"ἀγάπη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἀγάπη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /a.ɡá.pɛː/, /aˈɣa.pi/, /aˈɣa.pi/, /a.ɡá.pɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /aˈɡa.pe̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /aˈɣa.pi/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /aˈɣa.pi/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /aˈɣa.pi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From the verb ἀγαπάω (agapáō, “to love”). Head templates: {{grc-noun|ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη|ᾰ̓γᾰ́πης|f|first}} ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη • (ăgắpē) f (genitive ᾰ̓γᾰ́πης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη|ης}} Forms: ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη [canonical], ăgắpē [romanization], ᾰ̓γᾰ́πης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη [nominative, singular], ᾰ̓γᾰ́πᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ ᾰ̓γᾰ́παι [nominative, plural], τῆς ᾰ̓γᾰ́πης [genitive, singular], ᾰ̓γᾰ́παιν [dual, genitive], ᾰ̓γᾰπῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ ᾰ̓γᾰ́πῃ [dative, singular], ᾰ̓γᾰ́παιν [dative, dual], ταῖς ᾰ̓γᾰ́παις [dative, plural], τὴν ᾰ̓γᾰ́πην [accusative, singular], ᾰ̓γᾰ́πᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓γᾰ́πᾱς [accusative, plural], ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη [singular, vocative], ᾰ̓γᾰ́πᾱ [dual, vocative], ᾰ̓γᾰ́παι [plural, vocative]
  1. love, affection, esteem
    Sense id: en-ἀγάπη-grc-noun-ZU8PNlMq
  2. (Christianity) specifically, the love between God and humanity, good will, benevolence
    Sense id: en-ἀγάπη-grc-noun-H09AynFY Categories (other): Christianity, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Christianity Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 6 42 52 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 11 51 38 Disambiguation of Christianity: 0 71 28 Topics: Christianity
  3. (Christianity, in the plural) Christian love feasts Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-ἀγάπη-grc-noun-O5WU0vLO Categories (other): Christianity, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 6 42 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 35 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 35 63 Topics: Christianity

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "αγάπη"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: αγάπη (agápi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: αγάπη (agápi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-mar",
            "2": "ага́п"
          },
          "expansion": "Mariupol Greek: ага́п (aháp)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Mariupol Greek: ага́п (aháp)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ (agapē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ (agapē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "agape",
            "bor": "1",
            "id": "Christianity"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: agape",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: agape"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "agapē",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: agapē\nGerman: Agape\nSpanish: ágape\nFrench: agape\nPolish: agape\nPortuguese: ágape",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: agapē\nGerman: Agape\nSpanish: ágape\nFrench: agape\nPolish: agape\nPortuguese: ágape"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oge",
            "2": "აღაპი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Georgian: აღაპი (aɣaṗi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Georgian: აღაპი (aɣaṗi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "Ագապի",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Armenian: Ագապի (Agapi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Armenian: Ագապի (Agapi)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the verb ἀγαπάω (agapáō, “to love”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ăgắpē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη",
      "roman": "hē ăgắpē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πᾱ",
      "roman": "ăgắpā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ ᾰ̓γᾰ́παι",
      "roman": "hai ăgắpai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς ᾰ̓γᾰ́πης",
      "roman": "tês ăgắpēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́παιν",
      "roman": "ăgắpain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰπῶν",
      "roman": "ăgăpôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ ᾰ̓γᾰ́πῃ",
      "roman": "têi ăgắpēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́παιν",
      "roman": "ăgắpain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς ᾰ̓γᾰ́παις",
      "roman": "taîs ăgắpais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν ᾰ̓γᾰ́πην",
      "roman": "tḕn ăgắpēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πᾱ",
      "roman": "ăgắpā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓γᾰ́πᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s ăgắpās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη",
      "roman": "ăgắpē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πᾱ",
      "roman": "ăgắpā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́παι",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "f",
        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη • (ăgắpē) f (genitive ᾰ̓γᾰ́πης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη",
        "2": "ης"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "love, affection, esteem"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀγάπη-grc-noun-ZU8PNlMq",
      "links": [
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ],
        [
          "affection",
          "affection"
        ],
        [
          "esteem",
          "esteem"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "grc:Christianity",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 42 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 51 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 71 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "grc:Christianity",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "specifically, the love between God and humanity, good will, benevolence"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀγάπη-grc-noun-H09AynFY",
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ],
        [
          "humanity",
          "humanity"
        ],
        [
          "good will",
          "good will"
        ],
        [
          "benevolence",
