ἀγαπητός

agapētos · beloved

Greek · Strong's G27 · Adjective · Sounds like: ag-ap-ay-tos' · 61 occurrences

English

Word meanings

Short definition

ἀγαπητός, -ή, -όν
(ἀγαπάω), [in LXX chiefly for יָתִיד, יָדִיד ;]
beloved (see M, Pr., 221);
(a) by God: of Christ, Mat.3:17; of men, Rom.1:7;
(b) by Christians, of one another: 1Co.4:14; frequently as form of address, ib. 10:14; opposite to ἐχθρός, Rom.11:28 (see AR, Eph., 229; Cremer, 17; MM, VGT, see word).
(AS)

Strong's dictionary

from ἀγαπάω; beloved:--(dearly, well) beloved, dear.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Liddell-Scott-Jones)
ἀγαπ-ητός, ή, όν,
Doric dialect ἀγαπ-ᾱτός, ά, όν, that wherewith one must be content [Refs], hence of only children, μοῦνος ἐὼν ἀ.[NT+8th c.BC+]; ἀγαπητός· μονογενής, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
2 to be acquiesced in (as the least in a choice of evils), [Refs 5th c.BC+] —hence, ἀγαπητόν [ἐστι] one must be content, εἰ.., ἐάν.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with infinitive, [Refs]
II of things, desirable, ἤθη[Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2 of persons, beloved, ἀδελφὲ ἀγαπητέ[LXX]: in letters, as a term of address, [NT]
III adverb -τῶς gladly, contentedly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2 just enough to content one, barely, scarcely, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Every occurrence

  1. Matthew 3:17 ἀγαπητὸς agapētos · Describes something

    and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  2. Matthew 12:18 ἀγαπητός agapētos · Describes something

    Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; My beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit upon him, And he shall declare judgment to the Gentiles.

  3. Matthew 17:5 ἀγαπητὸς agapētos · Describes something

    While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

  4. Mark 1:11 ἀγαπητός agapētos · Describes something

    And a voice came out of the heavens, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.

  5. Mark 9:7 ἀγαπητός agapētos · Describes something

    And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear ye him.

  6. Mark 12:6 ἀγαπητόν agapēton · Describes something

    He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

  7. Luke 3:22 ἀγαπητός agapētos · Describes something

    and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

  8. Luke 20:13 ἀγαπητόν agapēton · Describes something

    And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him.

  9. Acts 15:25 ἀγαπητοῖς agapētois · Describes something

    it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

  10. Romans 1:7 ἀγαπητοῖς agapētois · Describes something

    To all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  11. Romans 11:28 ἀγαπητοὶ agapētoi · Describes something

    As touching the gospel, they are enemies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sake.

  12. Romans 12:19 ἀγαπητοί agapētoi · Describes something

    Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

  13. Romans 16:5 ἀγαπητόν agapēton · Describes something

    and salute the church that is in their house. Salute Epaenetus my beloved, who is the firstfruits of Asia unto Christ.

  14. Romans 16:8 ἀγαπητόν agapēton · Describes something

    Salute Ampliatus my beloved in the Lord.

  15. Romans 16:9 ἀγαπητόν agapēton · Describes something

    Salute Urbanus our fellow-worker in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.

  16. Romans 16:12 ἀγαπητήν agapētēn · Describes something

    Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Salute Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.

  17. 1 Corinthians 4:14 ἀγαπητὰ agapēta · Describes something

    I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.

  18. 1 Corinthians 4:17 ἀγαπητὸν agapēton · Describes something

    For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who shall put you in remembrance of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every church.

  19. 1 Corinthians 10:14 ἀγαπητοί agapētoi · Describes something

    Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

  20. 1 Corinthians 15:58 ἀγαπητοί agapētoi · Describes something

    Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

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