ἈΓΑΠΗΣΙΣ, ἀγαπησις
AGAPĒSIS, agapēsis
Sounds Like: ah-GAH-pay-sis
Translations: love, affection, a love, an affection
From the root: ἈΓΑΠΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a noun referring to the act or state of loving, or the feeling of affection. It describes a deep and abiding love, often used in a moral or spiritual sense, distinct from passionate or sexual love. It can be used to describe the love between people, or love for wisdom or God.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0026 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:265
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
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