ἀγάπη

See also αγάπη

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /aɡápɛ͜ɛ/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /aɣápeː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /aɣápi/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /aɣápi/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /aɣápi/

Noun

ἀγάπη (genitive ἀγάπης) f, first declension; (agapē)

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

Inflection

First declension of ἀγάπη, ἀγάπης

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀγάπη	τὼ ἀγάπᾱ	αἱ ἀγάπαι
Genitive	τῆς ἀγάπης	τοῖν ἀγάπαιν	τῶν ἀγαπῶν
Dative	τῇ ἀγάπῃ	τοῖν ἀγάπαιν	ταῖς ἀγάπαις
Accusative	τὴν ἀγάπην	τὼ ἀγάπᾱ	τὰς ἀγάπᾱς
Vocative	ἀγάπη	ἀγάπᾱ	ἀγάπαι

Descendants

• English: agape²
• Greek, Modern: αγάπη
• Latin: agapē
• Spanish: ágape

See also

• ἐλπίς
• πίστις

References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G26