Matthew 5:43ἀγαπήσεις
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
Luke 6:32ἀγαπῶντας
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
John 3:16ἠγάπησεν
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Romans 8:28ἀγαπῶσιν
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
Ephesians 5:2ἠγάπησεν
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
1 John 2:10ἀγαπῶν
Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.

Abbott-Smith

ἀγαπάω, -ῶ,
[in LXX chiefly for אהב ;]
to love, to feel and exhibit esteem and goodwill to a person, to prize and delight in a thing.

1. Of human affection, to men: τ. πλησίον, Mat.5:43; τ. ἐχθρούς, ib. 44; to Christ, Jhn.8:42; to God, Mat.22:37; with accusative of thing(s), Luk.11:43, Jhn.12:43, Eph.5:25, II Tim 4:8, 10, Heb.1:9, 1Pe.2:17, 3:10, 2Pe.2:15, 1Jn.2:15, Rev.12:11.

2. Of divine love;

(a) God's love: to men, Rom.8:37; to Christ, Jhn.3:35;

(b) Christ's love: to men, Mrk.10:21; to God, Jhn.14:31; with cogn. accusative, Jhn.17:26, Eph.2:4.
SYN.: φιλέω. From its supposed etymology (Thayer, LS; but see also Boisacq) ἀ. is commonly understood properly to denote love based on esteem (diligo), as distinct from that expressed by φιλέω (amo), spontaneous natural affection, emotional and unreasoning. If this distinction holds, ἀ. is fitly used in NT of Christian love to God and man, the spiritual affection which follows the direction of the will, and which, therefore, unlike that feeling which is instinctive and unreasoned, can be commanded as a duty. (Cf. ἀγάπη, and v. Tr., Syn. §xii; Cremer, 9, 592; and esp. MM,

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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.