A). ἀγάπησα Od. 23.214 : pf. ἠγάπηκα Isoc. 15.147 , etc.

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 δῑ 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 OGI 90.4 (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 δῑ 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 .

5). rarely c. gen., ἵνα .. τῆς ἀξίας ἀγαπῶσιν may be content with the proper price, Alex. 125.7 .

6). abs., to be content, ἀγαπήσαντες Lycurg. 73 , cf. Luc. Nec. 17 .

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 .