ΑΓΑΠΗ, αγαπη
AGAPĒ, agapē
Sounds Like: ah-GAH-pay
Translations: love, charity, affection, a love
From the root: ΑΓΑΠΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a specific kind of love, often described as unconditional, benevolent, and self-sacrificing. It is distinct from other Greek words for love like 'eros' (romantic love) or 'philia' (brotherly love). In Koine Greek, especially in the New Testament, it denotes a divine or spiritual love, often commanded or exemplified by God. It can be used in sentences to describe the love between God and humanity, between believers, or even love for one's enemies.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0026 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Ecclesiastes — 9:1
- Song of Solomon — 7:7, 8:6, 8:7
- Wisdom — 3:9, 6:18
- Matthew — 24:12
- John — 15:9, 15:10, 17:26
- Romans — 5:5, 12:9, 13:10
- 1 Corinthians — 4:21, 8:1, 13:4, 13:8, 13:13, 16:14, 16:24
- 2 Corinthians — 5:14, 6:6, 8:7, 13:13
- Galatians — 5:22
- Ephesians — 1:4, 3:17, 4:2, 4:15, 4:16, 5:2, 6:23
- Philippians — 1:9
- Colossians — 2:2
- 1 Thessalonians — 3:12, 5:13
- 2 Thessalonians — 1:3
- 1 Timothy — 1:5, 2:15, 4:12
- 2 Timothy — 1:13, 3:10
- Titus — 2:2
- Philemon — 1:7
- 1 Peter — 4:8
- 1 John — 1:5, 2:5, 2:15, 3:17, 4:7, 4:8, 4:9, 4:10, 4:12, 4:16, 4:17, 4:18, 5:3
- 2 John — 1:3, 1:6
- 3 John — 1:6
- Jude — 1:2, 1:21
- Epistle of Barnabas — 1:4, 1:6, 11:8
- Shepherd of Hermas — 16:5, 16:7, 92:2, 94:4, 95:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΓΑΠΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΓΑΠΑΙΣ — to love feasts, to acts of love, to loves
- ἈΓΑΠΗΣ — of love, of charity, of affection, of goodwill
- ἈΓΑΠΗΣΕΩΣ — of love, of charity, of affection
- ἈΚΙΑΓΑΠΗΤΟΝ — unloved, unlovable, not beloved
- ΑΓΑΠΑΙΣ — to love, for love, by love, with love, in love, loves, acts of love, charities
- ΑΓΑΠΗΝ — love, a love
- ΑΓΑΠΗΣ — of love, of charity, of affection
- ΑΓΑΠΗΣΕΩΣ — of love, of charity
- ΑΓΑΠΗΣΙ — love, charity, (to) love, (to) charity
- ΑΓΑΠΗΣΙΣ — love, affection, benevolence, a love, an affection, a benevolence
- ΑΓΑΠ‾Η‾ — love, a love
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