I. greet with affection (cf. foreg.), once in Hom., Od.l.c.:—in Trag. only show affection for the 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 ἐπαινέτας ib.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” OGI90.4 (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; φιλεῖσθαι defined as “ἀγαπᾶσθαι αὐτὸν δι᾽ αὑτόν” Arist.Rh.1371a21:—seldom of sexual love, for ἐράω, Arist.Fr.76, Luc.JTr.2; “ἀ. ἑταίραν” Anaxil.22.1 (but ἀ. ἑταίρας to be fond of them, X.Mem.1.5.4; ἐρωτικὴν μέμψιν ἡ ἀγαπωμένη λύει dub. 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 content if . . , 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.
7. c. inf., to be fond of doing, wont to do, like φιλέω, τοὺς Λυκίους ἀγαπῶντας τὸ τρίχωμα φορεῖν Arist.Oec.1348a29, cf. LXX Ho.12.7.