A question from a novice!

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sun Mar 19 21:59:40 EST 2000


At 10:50 AM +0800 3/20/00, Barry D. Murrell wrote:
>Peter,
>
>In doing my own research into the meaning of AGAPAW and how it relates to
>the other words in Greek which are translated "love", I came to the
>conclusion that AGAPAW is not centered on an warm emotional attachment
>(while the others ARE emotionally motivated in one degree or another) it
>always shows itself through actions of goodwill. It could be perhaps best
>described as doing what is best for someone (even applied inward toward
>oneself in cases of selfishness) regardless of how you feel about them.
>The emphasis is upon the action and not upon the emotion.

I like this formulation. I might add that I've even felt that AGAPAW might
be expressed in relatively "neutral" terms (without regard to feeling at
all) as "give preferential treatment to."

-- 

Carl W. Conrad
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