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Lexicon :: Strong's G25 - agapaō

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ἀγαπάω
Transliteration
agapaō (Key)
Pronunciation
ag-ap-ah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from agan (much) [or cf φιλέω (G5368)]
mGNT
143x in 39 unique form(s) TR
142x in 40 unique form(s) LXX
217x in 55 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:21,5

Trench's Synonyms: xii. ἀγαπάω, φιλέω.

Strong’s Definitions

ἀγαπάω agapáō, ag-ap-ah'-o; perhaps from ἄγαν ágan (much) (or compare H5689); to love (in a social or moral sense):—(be-)love(-ed). Compare G5368.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 142x

The KJV translates Strong's G25 in the following manner: love (135x), beloved (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 142x
The KJV translates Strong's G25 in the following manner: love (135x), beloved (7x).

  1. of persons

    1. to welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, to love dearly

  2. of things

    1. to be well pleased, to be contented at or with a thing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀγαπάω agapáō, ag-ap-ah'-o; perhaps from ἄγαν ágan (much) (or compare H5689); to love (in a social or moral sense):—(be-)love(-ed). Compare G5368.
STRONGS G25:
ἀγαπάω, -ῶ; [imperfect ἠγάπων]; future ἀγαπήσω; 1 aorist ἠγάπησα; perfect active [1 person plural ἠγαπήκαμεν, 1 John 4:10 WH text], participle ἠγαπηκώς (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. Bp. 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; [John 3:20 L marginal reading]; John 10:17; 15:9; 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 ήγάπ. 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; Psalms of Solomon 17:35 [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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
49:25
2 Samuel
13:15
Matthew
5:43; 6:24; 19:19; 22:37
Luke
7:5; 7:47; 11:43
John
3:16; 3:19; 3:20; 3:35; 10:17; 11:5; 12:43; 13:1; 15:9; 17:26
Romans
8:28; 8:37; 13:8
1 Corinthians
2:9; 8:3
2 Corinthians
11:11; 12:15
Galatians
2:20; 5:14
Ephesians
1:6; 2:4; 5:2; 5:25; 5:28
Colossians
3:12
2 Thessalonians
2:16
2 Timothy
4:8; 4:8; 4:10
Hebrews
1:9
James
1:12
1 Peter
1:8; 1:22; 3:10
1 John
2:15; 4:7; 4:10; 4:10; 4:11; 4:19; 4:20
Jude
1:1
Revelation
12:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G25 matches the Greek ἀγαπάω (agapaō),
which occurs 143 times in 110 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 2 / 3 (Rom 9:25–1Jo 4:21)

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:25 - As He says also in Hosea,
“I WILL CALL THOSE WHO WERE NOT MY PEOPLE, ‘MY PEOPLE,’
AND HER WHO WAS NOT BELOVED G25, ‘BELOVED G25.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:8 - Owe nothing to anyone except to love G25 one another; for he who loves G25 [fn]his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:9 - For this, “YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, YOU SHALL NOT MURDER, YOU SHALL NOT STEAL, YOU SHALL NOT COVET,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “YOU SHALL LOVE G25 YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:9 - but just as it is written,
“THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD,
AND which HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN,
ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE G25 HIM.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:3 - but if anyone loves G25 God, he is known by Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:7 - Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves G25 a cheerful giver.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:11 - Why? Because I do not love G25 you? God knows I do!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:15 - I will most gladly spend and be expended for your souls. If I love G25 you more, am I to be loved G25 less?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:20 - “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and [fn]the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved G25 me and gave Himself up for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:14 - For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, “YOU SHALL LOVE G25 YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:6 - to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. G25

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:4 - But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved G25 us,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:2 - and walk in love, just as Christ also loved G25 [fn]you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God [fn]as a fragrant aroma.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:25 - Husbands, love G25 your wives, just as Christ also loved G25 the church and gave Himself up for her,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:28 - So husbands ought also to love G25 their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves G25 his own wife loves G25 himself;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:33 - Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to love G25 his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she [fn]respects her husband.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:24 - Grace be with all those who love G25 our Lord Jesus Christ [fn]with incorruptible love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:12 - So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, G25 put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and [fn]patience;

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:19 - Husbands, love G25 your wives and do not be embittered against them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:4 - knowing, brethren beloved G25 by God, His choice of you;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:9 - Now as to the love of the brethren, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love G25 one another;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:13 - But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved G25 by the Lord, because God has chosen you [fn]from the beginning for salvation [fn]through sanctification [fn]by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:16 - Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved G25 us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:8 - in the future 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 also to all who have loved G25 His appearing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:10 - for Demas, having loved G25 this present [fn]world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to [fn]Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:9 - “YOU HAVE LOVED G25 RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HATED LAWLESSNESS;
THEREFORE GOD, YOUR GOD, HAS ANOINTED YOU
WITH THE OIL OF GLADNESS ABOVE YOUR COMPANIONS.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:6 - FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES G25 HE DISCIPLINES,
AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:12 - Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has [fn]been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love G25 Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:5 - Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor [fn]of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love G25 Him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:8 - If, however, you are fulfilling the [fn]royal law according to the Scripture, “YOU SHALL LOVE G25 YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF,” you are doing well.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:8 - and though you have not seen Him, you love G25 Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and [fn]full of glory,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:22 - Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a [fn]sincere love of the brethren, fervently love G25 one another from [fn]the heart,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:17 - Honor all people, love G25 the brotherhood, fear God, honor the [fn]king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:10 - For,
“THE ONE WHO DESIRES LIFE, TO LOVE G25 AND SEE GOOD DAYS,
MUST KEEP HIS TONGUE FROM EVIL AND HIS LIPS FROM SPEAKING DECEIT.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:15 - forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved G25 the wages of unrighteousness;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:10 - The one who loves G25 his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:15 - Do not love G25 the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves G25 the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:10 - By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: [fn]anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love G25 his brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:11 - For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we should love G25 one another;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:14 - We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love G25 the brethren. He who does not love G25 abides in death.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:18 - Little children, let us not love G25 with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:23 - This is His commandment, that we [fn]believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love G25 one another, just as He [fn]commanded us.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:7 - Beloved, let us love G25 one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves G25 is [fn]born of God and knows God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:8 - The one who does not love G25 does not know God, for God is love.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:10 - In this is love, not that we loved G25 God, but that He loved G25 us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:11 - Beloved, if God so loved G25 us, we also ought to love G25 one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:12 - No one has seen God at any time; if we love G25 one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:19 - We love, G25 because He first loved G25 us.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:20 - If someone says, “I love G25 God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love G25 his brother whom he has seen, cannot love G25 God whom he has not seen.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:21 - And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves G25 God should love G25 his brother also.

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