To the Greeks, love was bound to intentionality and a priori in their purpose was finding the good to do in life, and doing it. The idea of "excellence" to the Greek, was more than philosophical, it was fundamentally structured within the ethos of their society.
Love, in the Greek mind was not purely the expression of the senses or emotion. Those were seen for what they in fact truly are in nature, a perception of well being that comes from well doing! The Greeks perceived that "love" is more about, what I do than what I feel. Moreover, what I feel is an outcome of what I do. It's not difficult then to understand why the Greek word for love is multifaceted.. To a Greek, the word could be used to relate 3 fundamental ideas of their intentionality :
(érÅs) A love that relates the idea of physicality, passion and sexuality.
(philÃa) A love that relates the idea of the familial
(agápē) A love that is deeply devotional, loyal, and seeks nothing of itself
It is the highest expression of love for a Greek, a love that is unrelenting
it cannot-will not fail even at the expense of his own life.
The Greeks lived purposefully, and gave themselves to excellence in whatsoever they put their hands to... It formed their intentionality and governed their every step in live.
love= αγάπη , ΑΓΑΠΗ (agapi) As for the sexual kind of love, like when the word love is used in the phrase " I'm in love with you", the greek word is ΕΡΩΤΑΣ (έρωτας) and is pronounced (erotas).
Besides agape, eros, philos, and phila what other greek words or combining forms convey the meaning of the English word love? I've read somewhere that there are at least seven greek words that convey the various "shades" of the word l-o-v-e.
έρως / έρωτας [eros/erotas] (between lovers)
αγάπη [aghapee] (more general, like between family members / friends / lovers)
φιλία [philia] (in Ancient Greek with the meaning of attraction/interest/proximation/intimacy/friendship, in Modern Greek stands only for friendship, although as a compound form phil- has the ancient meaning, see philosophy/necrophilia/philanthropy)
The meanig of true love according to greek mythology is when cupid or aphrodite see two people who belong together and make sure they are together always!
if by "symbel" you mean αγάπη [agapi]
αγάπη pronounced : agapi
Agape.
"philía" is a greek word meaning "Love"
Google translate will truly help you! =D
Phileo is one of the four Greek words that mean, "love."
Many Bibles use italicized words to mean different things. For example, in English, we have only one word for "love". In Greek, they had 4 different words for "love" and each has a distinct meaning. So, when it was translated to English, all four words were translated as "love". But, perhaps they used italics to mean one of the Greek "loves" and non-italicized to mean another.Look in the front of your Bible and it should give you an explanation for your specific version.
-philia is a suffix that indicates a strong affinity or love for something. For example, in the term "hemophilia," it refers to a genetic disorder characterized by a deficiency in blood clotting proteins.
it means i love you in greek.
The translation is γραφείο (grafio).The word office is not Greek so it doesnt mean anything. Only Greek words and words that have Greek roots have a meaning in the Greek language.
love of learning
'Philosophy' is the word derived from the two Greek words meaning the love of wisdom - 'philos' meaning love, and 'sophos' meaning wisdom.
m' agapas = you love me (m' agapas; = do you love me?)
Aphrodite is the greek god of love.
means god of love