Greek core word #112 · verb · 143 times in the New Testament

ἀγαπάω

ah-gah-PAH-oh

ἀγαπάω, ἀγαπήσω, ἠγάπησα, ἠγάπηκα, ἠγάπημαι, ἠγαπήθην — love

α-contract verb: α + ε > α, α + ο/ω > ω, α + ει/ῃ > ᾳ; infinitive ἀγαπᾶν.
The stem vowel lengthens to η before tense suffixes (ἀγαπήσω, ἠγάπησα, ἠγαπήθην).

Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.

	Indicative	Subjunctive	Optative	Imperative
1 sg	ἀγαπῶ	ἀγαπῶ	ἀγαπῴην
2 sg	ἀγαπᾷς	ἀγαπᾷς	ἀγαπῴης	ἀγάπα
3 sg	ἀγαπᾷ	ἀγαπᾷ	ἀγαπῴη	ἀγαπάτω
1 pl	ἀγαπῶμεν	ἀγαπῶμεν	ἀγαπῷμεν
2 pl	ἀγαπᾶτε	ἀγαπᾶτε	ἀγαπῷτε	ἀγαπᾶτε
3 pl	ἀγαπῶσι(ν)	ἀγαπῶσι(ν)	ἀγαπῷεν	ἀγαπάτωσαν

Infinitive: ἀγαπᾶν

Participle: ἀγαπῶν, ἀγαπῶσα, ἀγαπῶν (gen. ἀγαπῶντος)

	Indicative	Subjunctive	Optative	Imperative
1 sg	ἀγαπῶμαι	ἀγαπῶμαι	ἀγαπῴμην
2 sg	ἀγαπᾷ	ἀγαπᾷ	ἀγαπῷο	ἀγαπῶ
3 sg	ἀγαπᾶται	ἀγαπᾶται	ἀγαπῷτο	ἀγαπάσθω
1 pl	ἀγαπώμεθα	ἀγαπώμεθα	ἀγαπῴμεθα
2 pl	ἀγαπᾶσθε	ἀγαπᾶσθε	ἀγαπῷσθε	ἀγαπᾶσθε
3 pl	ἀγαπῶνται	ἀγαπῶνται	ἀγαπῷντο	ἀγαπάσθωσαν

Infinitive: ἀγαπᾶσθαι

Participle: ἀγαπώμενος, ἀγαπωμένη, ἀγαπώμενον (gen. ἀγαπωμένου)

Infinitive: ἀγαπήσειν

Participle: ἀγαπήσων, ἀγαπήσουσα, ἀγαπῆσον (gen. ἀγαπήσοντος)

Infinitive: ἀγαπηθήσεσθαι

Participle: ἀγαπηθησόμενος, ἀγαπηθησομένη, ἀγαπηθησόμενον (gen. ἀγαπηθησομένου)

	Indicative	Subjunctive	Optative	Imperative
1 sg	ἠγάπησα	ἀγαπήσω	ἀγαπήσαιμι
2 sg	ἠγάπησας	ἀγαπήσῃς	ἀγαπήσαις	ἀγάπησον
3 sg	ἠγάπησε(ν)	ἀγαπήσῃ	ἀγαπήσαι	ἀγαπησάτω
1 pl	ἠγαπήσαμεν	ἀγαπήσωμεν	ἀγαπήσαιμεν
2 pl	ἠγαπήσατε	ἀγαπήσητε	ἀγαπήσαιτε	ἀγαπήσατε
3 pl	ἠγάπησαν	ἀγαπήσωσι(ν)	ἀγαπήσαιεν	ἀγαπησάτωσαν

Infinitive: ἀγαπῆσαι

Participle: ἀγαπήσας, ἀγαπήσασα, ἀγαπῆσαν (gen. ἀγαπήσαντος)

Infinitive: ἠγαπηκέναι

Participle: ἠγαπηκώς, ἠγαπηκυῖα, ἠγαπηκός (gen. ἠγαπηκότος)

Infinitive: ἠγαπῆσθαι

Participle: ἠγαπημένος, ἠγαπημένη, ἠγαπημένον (gen. ἠγαπημένου)

Where you meet it

First met in passage 91, John 13:34.

Explained in the notes of 4 passages: