What does ἀγάπη · πρῶτος mean in the Bible?
ἀγάπη · πρῶτος is a Greek phrase meaning "the love you had at first".
Greek · G26, G4413
τὴν ἀγάπην σου τὴν πρώτην
Love · foremost (in time, place, order or importance)
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ἀγάπη G26 love
Pronunciation agápē
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πρῶτος G4413 foremost (in time, place, order or importance)
Pronunciation prōtos
Foremost in time, place, or rank; often implies priority or supremacy rather than mere sequence.
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What does τὴν ἀγάπην σου τὴν πρώτην (tēn agapēn sou tēn prōtēn) mean in the Bible?
ἀγάπη · πρῶτος is a Greek phrase meaning "the love you had at first".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G26, G4413?
G26, G4413 is connected to 116 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the love you had at first
Source Gloss
the love you had at first
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 patterns 5 Aligned forms 116 Case pattern Nominative (36) Number pattern Singular (115)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 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 1:3 36×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Rom 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 6:10 18×
Dative · Singular · Feminine John 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 2:15 28×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Jude 1:12 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 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 2:2 33×
Word Origins
τὴν ἀγάπην σου τὴν πρώτην is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain