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 · ἀγαπήσειςYou have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’Matthew 5:44 · ἀγαπᾶτεBut I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,Matthew 5:46 · ἀγαπήσητε · ἀγαπῶνταςIf you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?Matthew 6:24 · ἀγαπήσειNo one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.Matthew 19:19 · ἀγαπήσειςhonor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”Matthew 22:37 · ἀγαπήσειςJesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’Matthew 22:39 · ἀγαπήσειςAnd the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’Mark 10:21 · ἠγάπησενJesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”Mark 12:30 · ἀγαπήσειςLove the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’Mark 12:31 · ἀγαπήσειςThe second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”Mark 12:33 · ἀγαπᾶν · ἀγαπᾶνand to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”Luke 6:27 · ἀγαπᾶτεBut to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,Luke 6:32 · ἀγαπᾶτε · ἀγαπῶντας · ἀγαπῶντας · ἀγαπῶσιν.If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.Luke 6:35 · ἀγαπᾶτεBut love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.Luke 7:5 · ἀγαπᾷfor he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”Luke 7:42 · ἀγαπήσειWhen they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”Luke 7:47 · ἠγάπησεν · ἀγαπᾷ.Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”Luke 10:27 · ἀγαπήσειςHe answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”Luke 11:43 · ἀγαπᾶτεWoe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.Luke 16:13 · ἀγαπήσει,No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”John 3:16 · ἠγάπησενFor God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.John 3:19 · ἠγάπησανAnd this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.John 3:35 · ἀγαπᾷThe Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.John 8:42 · ἠγαπᾶτεJesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.John 10:17 · ἀγαπᾷThe reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again.John 11:5 · ἨγάπαNow Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.John 12:43 · ἠγάπησανFor they loved praise from men more than praise from God.John 13:1 · ἀγαπήσας · ἠγάπησενIt was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.John 13:23 · ἠγάπαOne of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.John 13:34 · ἀγαπᾶτε · ἠγάπησα · ἀγαπᾶτεA new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.John 14:15 · ἀγαπᾶτέIf you love Me, you will keep My commandments.John 14:21 · ἀγαπῶν · ἀγαπῶν · ἀγαπηθήσεται · ἀγαπήσωWhoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”John 14:23 · ἀγαπᾷ · ἀγαπήσειJesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.John 14:24 · ἀγαπῶνWhoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.John 14:28 · ἠγαπᾶτέYou heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.John 14:31 · ἀγαπῶBut I do exactly what the Father has commanded Me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up! Let us go on from here.John 15:9 · ἠγάπησέν · ἠγάπησα·As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.John 15:12 · ἀγαπᾶτε · ἠγάπησαThis is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.John 15:17 · ἀγαπᾶτεThis is My command to you: Love one another.John 17:23 · ἠγάπησας · ἠγάπησας.¶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.John 17:24 · ἠγάπησάςFather, 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.John 17:26 · ἠγάπησάςAnd 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.”John 19:26 · ἠγάπα,When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”John 21:7 · ἠγάπαThen 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.John 21:15 · ἀγαπᾷςWhen 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.”John 21:16 · ἀγαπᾷςJesus 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.”John 21:20 · ἠγάπαPeter 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?”Romans 8:28 · ἀγαπῶσινAnd we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.Romans 8:37 · ἀγαπήσαντοςNo, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.Romans 9:13 · ἠγάπησα,So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”Romans 9:25 · ἠγαπημένην · ἠγαπημένην.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,”Romans 13:8 · ἀγαπᾶν· · ἀγαπῶνBe indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.Romans 13:9 · ἀγαπήσειςThe 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.”1 Corinthians 2:9 · ἀγαπῶσινRather, 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.”1 Corinthians 8:3 · ἀγαπᾷBut the one who loves God is known by God.2 Corinthians 9:7 · ἀγαπᾷEach one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.2 Corinthians 11:11 · ἀγαπῶWhy? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!2 Corinthians 12:15 · ἀγαπῶν · ἀγαπῶμαι.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?Galatians 2:20 · ἀγαπήσαντόςI 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.Galatians 5:14 · ἀγαπήσειςThe entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”Ephesians 1:6 · ἠγαπημένῳ,to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.Ephesians 2:4 · ἠγάπησενBut because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,Ephesians 5:2 · ἠγάπησενand walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.Ephesians 5:25 · ἀγαπᾶτε · ἠγάπησενHusbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for herEphesians 5:28 · ἀγαπᾶν · ἀγαπῶν · ἀγαπᾷ·In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.Ephesians 5:33 · ἀγαπάτωNevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.Ephesians 6:24 · ἀγαπώντωνGrace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.Colossians 3:12 · ἠγαπημένοι,Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.Colossians 3:19 · ἀγαπᾶτεHusbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.1 Thessalonians 1:4 · ἠγαπημένοιBrothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you,1 Thessalonians 4:9 · ἀγαπᾶνNow about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.2 Thessalonians 2:13 · ἠγαπημένοιBut 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.2 Thessalonians 2:16 · ἀγαπήσαςNow may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,2 Timothy 4:8 · ἠγαπηκόσινFrom 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.2 Timothy 4:10 · ἀγαπήσαςbecause Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.Hebrews 1:9 · ἠγάπησαςYou have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”Hebrews 12:6 · ἀγαπᾷFor the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”James 1:12 · ἀγαπῶσινBlessed 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.James 2:5 · ἀγαπῶσινListen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?James 2:8 · ἀγαπήσειςIf you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.1 Peter 1:8 · ἀγαπᾶτε,Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,1 Peter 1:22 · ἀγαπήσατεSince you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.1 Peter 2:17 · ἀγαπᾶτε,Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.1 Peter 3:10 · ἀγαπᾶνFor, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.2 Peter 2:15 · ἠγάπησεν,They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.1 John 2:10 · ἀγαπῶνWhoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.1 John 2:15 · ἀγαπᾶτε · ἀγαπᾷDo not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.1 John 3:10 · ἀγαπῶνBy this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.1 John 3:11 · ἀγαπῶμενThis is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.1 John 3:14 · ἀγαπῶμεν · ἀγαπῶνWe know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.1 John 3:18 · ἀγαπῶμενLittle children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.1 John 3:23 · ἀγαπῶμενAnd this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.1 John 4:7 · ἀγαπῶμεν · ἀγαπῶνBeloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.1 John 4:8 · ἀγαπῶνWhoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.1 John 4:10 · ἠγαπήκαμεν · ἠγάπησενAnd love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice 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 one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains 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 anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.1 John 4:21 · ἀγαπῶν · ἀγαπᾷAnd we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.1 John 5:1 · ἀγαπῶν · ἀγαπᾷEveryone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.1 John 5:2 · ἀγαπῶμεν · ἀγαπῶμενBy this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.2 John 1:1 · ἀγαπῶThe elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth—2 John 1:5 · ἀγαπῶμενAnd now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.3 John 1:1 · ἀγαπῶThe elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:Jude 1:1 · ἠγαπημένοιςJude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:Revelation 1:5 · ἀγαπῶντιand from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,Revelation 3:9 · ἠγάπησάAs for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.Revelation 12:11 · ἠγάπησανThey have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.Revelation 20:9 · ἠγαπημένην.And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.