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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
215x 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 37 times in 27 verses in 'Jhn' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:16 - “For God so loved G25 the world, that He gave His [fn]only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:19 - “This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved G25 the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:35 - “The Father loves G25 the Son and has given all things into His hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:42 - Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love G25 Me, for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have not even come on My own initiative, but [fn]He sent Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:17 - “For this reason the Father loves G25 Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:5 - Now Jesus loved G25 Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:43 - for they loved G25 the [fn]approval of men rather than the [fn]approval of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:1 - Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He would depart out of this world to the Father, having loved G25 His own who were in the world, He loved G25 them [fn]to the end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:23 - There was reclining on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. G25

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:34 - “A new commandment I give to you, that you love G25 one another, even as I have loved G25 you, that you also love G25 one another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:15 - “If you love G25 Me, you will keep My commandments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:21 - “He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves G25 Me; and he who loves G25 Me will be loved G25 by My Father, and I will love G25 him and will disclose Myself to him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:23 - Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves G25 Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love G25 him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:24 - “He who does not love G25 Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father’s who sent Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:28 - “You heard that I said to you, ‘I go away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved G25 Me, you would have rejoiced because I go to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:31 - but so that the world may know that I love G25 the Father, [fn]I do exactly as the Father commanded Me. Get up, let us go from here.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:9 - “Just as the Father has loved G25 Me, I have also loved G25 you; abide in My love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:12 - “This is My commandment, that you love G25 one another, just as I have loved G25 you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:17 - “This I command you, that you love G25 one another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:23 - I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected [fn]in unity, so that the world may [fn]know that You sent Me, and loved G25 them, even as You have loved G25 Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:24 - “Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved G25 Me before the foundation of the world.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:26 - and I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that the love with which You loved G25 Me may be in them, and I in them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:26 - When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved G25 standing nearby, He *said to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:7 - Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved G25 *said to Peter, “It is the Lord.” So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put his outer garment on (for he was stripped for work), and threw himself into the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:15 - So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus *said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you [fn]love G25 Me more than these?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I [fn]love You.” He *said to him, “Tend My lambs.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:16 - He *said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you [fn]love G25 Me?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I [fn]love You.” He *said to him, “Shepherd My sheep.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:20 - Peter, turning around, *saw the disciple whom Jesus loved G25 following them; the one who also had leaned back on His bosom at the supper and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?”
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