Abstract: This text is an analysis on the semantics of the word “love” in ancient Greek (eros, agape, philia, storge), considering fundamental texts of the pre-Christian Greek philosophy, the Septuagint and the New Testament. A special stress has been made on a couple of these words, eros and agape, to emphasize through abundant classical sources the rich field of significations and chronologic metamorphosis, determined by two types of context in which they are used – philosophical and Christian. The author stresses on the importance of precise usage of such word as love, affected today by a series of misunderstandings and reductions.

Keywords: eros, agape, philia, love, communion