What is "AGAPE" Love?

Answer 1

agape love is Christian love, the unconditional love in a spiritual not physical way. it is the same type of love that our saviour Jesus Christ had for all of mankind.

Answer 2

Agape Love is Unconditional Love :)

Answer 3

there are at least 3 types of love in greek. One is philos the love of a friend, eros the love of a lover, spouse fiance girl or boy friend, or perhaps related to lust, and then there is a word that means affection like for a grand child or little children in general or perhaps a pet, Agape embodies the truly positive oof all these and eliminates the negatives like lust, possesion etc. and is for all not only one. It is a heart felt wish for good to each and every. It is the love of Jesus for man kind.

Answer 4

The Ancient Greeks (unlike the English) had many words for different forms of love. Agape was their word for total adoration - the kind of love that doesn't come to all of us, sadly, but is that kind of lightning strike of love at first sight, across a crowded room, beyond reason or retreat, that leaves one breathless, speechless, trembling at a touch or the sight or sound or perfume of the beloved. If one is lucky, one may find it once but rarely twice. It can break the heart, destroy or reshape one's life entirely. But it is worth all that - and it can make one grateful for calmer waters of love and affection, though sweetly sad sometimes with vivid memories of what could not be.

Answer 5

Dear Shalini

English dictionary says;

Agape = surprised, agonished

Bye

Answer 6

Agapē is one of several Greek words meaning love. The word has been used in different ways by a variety of contemporary and ancient sources, including Biblical authors. Many have thought that this word represents divine, unconditional, self-sacrificing, active, volitional, thoughtful love. Greek philosophers at the time of Plato and other ancient authors use the term to denote love of a spouse or family or affection for a particular activity, in contrast to philia, an affection that could either denote brotherhood or generally a non-sexual affection, or eros, an affection of a sexual nature, usually between two unequal partners, the lover (eraste) and beloved (eromenos). The term is rarely used in ancient manuscripts. The term was used by the early Christians to refer to the special love for God and God's love for humanity, as well as the self-sacrificing love they believed all should have for each other.

Agape has been expounded on by many Christian writers in a specifically Christian context. In this Christian context, agape has been defined as an intentional response to promote well-being when responding to that which has generated ill-being (Thomas Jay Oord).

Agape as a term for love or affection is rarely used in ancient manuscripts. A title of the goddess Isis was agape theon, or "beloved/darling of the gods", denoting her role as a fertility goddess and her pairing as a partner with multiple gods. While this pairing was often sexual in nature, the term "agape" implied a genuine affection and love for the goddess. Agape appears in the Odyssey twice, where the word describes something that creates contentedness within the speaker. It is this usage that is most common in later texts, where agape is used to describe one's feeling about a certain meal, one's feelings towards one's children or spouse, and epigraphs of heroes who are described as being "enoroen agapeon", loving or contented with heroism. In the Roman Empire, agape was often used to open letters of friendly correspondence, analogous to the modern usage of "Dear ____,".

Agape and the verb agapao are used extensively in the Septuagint as the translation of the common Hebrew term for love which is used to denote sexual desire, affection for spouse and children, brotherly love and God's love for humanity. It is uncertain why agape was chosen, but similarity of consonant sounds may have played a part. It is not impossible that the Greek concept even originated as a transliteration from some Semitic tongue. This usage provides the context for the choice of this otherwise obscure word, in preference to other more common Greek words, as the most frequently used word for love in Christian writings.

Answer 7

agape love is the greek word for the real love that jesus has for us or god has for us. this is as oppossed to "i like you" as a form of love.

Answer 8

Such love is not sentimentality, based on mere personal attachment, as is usually thought of, but is a moral or social love based on deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty, and propriety, sincerely seeking the other’s good according to what is right. A·ga′pe (love) transcends personal enmities, never allowing these to cause one to abandon right principles and to retaliate.