What is the Latin word for agape?

The usual Latin words for “agape” are hiō, obstupefaciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“agape” in Latin

hiōto yawn, gape; to stand open; to pause, connect badly obstupefaciōto astonish, amaze, astound, stupefy; to be stunned, amazed, paralysed

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

agape

hians (participle; e.g., in, to stand agape): to set anybody agape, aliquem in stuporem dare, obstupefacere, stapidum tenere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for agape?: The usual Latin words for “agape” are hiō, obstupefaciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.