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greek words for love wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 list of concepts 2 see also 3 references toggle references subsection 3 1 sources toggle the table of contents greek words for love 7 languages español فارسی hrvatski bahasa indonesia ਪੰਜਾਬੀ português română edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia group of concepts in ancient greek philosophy this article has multiple issues please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page learn how and when to remove these messages this article may contain original research please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations statements consisting only of original research should be removed june 2025 learn how and when to remove this message this article relies excessively on references to primary sources please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources find sources greek words for love news newspapers books scholar jstor june 2026 learn how and when to remove this message learn how and when to remove this message part of a series on love red heart icon types of love affection at first sight being in love broken heart compassionate conjugal courtly love falling in love greek words agape eros philia storgḗ xenia infatuation limerence love addiction lovesickness obsessive parental passionate and companionate platonic puppy love romance self love amour de soi amour propre unconditional unrequited types of relationship affair bonding committed courtship friendship cross sex romantic zone interpersonal intimate living apart together long distance love triangle marriage on again off again pair bond queerplatonic social views anarchist free love chinese yuanfen greek religious confucian ren indian bhakti bhakti yoga kama maitrī islamic ishq jewish chesed christian caritas love of christ love of god portuguese saudade yaghan mamihlapinatapai concepts bhakti yoga biology of romantic love interpersonal attraction love deities love of god love letter love magic valentine s day philosophy physical attractiveness theories of love attachment theory color wheel theory reward theory triangular theory v t e a payphone on which is written tell them you love them the greek language has at least six different words to describe love the greek words for love include agápē érōs philía philautía storgē and xenía some of which are based in ancient greek philosophy particularly aristotle and plato list of concepts edit though there are more greek words for love variants and possibly subcategories a general summary considering these ancient greek concepts is agape ἀγάπη agápē 1 means when translated literally affection as in greet with affection and show affection for the dead 2 full citation needed the verb form of the word agape goes as far back as homer in a christian context agape means love esp unconditional love charity the love of god for person and of person for god 3 agape is also used to refer to a love feast 4 the christian priest and philosopher thomas aquinas described agape as to will the good of another 5 eros ἔρως érōs means love mostly of the sexual passion 6 the modern greek word erotas means intimate love plato refined his own definition although eros is initially felt for a person with contemplation it becomes an appreciation of the beauty within that person or and may ultimately transcend particulars to become an appreciation of beauty itself hence the concept of platonic love to mean without physical attraction in plato s symposium socrates argues that eros helps the soul recall its inherent knowledge of ideal beauty and spiritual truth thus the ideal form of youthful beauty arouses erotic desire but also points toward higher spiritual ideals 7 philia φιλία philía means affectionate regard friendship usually between equals 8 it is a dispassionate virtuous love 9 in aristotle s nicomachean ethics philia is expressed variously as loyalty to friends brotherly love family and community it requires virtue equality and familiarity storge στοργή storgē means love affection and especially of parents and children 10 it is the common or natural empathy like that felt by parents for offspring 11 it is rarely used in ancient works almost exclusively to describe family relationships it may also express mere acceptance or tolerance as in loving the tyrant it may also describe love of country or enthusiasm for a favorite sports team philautia φιλαυτία philautía means self love to love oneself or proper regard for and attention to one s own happiness or well being 12 has been conceptualized both as a basic human necessity 13 and as a moral flaw akin to vanity and selfishness 14 synonymous with amour propre or egotism the greeks further divided this love into positive and negative one the unhealthy version is the self obsessed love and the other is the concept of self compassion aristotle also considers philautia to be the root of a general kind of love for family friends the enjoyment of an activity as well as that between lovers xenia ξενία xenía is an ancient greek concept of hospitality guest friendship or ritualized friendship it was a social institution requiring generosity gift exchange and reciprocity 15 hospitality towards foreigners and traveling hellenes was understood as a moral obligation under the patronage of zeus xenios and athene xenia many understand the odyssey as a story principally concerned with the concept for instance the failure of the suitors of penelope to appropriately welcome disguised odysseus into his own home can be seen as justification for their subsequent demise 16 see also edit linguistics portal philosophy portal psychology portal human sexuality portal greece portal color wheel theory of love diotima of mantinea the four loves by c s lewis greek love intellectual virtue greek words for knowledge love cultural views aloha hawaiian word for love affection peace compassion and mercy chesed hebrew word referring to love or kindness ishq arabic word meaning love or passion kama concept of pleasure enjoyment and desire in hinduism buddhism and jainism maitrī buddhist term meaning loving kindness ren confucianism highest confucian virtue pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets restoration of peter sapphic love pragma love ludus love platonic love plato s pharmacy references edit liddell henry george scott robert eds ἀγάπη a greek english lexicon perseus tufts university liddell scott 1901 liddell h g scott robert october 2010 an intermediate greek english lexicon founded upon the seventh edition of liddell and scott s greek english lexicon benediction classics p 4 isbn 978 1 84902 626 0 greek lexicon greekbible com the online greek bible retrieved 24 august 2014 st thomas aquinas sth i ii 26 4 corp art newadvent org retrieved 2010 10 30 ἔρως henry george liddell robert scott a greek english lexicon on perseus plato 1973 the symposium translated by walter hamilton repr ed harmondsworth eng penguin isbn 978 0 14 044024 9 φιλία henry george liddell robert scott a greek english lexicon on perseus alexander moseley philosophy of love philia internet encyclopedia of philosophy retrieved 24 august 2014 στοργή henry george liddell robert scott a greek english lexicon on perseus strong b yarber w l sayad b w devault c 2008 human sexuality diversity in contemporary america 6th ed new york mcgraw hill p 228 isbn 978 0 07 312911 2 definition of self love merriam webster retrieved december 27 2025 see maslow s hierarchy of needs b kirkpatrick ed roget s thesaurus 1998 p 592 639 the greek world anton powell london routledge 1995 isbn 0 203 04216 6 oclc 52295939 cite book cs1 maint others link wilson emily 2020 the odyssey w w norton pp 23 29 isbn 978 0 393 54340 7 sources edit english to greek perseus word search results for love definitions of love pdf mbcarlington com greek word study on love archived from the original pdf on 2014 11 27 v t e greek language origin and genealogy graeco aryan graeco armenian pre greek substrate graeco phrygian hellenic languages periods proto greek c 2900 1600 bc mycenaean greek c 1600 1100 bc ancient greek c 800 300 bc koine greek c 300 bc ad 330 medieval greek c 330 1453 modern greek since 1453 varieties ancient central aeolic mycenaean arcadocypriot east attic ionic homeric west doric northwest achaean epirote locrian macedonian pamphylian koine hellenistic koine jewish koine greek modern demotic katharevousa cappadocian misthiotika cretan cypriot himariote constantinople italiot greco calabrian griko apulian maniot mariupolitan pontic romano greek tsakonian yevanic greco australian phonology ancient accent teaching koine standard modern grammar ancient koine standard modern writing systems cypriot syllabary linear b greek alphabet history archaic forms attic numerals greek numerals orthography diacritics braille cyrillization and romanization greeklish literature ancient byzantine modern promotion and study hellenic foundation for culture center for the greek language institute for language and speech processing other eteocretan language eteocypriot language greek language question morphemes in english terms of endearment place names proverbs minoan language greek language day trojan language comparison of ancient greek dictionaries retrieved 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