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ἀγάπη

First declension Noun; Feminine 기독교 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀγάπη ἀγάπης

Structure: ἀγαπ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: (어원이 불명확함.)

Sense

  1. love, affection, esteem
  2. specifically, the love between man and God, good will, benevolence,
  3. (in the plural) Christian love feasts

Declension

First declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • καὶ ἔγνων, Κύριε, ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ ἐτάζων καρδίασ καὶ δικαιοσύνην ἀγαπᾶσ. ἐν ἁπλότητι καρδίασ προεθυμήθην ταῦτα πάντα, καὶ νῦν τὸν λαόν σου τὸν εὑρεθέντα ὧδε εἶδον ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ προθυμηθέντα σοι. (Septuagint, Liber I Paralipomenon 29:17)
  • ἀγαπᾷσ γὰρ τὰ ὄντα πάντα καὶ οὐδὲν βδελύσσῃ, ὧν ἐποίησασ. οὐδὲ γὰρ ἂν μισῶν τι κατεσκεύασασ. (Septuagint, Liber Sapientiae 11:24)
  • καὶ ὁ υἱόσ σου ὁ κάλλιστοσ, ὃν ἀγαπᾷσ, μαχαίρᾳ πεσεῖται, καὶ οἱ ἰσχύοντεσ ὑμῶν μαχαίρᾳ πεσοῦνται. Καὶ ταπεινωθήσονται (Septuagint, Liber Isaiae 3:25)
  • σὺ δὲ τῆσ ἀρχῆσ ἀγαπᾷσ τῆσ σῆσ τοὺσ ἀργελόφουσ περιτρώγων. (Aristophanes, Wasps, Agon, antepirrheme15)
  • σοὶ δ’ ἤν τισ δῷ τοὺσ τρεῖσ ὀβολούσ, ἀγαπᾷσ· (Aristophanes, Wasps, Agon, antepirrheme21)

Synonyms

  1. love

  2. Christian love feasts

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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