agapētos · beloved

What it means

agapētos (ἀγαπητός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “beloved”.

Dear.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Dearly cherished, by God or by others.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

Beloved, dear. It is the adjective of ἀγαπάω (‘love’, G25) and of ἀγάπη (‘love’, G26). It is said of the Son in the voice from heaven and, in the letters, of the brothers to whom the writer is writing.

• “This is my beloved Son” Matthew 3:17Mark 1:11Matthew 17:5
• The beloved son of the parable Mark 12:6
• “Beloved” when addressing the readers 1 John 4:71 John 4:11Romans 12:19
• “My beloved brothers” 1 Corinthians 15:58James 1:19
• A beloved companion 2 Peter 3:15Colossians 4:14

How we translate it

“Beloved” all 61 times. This edition keeps ‘beloved’ and not ‘dear’, so that the tie with the verb ‘love’ can be seen; its glossary reserves ‘love’ for agapaō, while phileō is ‘hold dear’.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Mark×3
• Luke×2
• Acts×1
• Romans×7
• 1 Corinthians×4
• 2 Corinthians×2
• Ephesians×2
• Philippians×3
• Colossians×4
• 1 Thessalonians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• 2 Timothy×1
• Philemon×2
• Hebrews×1
• James×3
• 1 Peter×2
• 2 Peter×6
• 1 John×6
• 3 John×4
• Jude×3

• Matthew 3:17

  And look, a voice from the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

• Matthew 12:18

  “Look, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

• Matthew 17:5

  While he was still speaking, look, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and look, a voice from the cloud was saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”

• Mark 1:11

  And a voice came from the heavens: “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.”

• Mark 9:7

  And a cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud: “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.”

• Mark 12:6

  He still had one, a beloved son; he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

• Luke 3:22

  and the Holy Spirit came down in bodily form, like a dove, upon him, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.”

• Luke 20:13

  And the master of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’

• Acts 15:25

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

• Romans 1:7

  to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus the Messiah.

• Romans 11:28

  As regards the good news, they are enemies for your sake; but as regards the election, they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.

• Romans 12:19

  Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath; for it is written: Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.

• Romans 16:5

  and greet the assembly in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Asia for the Messiah.

• Romans 16:8

  Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.

• Romans 16:9

  Greet Urbanus, our coworker in the Messiah, and my beloved Stachys.

• Romans 16:12

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

• 1 Corinthians 4:14

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

• 1 Corinthians 4:17

  For this reason I sent you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways that are in the Messiah Jesus, just as I teach them everywhere in every assembly.

• 1 Corinthians 10:14

  Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

• 1 Corinthians 15:58

  So then, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

• 2 Corinthians 7:1

  Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and spirit, completing holiness in the fear of God.

• 2 Corinthians 12:19

  Have you been thinking all along that we are defending ourselves to you? Before God we speak in the Messiah; and all things, beloved, are for your building up.

• Ephesians 5:1

  Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,

• Ephesians 6:21

  But so that you also may know my affairs, what I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you everything;

• Philippians 2:12

  So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

• Philippians 4:1

  So, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, stand firm in this way in the Lord, beloved.

• Colossians 1:7

  just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow slave, who is a faithful servant of the Messiah on behalf of us,

• Colossians 4:7

  Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow slave in the Lord, will make known to you all the things concerning me.

• Colossians 4:9

  with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all the things here.

• Colossians 4:14

  Luke the beloved physician greets you, and so does Demas.

• 1 Thessalonians 2:8

  So, yearning for you, we were pleased to share with you not only the good news of God but also our own lives, because you had become beloved to us.

• 1 Timothy 6:2

  And those who have believing masters must not look down on them because they are brothers; rather, let them serve them as slaves all the more, because those who benefit from the good service are believers and beloved. Teach these things and exhort.

• 2 Timothy 1:2

  to Timothy, my beloved child: grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and the Messiah Jesus our Lord.

• Philemon 1:1

  Paul, a prisoner of the Messiah Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved friend and fellow worker,

• Philemon 1:16

  no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

• Hebrews 6:9

  But about you, beloved, we are convinced of better things, and things that belong to salvation, even though we speak this way.

• James 1:16

  Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.

• James 1:19

  Know this, my beloved brothers. And let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

• James 2:5

  Listen, my beloved brothers: has not God chosen the poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

• 1 Peter 2:11

  Beloved, I urge you as foreigners and pilgrims to abstain from the fleshly desires which wage war against the soul.

And 21 more times.