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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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:46 - “For if G1437 you love G25 those G3588 who love G25 you, what G5101 reward G3408 do G4160 you have G2192? Even G2532 the tax G5057 collectors G5057, do they not do G4160 the same G846?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:19 - HONOR G5091 YOUR FATHER G3962 AND MOTHER G3384; and YOU SHALL LOVE G25 YOUR NEIGHBOR G4139 AS YOURSELF G4572.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:37 - And He said G5346 to him, “‘YOU SHALL LOVE G25 THE LORD G2962 YOUR GOD G2316 WITH ALL G3650 YOUR HEART G2588, AND WITH ALL G3650 YOUR SOUL G5590, AND WITH ALL G3650 YOUR MIND G1271.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:39 - “The second G1208 is like G3664 it, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE G25 YOUR NEIGHBOR G4139 AS YOURSELF G4572.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:21 - Looking G1689 at G1689 him, Jesus G2424 showed G25 love G25 to him and said G3004 to him, “One G1520 thing G1520 you lack G5302: go G5217 and sell G4453 all G3745 you possess G2192 and give G1325 to the poor G4434, and you will have G2192 treasure G2344 in heaven G3772; and come G1204, follow G190 Me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:30 - AND YOU SHALL LOVE G25 THE LORD G2962 YOUR GOD G2316 WITH ALL G3650 YOUR HEART G2588, AND WITH ALL G3650 YOUR SOUL G5590, AND WITH ALL G3650 YOUR MIND G1271, AND WITH ALL G3650 YOUR STRENGTH G2479.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:33 - and to love G25 Him with all G3650 the heart G2588, and with all G3650 the understanding G4907, and with all G3650 the strength G2479, and to love G25 one’s neighbor G4139 as oneself G1438, is much G4053 more G4053 than all G3956 the burnt G3646 offerings G3646 and sacrifices G2378.”

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“But I say G3004 to you who hear G191, love G25 your enemies G2190, do G4160 good G2573 to those G3588 who hate G3404 you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:32 - “If G1487 you love G25 those G3588 who love G25 you, what G4169 credit G5485 is that to you? For even G2532 sinners G268 love G25 those G3588 who love G25 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:35 - “But love G25 your enemies G2190 and do G15 good G15, and lend G1155, expecting G560 nothing G3367 in G560 return G560; and your reward G3408 will be great G4183, and you will be sons G5207 of the Most G5310 High G5310; for He Himself G846 is kind G5543 to ungrateful G884 and evil G4190 people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:5 - for he loves G25 our nation G1484, and it was he who built G3618 us our synagogue G4864.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:42 - “When they were unable G3361 G2192 to repay G591, he canceled G5483 the debts G5483 of both G297. So G3767 which G5101 of them will love G25 him more G4183?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:47 - “For this G3739 reason G5484 I say G3004 to you, her sins G266, which are many G4183, have been forgiven G863, for she loved G25 much G4183; but the one who G3739 is forgiven G863 little G3641, loves G25 little G3641.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:27 - And he answered G611, “YOU SHALL LOVE G25 THE LORD G2962 YOUR GOD G2316 [fn]WITH ALL G3650 YOUR HEART G2588, AND WITH ALL G3650 YOUR SOUL G5590, AND WITH ALL G3650 YOUR STRENGTH G2479, AND WITH ALL G3650 YOUR MIND G1271; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR G4139 AS YOURSELF G4572.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:43 - “Woe G3759 to you Pharisees G5330! For you love G25 the seat G4410 of G4410 honor G4410 in the synagogues G4864 and personal G783 greetings G783 in the marketplaces G58.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:13 - “No G3762 [fn]servant G3610 can G1410 serve G1398 two G1417 masters G2962; for either G2228 he will hate G3404 the one G1520 and love G25 the other G2087, or G2228 he will be devoted G472 to one G1520 and despise G2706 the other G2087. You cannot G1410 G3756 serve G1398 God G2316 and [fn]wealth G3126.”

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“For God G2316 so G3779 loved G25 the world G2889, that He gave G1325 His only G3439 Son G5207, so G2443 that G2443 everyone G3956 who believes G4100 in Him will not perish G622, but have G2192 eternal G166 life G2222.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:19 - “And this G3778 is the judgment G2920, that the Light G5457 has come G2064 into the world G2889, and people G444 loved G25 the darkness G4655 rather G3123 than G2228 the Light G5457; for their deeds G2041 were evil G4190.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:35 - “The Father G3962 loves G25 the Son G5207 and has entrusted G1325 all G3956 things G3956 to His hand G5495.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:42 - Jesus G2424 said G3004 to them, “If G1487 God G2316 were your Father G3962, you would love G25 Me, for I came G1831 forth G1831 from God G2316 and am G2240 here G2240; for I have not even G3761 come G2064 [fn]on My own G1683, but [fn]He sent G649 Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:17 - “For this G3778 reason G1223 the Father G3962 loves G25 Me, because G3754 I lay G5087 down G5087 My life G5590 so G2443 that G2443 I may take G2983 it back G3825.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:5 - (Now G1161 Jesus G2424 loved G25 Martha G3136 and her sister G79, and Lazarus G2976.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:43 - for they loved G25 the [fn]approval G1391 of people G444 rather G3123 than G2228 the [fn]approval G1391 of God G2316.

