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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 142 times in 109 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 2 / 3 (Rom 9:25–1Jo 4:21)

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:25 - As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, G25 which was G25 ➔ not beloved. G25

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:8 - Owe no man any thing, but to love G25 one another: for he that loveth G25 another hath fulfilled the law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:9 - For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love G25 thy neighbour as thyself.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:9 - But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love G25 him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:3 - But if any man love G25 God, the same is known of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:7 - Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth G25 a cheerful giver.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:11 - Wherefore? because I love G25 you not? God knoweth.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:15 - And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love G25 you, the less I be loved. G25

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:20 - I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved G25 me, and gave himself for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:14 - For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love G25 thy neighbour as thyself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:6 - To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. G25

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:4 - But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved G25 us,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:2 - And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved G25 us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:25 - Husbands, love G25 your wives, even as Christ also loved G25 the church, and gave himself for it;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:28 - So ought men to love G25 their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth G25 his wife loveth G25 himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:33 - Nevertheless let G25 ➔ every one of you in particular so love G25 his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:24 - Grace be with all them that love G25 our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:12 - Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, G25 bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:4 - Knowing, brethren beloved, G25 your election of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:9 - But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love G25 one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:13 - But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved G25 of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:16 - Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved G25 us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:8 - Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love G25 his appearing.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:10 - For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved G25 this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:9 - Thou hast loved G25 righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:6 - For whom the Lord loveth G25 he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:12 - Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love G25 him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:5 - Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love G25 him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:8 - If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love G25 thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:8 - Whom having not seen, ye love; G25 in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:22 - Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love G25 one another with a pure heart fervently:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:17 - Honour all men. Love G25 the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:10 - For he that will love G25 life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:15 - Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved G25 the wages of unrighteousness;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:10 - He that loveth G25 his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:15 - Love G25 not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love G25 the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:10 - In 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 G25 not his brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:11 - For this is the message that ye 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 from death unto life, because we love G25 the brethren. He that loveth G25 not his brother abideth in death.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:18 - My little children, let us G25 ➔ not love G25 in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:23 - And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love G25 one another, as he gave us commandment.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:7 - Beloved, let us love G25 one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth G25 is born of God, and knoweth God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:8 - He that loveth G25 not knoweth not God; for God is love.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:10 - Herein 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 ought also to love G25 one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:12 - No man hath seen God at any time. If we love G25 one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:20 - If a man say, I love G25 God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth G25 not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love G25 God whom he hath not seen?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:21 - And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth G25 God love G25 his brother also.

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