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agapaō G25

ἀγαπάω (agapaō) means “to love” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἀγαπάω Greek · G25 143 tagged occurrences in 110 verses

Pronunciation guide: ag-ap-ah'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0025

ἀγαπάω · agapaō · to love

ἀγαπάω, -ῶ, [in LXX chiefly for אהב ;] to love, to feel and exhibit esteem and goodwill to a person, to prize and delight in a thing. 1. Of human affection, to men: τ. πλησίον, Mat.5:43; τ. ἐχθρούς, ib. 44; to Christ, Jhn.8:42; to God, Mat.22:37; with accusative of thing(s), Luk.11:43, Jhn.12:43, Eph.5:25, II Tim 4:8, 10, Heb.1:9, 1Pe.2:17, 3:10, 2Pe.2:15, 1Jn.2:15, Rev.12:11. 2. Of divine love; (a) God's love: to men, Rom.8:37; to Christ, Jhn.3:35; (b) Christ's love: to men, Mrk.10:21; to God, Jhn.14:31; with cogn. accusative, Jhn.17:26, Eph.2:4. SYN.: φιλέω. From its supposed etymology (Thayer, LS; but see also Boisacq) ἀ. is commonly understood properly to denote love based on esteem (diligo), as distinct from that expressed by φιλέω (amo), spontaneous natural affection, emotional and unreasoning. If this distinction holds, ἀ. is fitly used in NT of Christian love to God and man, the spiritual affection which follows the direction of the will, and which, therefore, unlike that feeling which is instinctive and unreasoned, can be commanded as a duty. (Cf. ἀγάπη, and v. Tr., Syn. §xii; Cremer, 9, 592; and esp. MM, VGT, see word) (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.

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How translators render G25

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
love 36
loved 17
loves 17
does not love 5
to love 5
we love 5
you love 5
i love 3
must love 3
will love 3
beloved 2
do you love 2
has loved 2
he loved 2
he loves 2
i have loved 2
let us love 2
my beloved 2
we should love 2
you have loved 2
you loved 2
beloved one 1
crave 1
have i loved 1
have loved 1
having loved 1
i do not love 1
i loved 1
in his love of 1
in love 1
she has loved 1
they did not love 1
they loved 1
who are beloved 1
who are loved 1
who love 1
who loves 1
will be loved 1
will you love me 1
you love him 1
you would love 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
love 26
loved 15
loveth 12
thou shalt love 10
ye love 8
he that loveth 6
beloved 5
to love 5
we love 5
he loved 3
i love 3
that love 3
thou hast loved 3
will love 3
hath loved 2
having loved 2
i have loved 2
lovest thou 2
the beloved 2
them which love 2
they loved 2
doth 1
hast loved 1
have i loved 1
have loved 1
he love 1
he loveth 1
he who loveth 1
him that loved 1
i be loved 1
let us 1
let us love 1
love ye 1
shall be loved 1
she loved 1
them 1
those that love 1
thou lovedst 1
to them that love 1
unto him that loved 1
we should love 1
which hath loved 1
ye loved 1
ye would love 1

Verses containing G25

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  1. Romans 9:25 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,”

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  2. Romans 13:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

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  3. Romans 13:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

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  4. 1 Corinthians 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

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  5. 1 Corinthians 8:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the one who loves God is known by God.

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  6. 2 Corinthians 9:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

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  7. 2 Corinthians 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!

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  8. 2 Corinthians 12:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?

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  9. Galatians 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

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  10. Galatians 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

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  11. Ephesians 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

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  12. Ephesians 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

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  13. Ephesians 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

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  14. Ephesians 5:25 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

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  15. Ephesians 5:28 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

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  16. Ephesians 5:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

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  17. Ephesians 6:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.

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  18. Colossians 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

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  19. Colossians 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

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  20. 1 Thessalonians 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you,

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  21. 1 Thessalonians 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

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  22. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

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  23. 2 Thessalonians 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,

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  24. 2 Timothy 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.

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  25. 2 Timothy 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

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  26. Hebrews 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”

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  27. Hebrews 12:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”

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  28. James 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

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  29. James 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

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  30. James 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

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  31. 1 Peter 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

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  32. 1 Peter 1:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

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  33. 1 Peter 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.

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  34. 1 Peter 3:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.

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  35. 2 Peter 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.

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  36. 1 John 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.

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  37. 1 John 2:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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  38. 1 John 3:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

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  39. 1 John 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

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  40. 1 John 3:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.

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  41. 1 John 3:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

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  42. 1 John 3:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.

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  43. 1 John 4:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

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  44. 1 John 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

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  45. 1 John 4:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

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  46. 1 John 4:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

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  47. 1 John 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.

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  48. 1 John 4:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    We love because He first loved us.

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  49. 1 John 4:20 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

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  50. 1 John 4:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

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