What does ἀγάπη · Χριστός mean in the Bible?
e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast".
Greek · G26, G5547
ἀγάπης τοῦ Χριστοῦ
Love · anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
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ἀγάπηG26love
Pronunciationagápē
Open lexicon entry →ΧριστόςG5547anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
PronunciationChristós
Open lexicon entry →What does ἀγάπης τοῦ Χριστοῦ (agapēs tou Christou) mean in the Bible?
ἀγάπη · Χριστός is a Greek phrase meaning "love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G26, G5547?
G26, G5547 is connected to 116 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast
Source Gloss
love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns5Aligned forms116Case patternNominative (36)Number patternSingular (115)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 24:12 · John 17:26 · Rom 5:5 · Rom 12:9 · Rom 13:10 · 1 Cor 8:1 · 1 Cor 13:4 · 1 Cor 13:8 · 1 Cor 13:13 · 1 Cor 16:24 · 2 Cor 5:14 · 2 Cor 13:13 · Gal 5:22 · Eph 6:23 · Phil 1:9 · 2 Thess 1:336×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineRom 8:35 · Rom 8:39 · Rom 15:30 · 2 Cor 8:8 · 2 Cor 8:24 · 2 Cor 13:11 · Gal 5:6 · Gal 5:13 · Phil 1:16 · Phil 2:1 · Col 1:13 · 1 Thess 1:3 · 1 Thess 5:8 · 1 Tim 1:14 · 2 Tim 1:7 · Heb 6:1018×
Dative · Singular · FeminineJohn 15:9 · John 15:10 · 1 Cor 4:21 · 1 Cor 16:14 · 2 Cor 6:6 · 2 Cor 8:7 · Eph 1:4 · Eph 3:17 · Eph 4:2 · Eph 4:15 · Eph 4:16 · Eph 5:2 · Col 2:2 · 1 Thess 3:12 · 1 Thess 5:13 · 1 Tim 2:1528×
Dative · Plural · FeminineJude 1:121×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineLuke 11:42 · John 5:42 · John 13:35 · John 15:13 · Rom 5:8 · Rom 14:15 · 1 Cor 13:1 · 1 Cor 13:2 · 1 Cor 13:3 · 1 Cor 14:1 · 2 Cor 2:4 · 2 Cor 2:8 · Eph 1:15 · Eph 2:4 · Eph 3:19 · Phil 2:233×
Word Origins
ἀγάπης τοῦ Χριστοῦ is built from this root: