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
| John 11:5 | Now Jesus loved (ēgapa | ἠγάπα | imperf act ind 3 sg) Martha and her sister and Lazarus. |
| John 12:43 | For they loved (ēgapēsan | ἠγάπησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) the praise of men more than the praise of God. |
| John 13:1 | It was just before the festival of Passover, and Jesus, knowing that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, showed his love (agapēsas | ἀγαπήσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) to his own who were in the world, loving (ēgapēsen | ἠγάπησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) them to the very end. |
| John 13:23 | One of his disciples — the one Jesus loved (ēgapa | ἠγάπα | imperf act ind 3 sg) — was reclining at table close beside Jesus. |
| John 13:34 | A new commandment I give to you: Love (agapate | ἀγαπᾶτε | pres act subj 2 pl) one another. Just as I have loved (ēgapēsa | ἠγάπησα | aor act ind 1 sg) you, you also must love (agapate | ἀγαπᾶτε | pres act subj 2 pl) one another. |
| John 14:15 | “If you love (agapate | ἀγαπᾶτε | pres act subj 2 pl) me, you will keep my commandments. |
| John 14:21 | The one who has my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves (agapōn | ἀγαπῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) me. And the one who loves (agapōn | ἀγαπῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) me will be loved (agapēthēsetai | ἀγαπηθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) by my Father, and I will love (agapēsō | ἀγαπήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) him and reveal myself to him.” |
| John 14:23 | Jesus answered him, saying, “If anyone loves (agapa | ἀγαπᾷ | pres act subj 3 sg) me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love (agapēsei | ἀγαπήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling place with him. |
| John 14:24 | The one (agapōn | ἀγαπῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) who (agapōn | ἀγαπῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) does (agapōn | ἀγαπῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) not love (agapōn | ἀγαπῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) me does not keep my words; and the word you are hearing is not mine, but is from the Father’s who sent me. |
| John 14:28 | You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come back to you.’ If you loved (ēgapate | ἠγαπᾶτε | imperf act ind 2 pl) me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. |
| John 14:31 | but so the world may know that I love (agapō | ἀγαπῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded me. Rise up, let us go from this place! |
| John 15:9 | As the Father has loved (ēgapēsen | ἠγάπησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) me, I have (ēgapēsa | ἠγάπησα | aor act ind 1 sg) also loved (ēgapēsa | ἠγάπησα | aor act ind 1 sg) you; abide in my love. |
| John 15:12 | “This is my commandment: Love (agapate | ἀγαπᾶτε | pres act subj 2 pl) one another, as I have loved (ēgapēsa | ἠγάπησα | aor act ind 1 sg) you. |
| John 15:17 | These things I command you, so that you may love (agapate | ἀγαπᾶτε | pres act subj 2 pl) one another. |
| John 17:23 | I in them and you in me, that they may be completely one, so that the world may know that you sent me, and that you love (ēgapēsas | ἠγάπησας | aor act ind 2 sg) them even as you (ēgapēsas | ἠγάπησας | aor act ind 2 sg) love (ēgapēsas | ἠγάπησας | aor act ind 2 sg) me. |
| John 17:24 | Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, so they may see my glory that you have given me because you loved (ēgapēsas | ἠγάπησας | aor act ind 2 sg) me before the creation of the world. |
| John 17:26 | I have made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, so that the love with which you have loved (ēgapēsas | ἠγάπησας | aor act ind 2 sg) me may be in them, and I in them.” |
| John 19:26 | When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he (ēgapa | ἠγάπα | imperf act ind 3 sg) loved (ēgapa | ἠγάπα | imperf act ind 3 sg) standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, look, your son!” |
| John 21:7 | Then that disciple whom Jesus loved (ēgapa | ἠγάπα | imperf act ind 3 sg) said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tucked in his outer garment (for he was wearing nothing underneath), and jumped into the sea. |
| John 21:15 | When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love (agapas | ἀγαπᾷς | pres act ind 2 sg) me more than these others do?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Take care of my lambs.” |
| John 21:16 | He said to him again, a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love (agapas | ἀγαπᾷς | pres act ind 2 sg) me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Look after my sheep.” |
| John 21:20 | Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved (ēgapa | ἠγάπα | imperf act ind 3 sg), the one who at the supper had leaned back against Jesus and said, “Master, who is it that will betray you?” |
| Romans 8:28 | And we know that all things work together for good for those who love (agapōsin | ἀγαπῶσιν | pres act ptcp dat pl masc) God, for those who are called according to his purpose, |
| Romans 8:37 | No, in all these things we are winning a most glorious victory through him who loved (agapēsantos | ἀγαπήσαντος | aor act ptcp gen sg masc) us. |
| Romans 9:13 | As it is written, “Jacob I loved (ēgapēsa | ἠγάπησα | aor act ind 1 sg), but Esau I hated.” |