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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

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

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

Page 3 of 3. 110 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. 1 John 5:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.

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  2. 1 John 5:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.

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  3. 2 John 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth—

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  4. 2 John 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.

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  5. 3 John 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:

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  6. Jude 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:

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  7. Revelation 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

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  8. Revelation 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.

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  9. Revelation 12:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.

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  10. Revelation 20:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.

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