ἀγαπάω ( Dor. ἀγανο-έω Archyt. ap. Stob. 3.1.110 ), Ep. aor. ἀγάπησα Od. 23.214 : pf. ἠγάπηκα Isoc. 15.147 , etc. greet with affection (cf. foreg.), once in Hom. , Od.l.c.:—in Trag. only show affectio
ἀγαπάω( Dor.
ἀγανο-έω
Archyt. ap. Stob. 3.1.110 ), Ep.
aor.
A.
ἀγάπησα
Od. 23.214
:pf.
ἠγάπηκα
Isoc. 15.147
, etc.
I. greet with affection(cf. foreg.), once in Hom. , Od.l.c.:—in Trag. onlyshow affection forthe dead, ὅτ' ἠγάπα νεκρούς
E. Supp. 764
, cf. Hel. 937 :— Pass. ,to be regarded with affection,
ξένων εὐεργεσίαις ἀγαπᾶται
Pi. I. 5(6).70
:— generally,love,
ὥσπερ . . οἱ ποιηταὶ τὰ αὑτῶν ποιήματα καὶ οἱ πατέρες τοὺς παῖδας ἀγαπῶσι
Pl. R. 330c
, cf. Lg. 928a ;ὡς λύκοι ἄρν' ἀγαπῶς'Poet. ap. Phdr. 241d ;ἀ. τοὺς ἐπαινέταςib. 257e ;ἐπιστήμην, τὰ χρήματα,etc., Id. Phlb. 62d , al.; τούτους ἀγαπᾶ καὶ περὶ αὑτὸν ἔχει
D. 2.19
; ὁ μέγιστον ἀγαπῶν δι' ἐλάχιστ' ὀργίζεται
Men. 659
; esp. of children, αὐτὸν ἐτιθηνούμην ἀγαπῶσα
Id. Sam. 32
, etc.:— Pass. , Pl. Plt. 301d , etc.; ὑπὸ τῶν θεῶν ἠγαπῆσθαι
D. 61.9
; ὑπὸ τοῦ φθᾶ
OGI 90.4
(Rosetta,ii B. C.); so in LXX of the love of God for man and of man for God, Is. 41.8 , De. 11.1 , al., cf. Ev.Jo. 3.21 , Ep.Rom. 8.28 :—as dist. fr.φιλέω(q. v.) implying regard rather than affection, but the two are interchanged, cf. X. Mem. 2.7.9 and 12 ;φιλεῖσθαιdefined as ἀγαπᾶσθαι αὐτὸν δι' αὑτόν
Arist. Rh. 1371a21
:—seldom of sexual love, forἐράω,
Arist. Fr. 76 , Luc. JTr. 2 ; ἀ. ἑταίραν
Anaxil. 22.1
(butἀ. ἑταίρας to be fond ofthem, X. Mem. 1.5.4 ;ἐρωτικὴν μέμψιν ἡ ἀγαπωμένη λύειdub. in Democr. 271 ):—of brotherly love, Ev.Matt. 5.43 , al.
2. persuade, entreat,
LXX 2 Ch. 18.2 .
3. caress, pet,
Plu. Per. 1 .
II. of things,to be fond of, prize, desire,
Pl. Ly. 215a , 215b , etc.; τὰ χρήματα
R. 330c
; μᾶλλον τὸ σκότος ἢ τὸ φῶς
Ev.Jo. 3.19
;prefer,
τὰ Φιλίππου δῶρα ἀντὶ τῶν κοινῇ τοῖς Ἕλλησι συμφερόντων
D. 18.109
:— Pass. , λιθίδια τὰ ἀγαπώμενα highly prized, precious stones,
Pl. Phd. 110d
.
III. to be well pleased, contented,once in Hom. , οὐκ ἀγαπᾷς ὃ ἕκηλος . . μεθ' ἡμῖν δαίνυσαι;
Od. 21.289
; freq. in Att. ,ἀγαπᾶν ὅτι. . Th. 6.36 ; more commonly,ἀ. εἰ. .to be well contentif . . , Lys. 12.11 , Pl. R. 450a , al.;ἐὰν. . ib. 330b , cf. Ar. V. 684 , Pl. Grg. 483c , al.
2. c.part., ἀ. τιμώμενος
Pl. R. 475b
, cf. Isoc. 12.8 , Antiph. 169 : c.inf., οὐκ ἀ. τῶν ἴσων τυγχάνειν τοῖς ἄλλοις
Isoc. 18.50
, cf. D. 55.19 , Hdn. 2.15.4 , Alciphr. 3.61 , Luc. DMort. 12.4 , etc.
3. c. dat. rei,to be contented with,
ἀ. τοῖς ὑπάρχουσιν ἀγαθοῖς
Lys. 2.21
; τοῖς πεπραγμένοις
D. 1.14
.
4. c. acc. rei,tolerate, put up with,
μηκέτι τὴν ἐλευθερίαν ἀ.
Isoc. 4.140
; τὰ παρόντα
D. 6.15
; τὸ δίκαιον
Pl. R. 359a
( Pass. ), cf. Arist. Rh. 1398a23 .
5. rarely c. gen.,ἵνα . . τῆς ἀξίας ἀγαπῶσιν may be content withthe proper price, Alex. 125.7 .
6. abs.,to be content,
ἀγαπήσαντες
Lycurg. 73
, cf. Luc. Nec. 17 .
7. c.inf.,to be fondof doing,wontto do, like φιλέω, τοὺς Λυκίους ἀγαπῶντας τὸ τρίχωμα φορεῖν
Arist. Oec. 1348a29 , cf. LXX Ho. 12.7 .
