ἀγαπάω | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

ἀγαπάω

Definition

I love, cherish

Erasmian

Modern

Root

ἀγαπα

Frequency

143

Forms

ἀγαπήσω, ἠγάπησα, ἠγάπηκα, ἠγάπημαι ἠγαπήθην

Cognates

Cognate verb of ajgavph and ajgaphtovV.

Biblical Concordance

Romans 9:25	As he also says in Hosea, “Those who were not my people, I will call ‘my people,’ and her who (ēgapēmenēn \| ἠγαπημένην \| perf pass ptcp acc sg fem) was (ēgapēmenēn \| ἠγαπημένην \| perf pass ptcp acc sg fem) not beloved (ēgapēmenēn \| ἠγαπημένην \| perf pass ptcp acc sg fem), I will call ‘beloved.’” (ēgapēmenēn \| ἠγαπημένην \| perf pass ptcp acc sg fem)
Romans 13:8	Owe no one anything, except to (agapan \| ἀγαπᾶν \| pres act inf ) love (agapan \| ἀγαπᾶν \| pres act inf ) one another; for the one who loves (agapōn \| ἀγαπῶν \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Romans 13:9	For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” (and any other commandment there may be) are summed up in this “You shall love (agapēseis \| ἀγαπήσεις \| fut act ind 2 sg) your neighbor as yourself.”
1 Corinthians 2:9	But, as it is written, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, nor has the mind of man imagined, the things that God has prepared for those who love (agapōsin \| ἀγαπῶσιν \| pres act ptcp dat pl masc) him.”
1 Corinthians 8:3	But if someone loves (agapa \| ἀγαπᾷ \| pres act ind 3 sg) God, he is known by God.
2 Corinthians 9:7	Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly nor under constraint, for it is the cheerful giver whom God loves (agapa \| ἀγαπᾷ \| pres act ind 3 sg).
2 Corinthians 11:11	Why is that? Is it because I (agapō \| ἀγαπῶ \| pres act ind 1 sg) do (agapō \| ἀγαπῶ \| pres act ind 1 sg) not love (agapō \| ἀγαπῶ \| pres act ind 1 sg) you? God knows I do.
2 Corinthians 12:15	I will most gladly spend and be spent on behalf of your souls. If I (agapō \| ἀγαπῶ \| ) love (agapō \| ἀγαπῶ \| ) you more, am (agapōmai \| ἀγαπῶμαι \| pres pass ind 1 sg) I (agapōmai \| ἀγαπῶμαι \| pres pass ind 1 sg) to (agapōmai \| ἀγαπῶμαι \| pres pass ind 1 sg) be (agapōmai \| ἀγαπῶμαι \| pres pass ind 1 sg) loved (agapōmai \| ἀγαπῶμαι \| pres pass ind 1 sg) less?
Galatians 2:20	and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved (agapēsantos \| ἀγαπήσαντος \| aor act ptcp gen sg masc) me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 5:14	For the entire law is summed up in a single command: “You shall love (agapēseis \| ἀγαπήσεις \| fut act ind 2 sg) your neighbor as yourself.”
Ephesians 1:6	to the praise of his glorious grace with which he has highly favored us in the Beloved (ēgapēmenō \| ἠγαπημένῳ \| perf pass ptcp dat sg masc).
Ephesians 2:4	But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved (ēgapēsen \| ἠγάπησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) us,
Ephesians 5:2	and live in love, just as Christ loved (ēgapēsen \| ἠγάπησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) us and gave himself for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Ephesians 5:25	Husbands, love (agapate \| ἀγαπᾶτε \| pres act imperative 2 pl) your wives, just as Christ loved (ēgapēsen \| ἠγάπησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) the church and gave himself up for her,
Ephesians 5:28	In the same way husbands also should love (agapan \| ἀγαπᾶν \| pres act inf ) their wives as their own bodies. He who loves (agapōn \| ἀγαπῶν \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) his wife loves (agapa \| ἀγαπᾷ \| pres act ind 3 sg) himself,
Ephesians 5:33	Nevertheless, each one of you is (agapatō \| ἀγαπάτω \| pres act imperative 3 sg) to (agapatō \| ἀγαπάτω \| pres act imperative 3 sg) love (agapatō \| ἀγαπάτω \| pres act imperative 3 sg) his wife as he loves himself, and the wife is to respect her husband.
Ephesians 6:24	Grace be with all who love (agapōntōn \| ἀγαπώντων \| pres act ptcp gen pl masc) our Lord Jesus Christ, with love incorruptible.
Colossians 3:12	clothe yourselves with Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved (ēgapēmenoi \| ἠγαπημένοι \| perf pass ptcp nom pl masc), clothe yourselves with heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Colossians 3:19	Husbands, love (agapate \| ἀγαπᾶτε \| pres act imperative 2 pl) your wives and do not become bitter toward them.
1 Thessalonians 1:4	We know, brothers loved (ēgapēmenoi \| ἠγαπημένοι \| perf pass ptcp voc pl masc) by God, that he has chosen you,
1 Thessalonians 4:9	Now with regard to brotherly love you have no need for us to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God how to love (agapan \| ἀγαπᾶν \| pres act inf ) one another.
2 Thessalonians 2:13	But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved (ēgapēmenoi \| ἠγαπημένοι \| perf pass ptcp voc pl masc) by the Lord, because God chose you as first fruits for salvation, by sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth.
2 Thessalonians 2:16	Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved (agapēsas \| ἀγαπήσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,
2 Timothy 4:8	Now is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that Day, but not only to me but also to everyone who has loved (ēgapēkosi \| ἠγαπηκόσι \| perf act ptcp dat pl masc) his appearing.
2 Timothy 4:10	for Demas deserted me because he loved (agapēsas \| ἀγαπήσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) the present age and has gone to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.