ἀγάπη agapē
Greek word for “love” · Strong’s G26 · used 116 times in 106 verses
Meaning
ἀγάπη, -ης, ἡ; love, goodwill, esteem.
How it is translated
Glosses given for agapē in context, with how often each is used:
- love 112
- love be 1
- love is 1
- beloved 1
- love feasts 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 John | 18 | 8.4 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 14 | 2.1 | |
| Ephesians | 10 | 4.1 | |
| Romans | 9 | 1.3 | |
| 2 Corinthians | 9 | 2.0 | |
| John | 7 | 0.4 | |
| Colossians | 5 | 3.2 | |
| 1 Thessalonians | 5 | 3.4 | |
| 1 Timothy | 5 | 3.1 | |
| Philippians | 4 | 2.5 | |
| 2 Timothy | 4 | 3.2 | |
| Galatians | 3 | 1.3 |
Also in 12 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
1 John 4 (8), 1 Corinthians 13 (6), John 15 (3), 2 Corinthians 8 (3), Galatians 5 (3), Ephesians 4 (3), Colossians 1 (3), Philemon 1 (3), 1 John 3 (3), Jude 1 (3)
Forms
- ἀγάπη 36
- ἀγάπην 33
- ἀγάπῃ 28
- ἀγάπης 18
- ἀγάπαις 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with agapē more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- πίστις pistis “faith” 24
- ἀλλήλων allēlōn “one another” 9
- ἀγαπάω agapaō “to love” 9
- γινώσκω ginōskō “to know” 10
- ὑπέρ huper “above/for” 9
- γνῶσις gnōsis “knowledge” 6
- ὑπομονή hupomonē “perseverance” 6
- ἅγιος hagios “holy” 9
- εἰρήνη eirēnē “peace” 7
- μένω menō “to stay” 7
- ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 9
- μετά meta “with/after” 10
Key verses
The verses using agapē that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 1 Corinthians 13:4 — Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
- 2 Corinthians 5:14 — For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
- 2 Corinthians 13:11 — Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
- Galatians 5:6 — For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
- Galatians 5:22 — But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
- Ephesians 1:4 — According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
- Ephesians 2:4 — But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
- Ephesians 5:2 — And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
- Colossians 2:2 — That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the…
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3 — Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
- Hebrews 6:10 — For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do…
- 1 John 3:1 — Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him…
See all 106 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.