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Now G1161 before G4253 the Feast G1859 of the Passover G3957, Jesus G2424, knowing G6063 that His hour G5610 had come G2064 that He would depart G3327 from this G3778 world G2889 to the Father G3962, having loved G25 His own G2398 who G3588 were in the world G2889, He loved G25 them [fn]to the end G5056.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:23 - Lying G345 back G345 on Jesus’ G2424 chest G2859 was one G1520 of His disciples G3101, whom G3739 Jesus G2424 loved G25.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:34 - “I am giving G1325 you a new G2537 commandment G1785, that you love G25 one G240 another G240; just G2531 as G2531 I have loved G25 you, that you also G2532 love G25 one G240 another G240.

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“If G1437 you love G25 Me, you will keep G5083 My commandments G1785.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:21 - “The one who has G2192 My commandments G1785 and keeps G5083 them is the one G1565 who loves G25 Me; and the one who loves G25 Me will be loved G25 by My Father G3962, and I will love G25 him and will reveal G1718 Myself G1683 to him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:23 - Jesus G2424 answered G611 and said G3004 to him, “If G1437 anyone G5100 loves G25 Me, he will follow G5083 My word G3056; and My Father G3962 will love G25 him, and We will come G2064 to him and make G4160 Our dwelling G3438 with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:24 - “The one who does not love G25 Me does not follow G5083 My words G3056; and the word G3056 which G3739 you hear G191 is not Mine G1699, but the Father’s G3962 who sent G3992 Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:28 - “You heard G191 that I said G3004 to you, ‘I am going G5217 away G5217, and I am coming G2064 to you.’ If G1487 you loved G25 Me, you would have rejoiced G5463 [fn]because G3754 I am going G4198 to the Father G3962, for the Father G3962 is greater G3173 than I.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:31 - but so G2443 that G2443 the world G2889 may know G1097 that I love G25 the Father G3962, [fn]I do G4160 exactly G3779 as the Father G3962 commanded G1781 Me. Get G1453 up G1453, let’s go G71 from G1782 here G1782.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:9 - “Just G2531 as G2531 the Father G3962 has loved G25 Me, I also G2532 have loved G25 you; remain G3306 in My love G26.

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“This G3778 is My commandment G1785, that you love G25 one G240 another G240, just G2531 as G2531 I have loved G25 you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:17 - “This G3778 I command G1781 you, that you love G25 one G240 another G240.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:23 - I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected G5048 [fn]in unity G1520, so G2443 that G2443 the world G2889 may [fn]know G1097 that You sent G649 Me, and You loved G25 them, just G2531 as G2531 You loved G25 Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:24 - “Father G3962, I desire G2309 that they also G2548, whom G3739 You have given G1325 Me, be with Me where G3699 I am G1510, so G2443 that G2443 they may see G2334 My glory G1391 which G3739 You have given G1325 Me, for You loved G25 Me before G4253 the foundation G2602 of the world G2889.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:26 - and I have made G1107 Your name G3686 known G1107 to them, and will make G1107 it known G1107, so G2443 that G2443 the love G26 with which G3739 You loved G25 Me may be in them, and I in them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:26 - So G3767 when Jesus G2424 saw G3708 His mother G3384, and the disciple G3101 whom G3739 He loved G25 standing G3936 nearby G3936, He *said G3004 to His mother G3384, “Woman G1135, behold G2396, your son G5207!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:7 - Therefore G3767 that disciple G3101 whom G3739 Jesus G2424 loved G25 *said G3004 to Peter G4074, “It is the Lord G2962!” So G3767 when Simon G4613 Peter G4074 heard G191 that it was the Lord G2962, he put G1241 on G1241 his outer G1903 garment G1903 (for he was stripped G1131 for work), and threw G906 himself G1438 into the sea G2281.

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Now G3767 when G3753 they had finished G709 breakfast G709, Jesus G2424 *said G3004 to Simon G4613 Peter G4074, “Simon G4613, son of John G2491, do you [fn]love G25 Me more G4183 than these G3778?” He *said G3004 to Him, “Yes G3483, Lord G2962; You know G6063 that I [fn]love G5368 You.” He *said G3004 to him, “Tend G1006 My lambs G721.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:16 - He *said G3004 to him again G3825, a second G1208 time G1208, “Simon G4613, son of John G2491, do you [fn]love G25 Me?” He *said G3004 to Him, “Yes G3483, Lord G2962; You know G6063 that I [fn]love G5368 You.” He *said G3004 to him, “Shepherd G4165 My sheep G4263.”

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Peter G4074 turned G1994 around G1994 and *saw G991 the disciple G3101 whom G3739 Jesus G2424 loved G25 following G190 them—the one who G3739 also G2532 had leaned G377 back G377 on His chest G4738 at the supper G1173 and said G3004, “Lord G2962, who G5101 is the one who is betraying G3860 You?”

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And we know G6063 that [fn]God G2316 [fn]causes G4903 all G3956 things G3956 to G4903 work G4903 together G4903 for good G18 to those G3588 who love G25 God G2316, to those G3588 who are called G2822 according G2596 to His purpose G4286.

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But in all G3956 these G3778 things G3778 we overwhelmingly G5245 conquer G5245 through G1223 Him who loved G25 us.

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