Explaining the meaning of that term, the reference work Insight on the Scriptures * says: “[A·gaʹpe] is not sentimentality, based on mere personal attachment, as is usually thought of, but is a moral or social love based on deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty, and propriety, sincerely seeking the other’s good according to what is right.
* آمده است :‏ « آگاپه چنانکه بسیاری تصوّر می‌کنند فقط ابراز احساسات از روی دلبستگی شخصی نیست ،‏ بلکه محبتی اجتماعی و اخلاقی است که شخص آگاهانه بر مبنای اصول ،‏ تعهد ،‏ و ادب ابراز می‌نماید .‏