ἀγάπη
“love, goodwill, esteem”
Primary meaning: love, goodwill, esteem, love feasts. Strong's: love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast. Lexical nuances: love , goodwill , esteem . Outside of bibl. and eccl. books, there is no clear instance (with Deiss., LAE , 18:4, 70:2, cf. the same writer in Constr. Quar. , ii, 4; and with MM, VGT , s.v., cf. Dr. Moulton in Exp. Times , xxvi, 3, 139). In NT, like ἀγαπάω , -ῶ , Of men's love: to one another, Jo 13:35 ; to God, I Jo 2:5 . Of divine love; God's love: to men, Ro 5:8 ; to Christ, Jo 17:26 ; Chris...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G25 (ἀγαπάω);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: אַהֲבָה (love, covenant affection) -> ἀγάπη (love, goodwill, esteem)
LXX conceptual translation: אַהֲבָה (love, covenant affection) -> ἀγάπη (love, goodwill, esteem)
Key Biblical Occurrences (7)
Foundational passages where ἀγάπη (agape) carries significant theological or narrative weight.