1 John 4:21:131 John.4.21.W13TAB
ἀγαπᾷ
agapai
“should love”
- Transliteration
- a-ga-PAI
- Extended
- ah-gah-PAI
- IPA
- /a.gaˈpai/
Meaning by language
- English
- should love
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-ga-PAI
- sentence
KAI TAU-tēn tēn en-to-LĒN E-kho-men ap au-TOU HI-na ho a-ga-PŌN ton the-ON a-ga-PAI KAI ton a-del-PHON au-TOU
Exegesis
The subjunctive verb agapāi {ἀγαπᾷ | agapâi} expresses the necessity that such a person also love the brother (adelphos), with kai ton adelphōn autou paralleling love for God and love for fellow believers. The structure tightly links divine love and fraternal love as inseparable obligations.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–gamma–alpha–pi–alpha–omega
“to love sacrificially”
In context — 1 John 4:21
And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should also love his brother .
About this coordinate
1 John 4:21:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 John 4:21, so the Greek word ἀγαπᾷ (agapai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 John.4.21.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 John.4.21.W13.S1) and character.