Definition
I love, cherish
Vocabulary Form
ἀγαπάω
Erasmian
Modern
Root
ἀγαπα
Frequency
143
GK
26
Forms
ἀγαπήσω, ἠγάπησα, ἠγάπηκα, ἠγάπημαι ἠγαπήθην
Cognates
Cognate verb of ajgavph and ajgaphtovV.
Biblical Concordance
| Matthew 5:43 | “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love (agapēseis | ἀγαπήσεις | fut act ind 2 sg) your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ |
| Matthew 5:44 | But I say to you, love (agapate | ἀγαπᾶτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, |
| Matthew 5:46 | For if you love (agapēsēte | ἀγαπήσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) those who love (agapōntas | ἀγαπῶντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? |
| Matthew 6:24 | “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love (agapēsei | ἀγαπήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and possessions. |
| Matthew 19:19 | Honor your father and mother, and, Love (agapēseis | ἀγαπήσεις | fut act ind 2 sg) your neighbor as yourself.” |
| Matthew 22:37 | And he said to him, “‘You shall love (agapēseis | ἀγαπήσεις | fut act ind 2 sg) the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ |
| Matthew 22:39 | And a second is like it, ‘You shall love (agapēseis | ἀγαπήσεις | fut act ind 2 sg) your neighbor as yourself.’ |
| Mark 10:21 | But Jesus, looking at him, loved (ēgapēsen | ἠγάπησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) him and said to him, “You lack one thing — go, sell whatever you have and give the money to the poor; then you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.” |
| Mark 12:30 | and you shall love (agapēseis | ἀγαπήσεις | fut act ind 2 sg) the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole life, and with your whole mind, and with your whole strength.’ |
| Mark 12:31 | The second is this: ‘You shall love (agapēseis | ἀγαπήσεις | fut act ind 2 sg) your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” |
| Mark 12:33 | And ‘to love (agapan | ἀγαπᾶν | pres act inf ) him with the whole heart, and with the whole understanding, and with the whole strength,’ and ‘to love (agapan | ἀγαπᾶν | pres act inf ) one’s neighbor as oneself,’ is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” |
| Luke 6:27 | “But I say to you who are listening to me: Love (agapate | ἀγαπᾶτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) your enemies; do good to those who hate you, |
| Luke 6:32 | And if you love (agapate | ἀγαπᾶτε | pres act ind 2 pl) those who love (agapōntas | ἀγαπῶντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) you, what credit is it to you? For even sinners love (agapōsin | ἀγαπῶσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) those who love (agapōntas | ἀγαπῶντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) them. |
| Luke 6:35 | But love (agapate | ἀγαπᾶτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and evil. |
| Luke 7:5 | for he loves (agapa | ἀγαπᾷ | pres act ind 3 sg) our nation and he built the synagogue for us.” |
| Luke 7:42 | When they were unable to pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will (agapēsei | ἀγαπήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) love (agapēsei | ἀγαπήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) him more?” |
| Luke 7:47 | Therefore I can tell you, “Her sins, which were many, have been forgiven, for she loved (ēgapēsen | ἠγάπησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) much. But the one to whom little is forgiven loves (agapa | ἀγαπᾷ | pres act ind 3 sg) little.’” |
| Luke 10:27 | In answer he said, “You shall love (agapēseis | ἀγαπήσεις | fut act ind 2 sg) the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your life, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” |
| Luke 11:43 | Woe to you Pharisees! For you love (agapate | ἀγαπᾶτε | pres act ind 2 pl) the seat of honor in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. |
| Luke 16:13 | “No servant is able to serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love (agapēsei | ἀγαπήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” |
| John 3:16 | “For this is how God loved (ēgapēsen | ἠγάπησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) the world: he gave his one and only Son that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. |
| John 3:19 | And the basis for judging is this, that light has come into the world and people love (ēgapēsan | ἠγάπησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil. |
| John 3:35 | The Father loves (agapa | ἀγαπᾷ | pres act ind 3 sg) the Son and has placed everything in his hands. |
| John 8:42 | Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love (ēgapate | ἠγαπᾶτε | imperf act ind 2 pl) me, for I came from God and now I am here. I have not come on my own, but he sent me. |
| John 10:17 | Therefore the Father loves (agapa | ἀγαπᾷ | pres act ind 3 sg) me, because I lay down my life in order that I may take it back again. |