Definition
love
Vocabulary Form
ἀγάπη, -ης, ἡ
Erasmian
Modern
Root
ἀγαπη
Frequency
116
GK
27
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
| 3 John 1:6 | They have testified to your love (agapē | ἀγάπῃ | dat sg fem) before the church. You will do well to help them on their way in a manner worthy of God, |
| Jude 1:2 | May mercy, peace, and love (agapē | ἀγάπη | nom sg fem) be yours in ever increasing measure. |
| Jude 1:12 | These people are blemishes on your love-feasts (agapais | ἀγάπαις | dat pl fem), feasting with you without reverence, caring only for themselves. They are waterless clouds, swept along by winds; autumn trees without fruit and uprooted — completely dead; |
| Jude 1:21 | Keep yourselves in the love (agapē | ἀγάπῃ | dat sg fem) of God as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant you eternal life. |
| Revelation 2:4 | But I do have this against you, that you have left your first love! (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem) |
| Revelation 2:19 | I know your works, your love (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem) and faith and service and steadfast endurance, and that your recent works are greater than the first. |