Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Agape (Ancient Greek: ἀγάπη, agápē) is \"love: the highest form of love, especially brotherly love, charity; the love of God for man and of man for God.\" Not to be confused with \"philēo\" - brotherly love - agápē embraces a universal, unconditional love that transcends that and serves regardless of circumstances. 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.\" 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 philia (an affection that could denote friendship, brotherhood or generally non-sexual affection) and eros, an affection of a sexual nature. Christianity developed Agape as the love of God or Christ for humankind. In the New Testament, it refers to the covenant love of God for humans, as well as the human reciprocal love for God; the term necessarily extends to the love of one's fellow man. Although the word did not have a specific religious connotation, it has been used by a variety of contemporary and ancient sources, including biblical authors and Christian authors.The notion of agape has been examined as to traditions, whether Judeo-Christian or other world religions, religious ethics, and science."@en }
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- Agape abstract "Agape (Ancient Greek: ἀγάπη, agápē) is \"love: the highest form of love, especially brotherly love, charity; the love of God for man and of man for God.\" Not to be confused with \"philēo\" - brotherly love - agápē embraces a universal, unconditional love that transcends that and serves regardless of circumstances. 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.\" 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 philia (an affection that could denote friendship, brotherhood or generally non-sexual affection) and eros, an affection of a sexual nature. Christianity developed Agape as the love of God or Christ for humankind. In the New Testament, it refers to the covenant love of God for humans, as well as the human reciprocal love for God; the term necessarily extends to the love of one's fellow man. Although the word did not have a specific religious connotation, it has been used by a variety of contemporary and ancient sources, including biblical authors and Christian authors.The notion of agape has been examined as to traditions, whether Judeo-Christian or other world religions, religious ethics, and science.".