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ἀγαπητός
agapētós · Greek · Strong's G27 · 61 occurrences
The KJV renders 5 different Hebrew and Greek words as “dear”
What it means
beloved
from G25 (ἀγαπάω);
How the KJV renders it
dearly, well beloved, dear
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“dear”
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Where it appears
61 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 4:14 · A-NPN
I don’t write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
1 Corinthians 4:17 · A-NSN
Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.
1 Corinthians 10:14 · A-VPM
Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
1 Corinthians 15:58 · A-VPM
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
1 John 2:7 · A-VPM
Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.
1 John 3:2 · A-VPM
Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him just as he is.
1 John 3:21 A-VPM1 John 4:1 A-VPM1 John 4:7 A-VPM1 John 4:11 A-VPM1 Peter 2:11 A-VPM1 Peter 4:12 A-VPM1 Thessalonians 2:8 A-NPM1 Timothy 6:2 A-NPM2 Corinthians 7:1 A-VPM2 Corinthians 12:19 A-VPM2 Peter 1:17 A-NSM2 Peter 3:1 A-VPM2 Peter 3:8 A-VPM2 Peter 3:14 A-VPM2 Peter 3:15 A-NSM2 Peter 3:17 A-VPM2 Timothy 1:2 A-DSN3 John 1:1 A-DSM3 John 1:2 A-VSM3 John 1:5 A-VSM3 John 1:11 A-VSMActs 15:25 A-DPMColossians 1:7 A-GSMColossians 4:7 A-NSMColossians 4:9 A-DSMColossians 4:14 A-NSMEphesians 5:1 A-NPNEphesians 6:21 A-NSMHebrews 6:9 A-VPMJames 1:16 A-VPMJames 1:19 A-VPMJames 2:5 A-VPMJude 1:3 A-VPMJude 1:17 A-VPMJude 1:20 A-VPMLuke 3:22 A-NSMLuke 20:13 A-ASMMatthew 3:17 A-NSMMatthew 12:18 A-NSMMatthew 17:5 A-NSMMark 1:11 A-NSMMark 9:7 A-NSMMark 12:6 A-ASMPhilemon 1:1 A-DSMPhilemon 1:16 A-ASMPhilippians 2:12 A-VPMPhilippians 4:1 A-VPMRomans 1:7 A-DPMRomans 11:28 A-NPMRomans 12:19 A-VPMRomans 16:5 A-ASMRomans 16:8 A-ASMRomans 16:9 A-ASMRomans 16:12 A-ASF
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.