ἀγάπη | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

ἀγάπη, -ης, ἡ

Definition

love

Erasmian

Modern

Root

ἀγαπη

Frequency

116

Cognates

The agape was the early love feast of Christians.

Mnemonic Singing

Love lifted me,
love lifted me,
when nothing else could help,
love lifted me.

Song

Verse

“And now remain faith, hope, and ἀγάπη; these three. And the greatest of these is ἀγάπη.” (1 Cor 13:13)

Biblical Concordance

Titus 2:2	Older men should be clear-minded, dignified, self-controlled, healthy in faith, in love (agapē \| ἀγάπῃ \| dat sg fem), and in steadfastness.
Philemon 1:5	because I hear of your love (agapēn \| ἀγάπην \| acc sg fem) for all the saints and your faith in the Lord Jesus.
Philemon 1:7	For I have derived much joy and encouragement from your love (agapē \| ἀγάπῃ \| dat sg fem), my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you.
Philemon 1:9	yet for love’s (agapēn \| ἀγάπην \| acc sg fem) sake I prefer to appeal to you — I, Paul, an old man and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus —
Hebrews 6:10	For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love (agapēs \| ἀγάπης \| gen sg fem) you have demonstrated for his cause, when you served and continue to serve fellow believers.
Hebrews 10:24	And let us take thought of how to spur one another on to love (agapēs \| ἀγάπης \| gen sg fem) and good works,
1 Peter 4:8	Above all, maintain a fervent love (agapēn \| ἀγάπην \| acc sg fem) among yourselves, for love (agapē \| ἀγάπη \| nom sg fem) covers a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 5:14	Greet one another with the kiss of love (agapēs \| ἀγάπης \| gen sg fem). Peace be with all of you who are in Christ.
2 Peter 1:7	by godliness brotherly affection, and by brotherly affection love (agapēn \| ἀγάπην \| acc sg fem).
1 John 2:5	But whoever keeps his word, truly in that person is the love (agapē \| ἀγάπη \| nom sg fem) of God brought to fulfillment. This is how we can be sure that we are in him:
1 John 2:15	Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love (agapē \| ἀγάπη \| nom sg fem) of the Father is not in him.
1 John 3:1	See what great love (agapēn \| ἀγάπην \| acc sg fem) the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God — and so we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
1 John 3:16	By this we have come to know love: (agapēn \| ἀγάπην \| acc sg fem) that he laid down his life on our behalf. And we are obligated to lay down our lives for the brothers.
1 John 3:17	But whoever has this world’s resources and sees his fellow Christian in need yet closes his heart against him, how does the love (agapē \| ἀγάπη \| nom sg fem) of God abide in him?
1 John 4:7	Dear friends, let us love one another, because love (agapē \| ἀγάπη \| nom sg fem) is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
1 John 4:8	The person who does not love does not know God, because God is love (agapē \| ἀγάπη \| nom sg fem).
1 John 4:9	By this the love (agapē \| ἀγάπη \| nom sg fem) of God is revealed to us: that God has sent his one and only Son into the world so that we might live through him.
1 John 4:10	In this is love (agapē \| ἀγάπη \| nom sg fem), not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son as a propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4:12	No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God abides in us, and his love (agapē \| ἀγάπη \| nom sg fem) has achieved its goal in us.
1 John 4:16	And we have come to know and to trust the love (agapēn \| ἀγάπην \| acc sg fem) that God has for us. God is love (agapē \| ἀγάπη \| nom sg fem), and the one who abides in love (agapē \| ἀγάπῃ \| dat sg fem) abides in God, and God abides in him.
1 John 4:17	By this, love (agapē \| ἀγάπη \| nom sg fem) is fully realized among us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because just as he is, so also are we in this world.
1 John 4:18	There is no fear in love (agapē \| ἀγάπῃ \| dat sg fem), but perfect love (agapē \| ἀγάπη \| nom sg fem) drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment. So the one who fears has not been perfected in love (agapē \| ἀγάπῃ \| dat sg fem).
1 John 5:3	For this is the love (agapē \| ἀγάπη \| nom sg fem) of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome,
2 John 1:3	Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, in truth and in love (agapē \| ἀγάπῃ \| dat sg fem).
2 John 1:6	And this is love: (agapē \| ἀγάπη \| nom sg fem) that we walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.