affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast

, , . Outside of bibl. and eccl. books, there is no clear instance (with Deiss., , 18:4, 70:2, cf. the same writer in , ii, 4; and with MM, , s.v., cf. Dr. Moulton in , xxvi, 3, 139). In NT, like , , love goodwill esteem LAE Constr. Quar. VGT Exp. Times ἀγαπάω -ῶ Of men's love: to one another, ; Jo 13:35 to God, . I Jo 2:5 Of divine love; God's love: to men, ; to Christ, ; Ro 5:8 Jo 17:26 Christ's love to men: . Ro 8:35 In pl., : (, iii, 157). love feasts Ju 12 DB

love, benevolence, good will, esteem; plur: love-feasts.

love

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

(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love

love, i.e. affection or benevolence

specially (plural) a love-feast

ἀγάπη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX for אַהֲבָה, which is also rendered by ἀγάπησις and φιλία ;] love, goodwill, esteem. Outside of bibl. and eccl. books, there is no clear instance (with Deiss., LAE, 18:4, 70:2, cf. the same writer in Constr. Quar., ii, 4; and with MM, VGT, see word, cf. Dr. Moulton in Exp. Times, xxvi, 3, 139). In NT, like ἀγαπάω, -ῶ, 1. Of men's love: (a) to one another, Jhn.13:35; (b) to God, 1Jn.2:5. 2. Of divine love; (a) God's love: to men, Rom.5:8; to Christ, Jhn.17:26; (b) Christ's love to men: Rom.8:35. 3. In pl., love feasts: Ju 12 (DB, iii, 157). SYN.: φιλία. ἀ., signifying properly (see: ἀγαπάω) love which chooses its object, is taken over from LXX, where its connotation is more general, into NT, and there used exclusively to express that spiritual bond of love between God and man and between man and man, in Christ, which is characteristic of Christianity. It is thusdistinct from φιλία, friendship (Jas.4:4 only), στοργή, natural affection (in NT only in compounds, see: ἄστοργος) and ἔρως, sexual love, which is not used in NT, its place being taken by ἐπιθυμία. (Cf. ἀγαπάω; and see Abbott, Essays, 70f.; DB, vol. i., 555; Cremer, 13, 593; MM, VGT, see word). (AS)