ἀγάπη
agápē · noun · “love (self-giving)”
Agapē é o amor do Novo Testamento: um amor de entrega definido pela ação deliberada e pelo bem do outro, não pelo sentimento ou pela atração. É o amor que Deus mostra na cruz e que chama os seus a imitar.
Resposta rápida traduzida com auxílio de IA e em revisão. A explicação completa é exibida em inglês.
Of the Greek words for love, agapē is the one the New Testament reaches for to describe God’s love and the love he commands. It is less about emotion or affection (the warmth of philia) or desire (erōs) and more about a settled commitment to seek another’s good — even at cost, even toward the undeserving.
This is why John can write “God so loved (ēgapēsen) the world” and why Paul’s famous description in 1 Corinthians 13 defines this love by what it does: patient, kind, not self-seeking. Agapē is love you can command because it is love you choose, modeled supremely by Christ laying down his life.
Definition: love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast
KJV usage: (feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love
Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).