ἀγάπη
Bill Mounce
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13 September 2024
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ἀγάπη, -ης, ἡ (agapē), GK 27 (S 26), 116x.
ἀγάπη, -ης, ἡ means “love”
MOUNCE’S EXPOSITORY DICTIONARY
ἀγάπη (agapē), GK G27 (S G26), 116x. agapē signifies the true and pure love of God to his dear Son (Jn. 17:26), to his people (Gal. 6:10), and to a depraved humanity that is in rebellion against him (Jn. 3:16; Rom. 5:8). In fact, the Bible declares that the very nature of God can be defined as love (1 Jn. 4:8, 16). We can see that God is love, regardless of our situation in life; Heb. 12:6 explains that even though we may be under the correction of God, the correction is always guided by love. It is the love of God that prompts our obedience to him.
(The dictionary entry is abridged from Mounce‘s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, https://billmounce.com/dictionary).