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Greek · G5368, G25

φιλέω / ἀγαπάω

To love · to love (in a social or moral sense)

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φιλέωG5368to love
Pronunciationphiléō
Emotional, affectionate love of friendship and preference, contrasting ἀγαπάω's love of duty and respect
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ἀγαπάωG25to love (in a social or moral sense)
Pronunciationagapáō
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What does φιλέω / ἀγαπάω (phileō / agapaō) mean in the Bible?

φιλέω · ἀγαπάω is a Greek phrase meaning "love, affection, covenantal love".

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What does φιλέω · ἀγαπάω mean in the Bible?

φιλέω · ἀγαπάω is a Greek phrase meaning "love, affection, covenantal love".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5368, G25?

G5368, G25 is connected to 25 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. love, affection, covenantal love

Strong'sG5368, G25
Lexical occurrences25 versesWord forms4 forms25 references

Source Gloss

love, affection, covenantal love
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups4Aligned forms25TensesPresent, Imperfect, Aorist, PerfectVoicesActive
Tenses
PresentImperfectAoristPerfect
Voices
Active
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality6×
Present ActiveMatt 10:37 · John 12:25 · Rev 22:15 · Luke 20:46 · Titus 3:156×
Indicativestates a fact or reality15×
Present ActiveJohn 5:20 · John 16:27 · 1 Cor 16:22 · John 11:3 · John 21:17 · John 21:15 · John 21:16 · Matt 6:5 · Matt 23:611×
Imperfect ActiveJohn 11:36 · John 15:19 · John 20:23×
Perfect ActiveJohn 16:271×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose3×
Aorist ActiveMatt 26:48 · Mark 14:442×
Present ActiveRev 3:191×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist ActiveLuke 22:471×
25 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical textMorphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 143 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed25ongoing24prospective16resultant1imperative9background7subjunctive16infinitive8participle37
Tense
present78aorist32future16perfect10imperfect7
Voice
active133passive10
Mood
indicative73participle37subjunctive16imperative9infinitive8
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:43Ἀγαπήσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 5:44ἀγαπᾶτεpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 5:46ἀγαπήσητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 5:46ἀγαπῶνταςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 6:24ἀγαπήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 19:19Ἀγαπήσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 22:37Ἀγαπήσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 22:39Ἀγαπήσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 10:21ἠγάπησενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 12:30ἀγαπήσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 12:31Ἀγαπήσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 12:33ἀγαπᾶνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 12:33ἀγαπᾶνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 6:27ἀγαπᾶτεpresent active imperativeimperativeLuke 6:32ἀγαπᾶτεpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 6:32ἀγαπῶνταςpresent active participleparticipleLuke 6:32ἀγαπῶνταςpresent active participleparticipleLuke 6:32ἀγαπῶσινpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 6:35ἀγαπᾶτεpresent active imperativeimperativeLuke 7:42ἀγαπήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 7:47ἠγάπησενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 7:47ἀγαπᾷpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 7:5ἀγαπᾷpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 10:27Ἀγαπήσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 11:43ἀγαπᾶτεpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 16:13ἀγαπήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveJohn 3:16ἠγάπησενaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 3:19ἠγάπησανaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 3:35ἀγαπᾷpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 8:42ἠγαπᾶτεimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 10:17ἀγαπᾷpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 11:5ἠγάπαimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 12:43ἠγάπησανaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 13:1ἀγαπήσαςaorist active participleparticipleJohn 13:1ἠγάπησενaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 13:23ἠγάπαimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 13:34ἀγαπᾶτεpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 13:34ἠγάπησαaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 13:34ἀγαπᾶτεpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 14:15ἀγαπᾶτέpresent active subjunctivesubjunctive+103 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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