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Lexicon :: Strong's G25 - agapaō

Aa
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)
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 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 1 / 3 (Mat 5:43–Rom 9:13)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:43 - You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:44 - But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:46 - For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:24 - No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:19 - Give honour to your father and your mother: and, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:37 - And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:39 - And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:21 - And Jesus, looking on him and loving him, said, There is one thing needed: go, get money for your goods, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come with me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:30 - And you are to have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:31 - The second is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. There is no other law greater than these.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:33 - And to have love for him with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the strength, and to have the same love for his neighbour as for himself, is much more than all forms of offerings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:27 - But I say to you who give ear to me, Have love for those who are against you, do good to those who have hate for you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:32 - If you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? for even sinners have love for those who have love for them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:35 - But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:5 - It is right for you to do this for him, because he is a friend to our nation, and himself has put up a Synagogue for us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:42 - When they were unable to make payment, he made the two of them free of their debts. Which of them, now, will have the greater love for him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:47 - And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:27 - And he, answering, said, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and for your neighbour as for yourself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:43 - A curse is on you, Pharisees! for your desires are for the most important seats in the Synagogues and for words of respect said to you in the market-place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:13 - No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:16 - For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:19 - And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:35 - The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:42 - Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:17 - For this reason am I loved by the Father, because I give up 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 had love in his heart for Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:43 - For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:1 - Now before the feast of the Passover, it was clear to Jesus that the time had come for him to go away from this world to the Father. Having once had love for those in the world who were his, his love for them went on to the end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:23 - There was at table one of his disciples, the one dear to Jesus, resting his head on Jesus' breast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:34 - I give you a new law: Have love one for another; even as I have had love for you, so are you to have love one for another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:15 - If you have love for me, you will keep my laws.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:21 - He who has my laws and keeps them, he it is who has love for me: and he who has love for me will be loved by my Father, and I will have love for him and will let myself be seen clearly by him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:23 - Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:24 - He who has no love for me does not keep my words; and the word which you are hearing is not my word but the Father's who sent me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:28 - Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going 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 he comes so that the world may see that I have love for the Father, and that I am doing as I am ordered by the Father. Get up, and let us go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:9 - Even as the Father has given me his love, so I have given my love to you: be ever in my love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:12 - This is the law I give you: Have love one for another, even as I have love for you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:17 - So this is my law for you: Have love one for another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:23 - I in them, and you in me, so that they may be made completely one, and so that it may become clear to all men that you have sent me and that they are loved by you as I am loved by you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:24 - Father, it is my desire that these whom you have given to me may be by my side where I am, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me, because you had love for me before the world came into being.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:26 - And I have given to them knowledge of your name, and will give it, so that the love which you have for me may be in them and I in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:26 - So when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple who was dear to him, he said to his mother, Mother, there is your son!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:7 - So the disciple who was dear to Jesus said to Peter, It is the Lord! Hearing that it was the Lord, Peter put his coat round him (because he was not clothed) and went into the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:15 - Then when they had taken food, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, is your love for me greater than the love of these others? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you are certain of my love for you. He said to him, Then give my lambs food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:16 - Again, a second time, he said to him, Simon, son of John, have you any love for me? Yes, Lord, he said, you are certain of my love for you. Then take care of my sheep, said Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:20 - Then Peter, turning round, saw the disciple who was dear to Jesus coming after them--the disciple who was resting on his breast at the last meal, and said, Lord, who is it who will be false to you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:28 - And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:37

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:37 - But we are able to overcome all these things and more through his love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:13 - Even as it is said, I had love for Jacob, but for Esau I had hate.

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