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ἀγαπάω (Dor. ἀγανο-έω Archyt. ap. Stob.3.1.110), Ep. aor.
I. greet with affection (cf. foreg.), once in Hom., Od.l.c.:—in Trag. only show affection for the dead, “ὅτ᾽ ἠγάπα νεκρούςE.Supp.764, cf.Hel.937:—Pass., to be regarded with affection,ξένων εὐεργεσίαις ἀγαπᾶταιPi.I.5(6).70:— generally, love,ὥσπερ . . οἱ ποιηταὶ τὰ αὑτῶν ποιήματα καὶ οἱ πατέρες τοὺς παῖδας ἀγαπῶσιPl.R.330c, cf. Lg.928a; ὡς λύκοι ἄρν᾽ ἀγαπῶσ᾽ Poet. ap. Phdr.241d; . τοὺς ἐπαινέτας ib.257e; ἐπιστήμην, τὰ χρήματα, etc., Id.Phlb.62d, al.; “τούτους ἀγαπᾶ καὶ περὶ αὑτὸν ἔχειD.2.19; “ μέγιστον ἀγαπῶν δι᾽ ἐλάχιστ᾽ ὀργίζεταιMen.659; esp. of children, “αὐτὸν ἐτιθηνούμην ἀγαπῶσαId.Sam.32, etc.:—Pass., Pl.Plt.301d, etc.; “ὑπὸ τῶν θεῶν ἠγαπῆσθαιD.61.9; “ὑπὸ τοῦ φθᾶOGI90.4 (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᾽ αὑτόνArist.Rh.1371a21:—seldom of sexual love, for ἐράω, Arist.Fr.76, Luc.JTr.2; “. ἑταίρανAnaxil.22.1 (but . ἑταίρας to be fond of them, X.Mem.1.5.4; ἐρωτικὴν μέμψιν 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.
III. to be well pleased, contented, once in Hom., “οὐκ ἀγαπᾷς ἕκηλος . . μεθ᾽ ἡμῖν δαίνυσαι;Od.21.289; freq. in Att., ἀγαπᾶν ὅτι . . Th.6.36; more commonly, . 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., “. τιμώμενοςPl.R.475b, cf. Isoc.12.8, Antiph.169: c. inf., “οὐκ . τῶν ἴσων τυγχάνειν τοῖς ἄλλοιςIsoc.18.50, cf. D.55.19, Hdn.2.15.4, Alciphr. 3.61, Luc.DMort.12.4, etc.
4. c. acc. rei, tolerate, put up with,μηκέτι τὴν ἐλευθερίαν .Isoc. 4.140; “τὰ παρόνταD.6.15; “τὸ δίκαιονPl.R.359a (Pass.), cf. Arist. Rh.1398a23.
5. rarely c. gen., ἵνα . . τῆς ἀξίας ἀγαπῶσιν may be content with the proper price, Alex.125.7.
6. abs., to be content,ἀγαπήσαντεςLycurg.73, cf. Luc.Nec.17.
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