ἀγάπῃ

agápē

love

Principally, self-giving love; a steadfast, active concern for the well-being of others. ἀγάπη connotes a deep, often unconditional care or regard for another, frequently expressed in action and not limited to emotion. In various contexts, it refers to human love (for other people, for the divine, for one's neighbor), as well as the love attributed to or expected from the divine, characterized by consistency, commitment, and a seeking of the other's good. Occasionally, it is used collectively to denote communal meals among early followers of Jesus (so-called 'love-feasts').

G26

John 15:9 · Word #12

Lexicon G26

Lemmaἀγάπη
Transliterationagápē
Strong'sG26
DefinitionPrincipally, self-giving love; a steadfast, active concern for the well-being of others. ἀγάπη connotes a deep, often unconditional care or regard for another, frequently expressed in action and not limited to emotion. In various contexts, it refers to human love (for other people, for the divine, for one's neighbor), as well as the love attributed to or expected from the divine, characterized by consistency, commitment, and a seeking of the other's good. Occasionally, it is used collectively to denote communal meals among early followers of Jesus (so-called 'love-feasts').

Morphology N DAT F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraselove
Literallove

Lexical Info

Lemmaἀγάπη
Strong'sG26

SIBI-P1 Translation G26-02

self-giving love

Morphological NotesNoun, feminine, singular, nominative; lexical form functioning as the subject or head term.
Rendering Rationale"Self-giving love" reflects the root idea of active, steadfast concern for another’s good rather than mere emotion. As a nominative feminine singular noun, it presents the concept in its basic lexical form.

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