The ancient Greeks actually took time to study love and came up with their own eight types: philia, pragma, storge, eros, ludus, mania, philautia and finally (one we're all familiar with), agape.
1. Eros: romantic, passionate love. Eros is passion, lust, pleasure.
Eros – Philia – Agape: The Three Greek Words For LOVE.
The word 'love' was once '*leubh', a word used by the Proto-Indo-Europeans approximately five thousand years ago to describe care and desire. When 'love' was incorporated into Old English as 'lufu', it had turned into both a noun to describe, 'deep affection' and its offspring verb, 'to be very fond of'.
Synonyms for love that can imply varying levels of intensity or intimacy include fondness, affection, devotion, and adoration.
In the New Testament, the word agape is often used to describe God's love.
agape, Greek agapē, in the New Testament, the fatherly love of God for humans, as well as the human reciprocal love for God.
The Greek root -phil- originates from the Greek word meaning "love". For example, philosophy (along with the Greek root -soph- meaning 'wisdom') is the study of human customs and the significance of life. One of the most common uses of the root -phil- is with philias.
The noun forms for "love" are: amor, caritas, pietas. Gender in Latin is very important for context. For example, "Amor" is the ancient Roman "god of love". "Venus" is the feminine counterpart.
Aphrodite. Origin: Greek. Meaning: Love and beauty.
Did you know that there are four types of love found in the Bible? Over the years, scholars have broken down the text of the Bible and divided each example of love into one of our categories: Eros, Storge, Philia, and Agape.
But many other languages have several different words for love, and they all mean something a little different. The Greek language distinguishes four different kinds of love: Philia, Eros, Storge and Agape.
GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) English term or phrase: love of my life. Greek translation: Ο έρωτας της ζωής μου / Έρωτα της ζωής μου
Storge (/ˈstɔːrɡi/ STOR-ghay; from Ancient Greek στοργή (storgḗ) 'love, affection'), or familial love, refers to natural or instinctual affection, such as the love of a parent towards offspring and vice versa.
- “Amour”, the French word for love, has been voted the most romantic word in the world in a pre-Valentine's Day survey of language experts.
1 tenderness, fondness, predilection, warmth, passion, adoration. 2 liking, inclination, regard, friendliness. 15 like. 16 adore, adulate, worship.
"I am committed to you." Love can be fleeting, so making a commitment shows your love is something stronger than an emotion. Commitment is choosing to stick with someone in spite of feelings or circumstances, so it transcends mere love.
Agape (universal love)
It's the love you feel for all living things without question, that you extend knowingly without expectations for anything in return. It's a very pure and conscious love. It's similar to what we sometimes refer to as unconditional love.