id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-8016 Agape - Wikipedia .html text/html 2276 359 74 Agape (Ancient Greek ἀγάπη, agapē) is a Greco-Christian term referring to unconditional love, "the highest form of love, charity" and "the love of God for man and of man for God".[1] The word is not to be confused with philia, brotherly love, or philautia, self-love, as it embraces a universal, unconditional love that transcends and persists regardless of circumstance. The noun form first occurs in the Septuagint, but the verb form goes as far back as Homer, translated literally as affection, as in "greet with affection" and "show affection for the dead".[2] Other ancient authors have used forms of the word to denote love of a spouse or family, or affection for a particular activity, in contrast to eros (an affection of a sexual nature). In the New Testament, the word agape is often used to describe God's love. Agape, Philia, Philautia, Storge, Eros: Greek terms for love "For the Love of God: Agape". Agape (parental love) ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-8016.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-8016.txt