced, because I go unto the Father: for the Father is greater than I.John 14:31 · ἀγαπῶbut that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.John 15:9 · ἠγάπησέν · ἠγάπησα·Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide ye in my love.John 15:12 · ἀγαπᾶτε · ἠγάπησαThis is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.John 15:17 · ἀγαπᾶτεThese things I command you, that ye may love one another.John 17:23 · ἠγάπησας · ἠγάπησας.¶I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that thou didst send me, and lovedst them, even as thou lovedst me.John 17:24 · ἠγάπησάςFather, I desire that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.John 17:26 · ἠγάπησάςand I made known unto them thy name, and will make it known; that the love wherewith thou lovedst me may be in them, and I in them.John 19:26 · ἠγάπα,When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!John 21:7 · ἠγάπαThat disciple therefore whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his coat about him (for he was naked), and cast himself into the sea.John 21:15 · ἀγαπᾷςSo when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.John 21:16 · ἀγαπᾷςHe saith to him again a second time, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Tend my sheep.John 21:20 · ἠγάπαPeter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; who also leaned back on his breast at the supper, and said, Lord, who is he that betrayeth thee?Romans 8:28 · ἀγαπῶσινAnd we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.Romans 8:37 · ἀγαπήσαντοςNay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.Romans 9:13 · ἠγάπησα,Even as it is written, Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.Romans 9:25 · ἠγαπημένην · ἠγαπημένην.As he saith also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not my people; And her beloved, that was not beloved.Romans 13:8 · ἀγαπᾶν· · ἀγαπῶνOwe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.Romans 13:9 · ἀγαπήσειςFor this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.1 Corinthians 2:9 · ἀγαπῶσινbut as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, And which entered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.1 Corinthians 8:3 · ἀγαπᾷbut if any man loveth God, the same is known by him.2 Corinthians 9:7 · ἀγαπᾷLet each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.2 Corinthians 11:11 · ἀγαπῶWherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.2 Corinthians 12:15 · ἀγαπῶν · ἀγαπῶμαι.And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?Galatians 2:20 · ἀγαπήσαντόςI have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.Galatians 5:14 · ἀγαπήσειςFor the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.Ephesians 1:6 · ἠγαπημένῳ,to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:Ephesians 2:4 · ἠγάπησενbut God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,Ephesians 5:2 · ἠγάπησενand walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.Ephesians 5:25 · ἀγαπᾶτε · ἠγάπησενHusbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;Ephesians 5:28 · ἀγαπᾶν · ἀγαπῶν · ἀγαπᾷ·Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:Ephesians 5:33 · ἀγαπάτωNevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.Ephesians 6:24 · ἀγαπώντωνGrace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ with a love incorruptible.Colossians 3:12 · ἠγαπημένοι,Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;Colossians 3:19 · ἀγαπᾶτεHusbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.1 Thessalonians 1:4 · ἠγαπημένοιknowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,1 Thessalonians 4:9 · ἀγαπᾶνBut concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;2 Thessalonians 2:13 · ἠγαπημένοιBut we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:2 Thessalonians 2:16 · ἀγαπήσαςNow our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,2 Timothy 4:8 · ἠγαπηκόσινhenceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them that have loved his appearing.2 Timothy 4:10 · ἀγαπήσαςfor Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.Hebrews 1:9 · ἠγάπησαςThou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.Hebrews 12:6 · ἀγαπᾷFor whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.James 1:12 · ἀγαπῶσινBlessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.James 2:5 · ἀγαπῶσινHearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?James 2:8 · ἀγαπήσειςHowbeit if ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:1 Peter 1:8 · ἀγαπᾶτε,whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:1 Peter 1:22 · ἀγαπήσατεSeeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:1 Peter 2:17 · ἀγαπᾶτε,Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.1 Peter 3:10 · ἀγαπᾶνFor, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:2 Peter 2:15 · ἠγάπησεν,forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the hire of wrong-doing;1 John 2:10 · ἀγαπῶνHe that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.1 John 2:15 · ἀγαπᾶτε · ἀγαπᾷLove not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.1 John 3:10 · ἀγαπῶνIn this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.1 John 3:11 · ἀγαπῶμενFor this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:1 John 3:14 · ἀγαπῶμεν · ἀγαπῶνWe know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.1 John 3:18 · ἀγαπῶμενMy little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.1 John 3:23 · ἀγαπῶμενAnd this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.1 John 4:7 · ἀγαπῶμεν · ἀγαπῶνBeloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.1 John 4:8 · ἀγαπῶνHe that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.1 John 4:10 · ἠγαπήκαμεν · ἠγάπησενHerein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.1 John 4:11 · ἠγάπησεν · ἀγαπᾶν·Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.1 John 4:12 · ἀγαπῶμενNo man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:1 John 4:19 · ἀγαπῶμεν · ἠγάπησενWe love, because he first loved us.1 John 4:20 · ἀγαπῶ · ἀγαπῶν · ἀγαπᾶν·If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, cannot love God whom he hath not seen.1 John 4:21 · ἀγαπῶν · ἀγαπᾷAnd this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.1 John 5:1 · ἀγαπῶν · ἀγαπᾷWhosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.1 John 5:2 · ἀγαπῶμεν · ἀγαπῶμενHereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments.2 John 1:1 · ἀγαπῶThe elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth;2 John 1:5 · ἀγαπῶμενAnd now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.3 John 1:1 · ἀγαπῶThe elder unto Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.Jude 1:1 · ἠγαπημένοιςJude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:Revelation 1:5 · ἀγαπῶντιand from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;Revelation 3:9 · ἠγάπησάBehold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.Revelation 12:11 · ἠγάπησανAnd they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death.Revelation 20:9 · ἠγαπημένην.And they went up over the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down out of heaven, and devoured them.