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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 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 1 / 3 (Mat 5:43–Rom 9:13)

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“You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:44 -

“But I tell you, love your enemies[fn] and pray for those who[fn] persecute you,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:46 -

“For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:24 -

“No one can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:19 -

honor your father and your mother; and love your neighbor as yourself.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:37 -

He said to him, Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:39 -

“The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:21 -

Looking at him, Jesus loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come,[fn] follow me.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:30 -

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:31 -

“The second is, Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other command greater than these.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:33 -

“And to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding,[fn] and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:27 -

“But I say to you who listen: Love your enemies, do what is good to those who hate you,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:32 -

“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:35 -

“But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High. For he is gracious to the ungrateful and evil.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:5 -

“because he loves our nation and has built us a synagogue.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:42 -

“Since they could not pay it back, he graciously forgave them both. So, which of them will love him more? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:47 -

“Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; that’s why she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:27 -

He answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,” and “your neighbor as yourself.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:43 -

“Woe to you Pharisees! You love the front seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:13 -

“No servant can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:16 -

“For God loved the world in this way:[fn] He gave[fn] his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:19 -

“This is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:35 -

The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:42 -

Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, because I came from God and I am here. For I didn’t come on my own, but he sent me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:17 -

“This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take it up again.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:5 -

Now Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:43 -

For they loved human praise more than praise from God.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:1 -

Before the Passover Festival, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:23 -

One of his disciples, the one Jesus loved, was reclining close beside Jesus.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:34 -

“I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:15 -

“If you love me, you will keep[fn] my commands.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:21 -

“The one who has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. And the one who loves me will be loved by my Father. I also will love him and will reveal myself to him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:23 -

Jesus answered, “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.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:24 -

“The one who doesn’t love me will not keep my words. The word that you hear is not mine but is from the Father who sent me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:28 -

“You have heard me tell you, ‘I am going away and I am coming to you.’ If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:31 -

“On the contrary, so that the world may know that I love the Father, I do as the Father commanded me.

“Get up; let’s leave this place.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:9 -

“As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:12 -

“This is my command: Love one another as I have loved you.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:17 -

“This is what I command you: Love one another.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:23 -

“I am in them and you are in me, so that they may be made completely one, that the world may know you have sent me and have loved them as you have loved me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:24 -

“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they will see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the world’s foundation.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:26 -

“I made your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love you have loved me with may be in them and I may be in them.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:26 -

When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:7 -

The disciple, the one Jesus loved, said to Peter, “It is the Lord! ”

When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tied his outer clothing around him (for he had taken it off) and plunged into the sea.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:15 -

When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John,[fn] do you love me more than these? ”

“Yes, Lord,” he said to him, “you know that I love you.”

“Feed my lambs,” he told him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:16 -

A second time he asked him, “Simon, son of John, do you love me? ”

“Yes, Lord,” he said to him, “you know that I love you.”

“Shepherd my sheep,” he told him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:20 -

So Peter turned around and saw the disciple Jesus loved following them, the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is the one that’s going to betray you? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:28 -

We know that all things work together[fn] for the good[fn] of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:37 -

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:13 -

As it is written: I have loved Jacob, but I have hated Esau.


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