Word study · Greek
agapaō
to love
Say it: ah-gah-PAH-oh (approximate)
ἀγαπάω
What it means
The usual New Testament verb for love, chosen for love that acts for another's good, not mainly feeling. It's the word in the greatest commandment, and in "love your enemies" (5:44). In the Greek Old Testament it translates the Hebrew verb in Deuteronomy 6:5.
Range of meaning
- LoveCare for another that shows itself in action.
- PreferChoose one over another.
In Matthew
- Chapter 22
"You shall love the Lord your God... and your neighbor as yourself" (22:37-39).
Every verse (7)
Verses where G0025 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources