Agápē — G26

G26 · Greek — ἀγάπη

Pronunciation: ag-ah'-pay

Definition

feminine noun

love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast

  1. affection, good-will, love, benevolence
  2. plural, ἀγαπαι, agapae, love-feasts, feasts expressing and fostering mutual love which used to be held by Christians before the celebration of the Lord's supper, and at which the poorer Christians mingled with the wealthier and partook in common with the rest of food provided at the expense of the wealthy

Usually translated as

love, charity, charitably, dear

Origin

from G25

Occurrences

Agápē occurs 116 times in 106 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Luke (1), John (6), Romans (8), 1 Corinthians (11), 2 Corinthians (9), Galatians (3), Ephesians (10), Philippians (4), Colossians (5), 1 Thessalonians (5), 2 Thessalonians (3), 1 Timothy (5), 2 Timothy (4), Titus (1), Philemon (3), Hebrews (2), 1 Peter (2), 2 Peter (1), 1 John (14), 2 John (2), 3 John (1), Jude (3), Revelation (2)

Strong's Lexicon — A