          "benevolence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) specifically, the love between God and humanity, good will, benevolence"
      ],
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        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 42 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 35 62",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 35 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Christian love feasts"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀγάπη-grc-noun-O5WU0vLO",
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "Christian",
          "Christian"
        ],
        [
          "love feast",
          "love feast"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity, in the plural) Christian love feasts"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a.ɡá.pɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɣa.pi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɣa.pi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.ɡá.pɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɡa.pe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɣa.pi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɣa.pi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɣa.pi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀγάπη"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
    "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Christianity"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "αγάπη"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: αγάπη (agápi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: αγάπη (agápi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-mar",
            "2": "ага́п"
          },
          "expansion": "Mariupol Greek: ага́п (aháp)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Mariupol Greek: ага́п (aháp)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ (agapē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ (agapē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "agape",
            "bor": "1",
            "id": "Christianity"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: agape",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: agape"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "agapē",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: agapē\nGerman: Agape\nSpanish: ágape\nFrench: agape\nPolish: agape\nPortuguese: ágape",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: agapē\nGerman: Agape\nSpanish: ágape\nFrench: agape\nPolish: agape\nPortuguese: ágape"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oge",
            "2": "აღაპი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Georgian: აღაპი (aɣaṗi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Georgian: აღაპი (aɣaṗi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "Ագապի",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Armenian: Ագապի (Agapi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Armenian: Ագապի (Agapi)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the verb ἀγαπάω (agapáō, “to love”).",
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    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ăgắpē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη",
      "roman": "hē ăgắpē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πᾱ",
      "roman": "ăgắpā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ ᾰ̓γᾰ́παι",
      "roman": "hai ăgắpai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς ᾰ̓γᾰ́πης",
      "roman": "tês ăgắpēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́παιν",
      "roman": "ăgắpain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰπῶν",
      "roman": "ăgăpôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ ᾰ̓γᾰ́πῃ",
      "roman": "têi ăgắpēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́παιν",
      "roman": "ăgắpain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς ᾰ̓γᾰ́παις",
      "roman": "taîs ăgắpais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν ᾰ̓γᾰ́πην",
      "roman": "tḕn ăgắpēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πᾱ",
      "roman": "ăgắpā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓γᾰ́πᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s ăgắpās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη",
      "roman": "ăgắpē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πᾱ",
      "roman": "ăgắpā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́παι",
      "roman": "ăgắpai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη",
        "2": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πης",
        "3": "f",
        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη • (ăgắpē) f (genitive ᾰ̓γᾰ́πης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη",
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    }
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "love, affection, esteem"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ],
        [
          "affection",
          "affection"
        ],
        [
          "esteem",
          "esteem"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Christianity"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "specifically, the love between God and humanity, good will, benevolence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ],
        [
          "humanity",
          "humanity"
        ],
        [
          "good will",
          "good will"
        ],
        [
          "benevolence",
          "benevolence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) specifically, the love between God and humanity, good will, benevolence"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Christianity"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Christian love feasts"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "Christian",
          "Christian"
        ],
        [
          "love feast",
          "love feast"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity, in the plural) Christian love feasts"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a.ɡá.pɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɣa.pi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɣa.pi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.ɡá.pɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɡa.pe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɣa.pi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɣa.pi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɣa.pi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀγάπη"
}

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