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ἀγάπη

MainId: 000026000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: α

StrongCodes: G0026

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 000026001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: ἀγάπη
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -ης
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'ἀγαπάω', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 000026001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 25.43
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Attitudes and Emotions
  LEXSubDomains: Love, Affection, Compassion
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-05-24 13:41:40
    DefinitionShort: to have love for someone or something, based on sincere appreciation and high regard
    Glosses: ['to love', 'to regard with affection', 'loving concern', 'love']
    Comments: Though some persons have tried to assign certain significant differences of meaning between {L:ἀγαπάω}[a], ἀγάπη[a] and {L:φιλέω}[a], {L:φιλία} ({D:25.33}), it does not seem possible to insist upon a contrast of meaning in any and all contexts. For example, the usage in {S:04302101500046 04302101600032 04302101700014 04302101700034 04302101700058} seems to reflect simply a rhetorical alternation designed to avoid undue repetition. There is, however, one significant clue to possible meaningful differences in at least some contexts, namely, the fact that people are never commanded to love one another with {L:φιλέω} or {L:φιλία}, but only with {L:ἀγαπάω} and ἀγάπη. Though the meanings of these terms overlap considerably in many contexts, there are probably some significant differences in certain contexts; that is to say, {L:φιλέω} and {L:φιλία} are likely to focus upon love or affection based upon interpersonal association, while {L:ἀγαπάω} and ἀγάπη focus upon love and affection based on deep appreciation and high regard.
  LEXReferences: MAT 24:12, LUKE 11:42, YHN 5:42, YHN 13:35, YHN 15:9, YHN 15:10, YHN 15:10, YHN 15:13, YHN 17:26, ROM 5:5, ROM 5:8, ROM 8:35, ROM 8:39, ROM 12:9, ROM 13:10, ROM 13:10, ROM 14:15, ROM 15:30, 1COR 4:21, 1COR 8:1, 1COR 13:1, 1COR 13:2, 1COR 13:3, 1COR 13:4, 1COR 13:4, 1COR 13:4, 1COR 13:8, 1COR 13:13, 1COR 13:13, 1COR 14:1, 1COR 16:14, 1COR 16:24, 2COR 2:4, 2COR 2:8, 2COR 5:14, 2COR 6:6, 2COR 8:7, 2COR 8:8, 2COR 8:24, 2COR 13:11, 2COR 13:13, GAL 5:6, GAL 5:13, GAL 5:22, EPH 1:4, EPH 1:15, EPH 2:4, EPH 3:17, EPH 3:19, EPH 4:2, EPH 4:15, EPH 4:16, EPH 5:2, EPH 6:23, PHP 1:9, PHP 1:16, PHP 2:1, PHP 2:2, COL 1:4, COL 1:8, COL 1:13, COL 2:2, COL 3:14, 1TH 1:3, 1TH 3:6, 1TH 3:12, 1TH 5:8, 1TH 5:13, 2TH 1:3, 2TH 2:10, 2TH 3:5, 1TIM 1:5, 1TIM 1:14, 1TIM 2:15, 1TIM 4:12, 1TIM 6:11, 2TIM 1:7, 2TIM 1:13, 2TIM 2:22, 2TIM 3:10, TIT 2:2, PHM 1:5, PHM 1:7, PHM 1:9, HEB 6:10, HEB 10:24, 1PET 4:8, 1PET 4:8, 1PET 5:14, 2PET 1:7, 1YHN 2:5, 1YHN 2:15, 1YHN 3:1, 1YHN 3:16, 1YHN 3:17, 1YHN 4:7, 1YHN 4:8, 1YHN 4:9, 1YHN 4:10, 1YHN 4:12, 1YHN 4:16, 1YHN 4:16, 1YHN 4:16, 1YHN 4:17, 1YHN 4:18, 1YHN 4:18, 1YHN 4:18, 1YHN 5:3, 2YHN 1:3, 2YHN 1:6, 3YHN 1:6, YUD 1:2, YUD 1:21, REV 2:4, REV 2:19
2. LEXID: 000026001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 23.28
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Physiological Processes and States
  LEXSubDomains: Eat, Drink
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-05-24 13:41:40
    DefinitionShort: a special type of communal meal having particular significance for early Christians as an expression of their mutual affection and concern
    Glosses: fellowship meal
    Comments: The meaning of ἀγάπη[b] may be rendered in some languages as meals in which you show your love for one another as you eat together or your eating together as the result of your love for one another.
  LEXReferences: YUD 1:12