Okay, I am going to explain this to you. Pay close and careful attention. I will put it in a way that you can easily understand.
1 John 4:16
God is love
Okay, that's what the Bible verse says.
"God is Love"
God- Greek word used is 'Theos'
Theos- God, usually refers to the one true God.
God in that sentence, means God.
God is a noun- the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
'Theos' is the greek word used for 'God'.
Okay, understand so far? Read carefully...
"God is Love"
Is- verb (used without object)
1.to exist or live:
Shakespeare's “To be or not to be” is the ultimate question.
2.to take place; happen; occur: The wedding was last week. 3.to occupy a place or position: The book is on the table. 4.to continue or remain as before: Let things be. 5.to belong; attend; befall: May good fortune be with you. 6.(used as a copula to connect the subject with its predicate adjective, or predicate nominative, in order to describe, identify, or amplify the subject): Martha is tall. John is president. This is she. 7.(used as a copula to introduce or form interrogative or imperative sentences): Is that right? Be quiet! Don't be facetious. –auxiliary verb 8.(used with the present participle of another verb to form the progressive tense): I am waiting. 9.(used with the present participle or infinitive of the principal verb to indicate future action): She is visiting there next week. He is to see me today. 10.(used with the past participle of another verb to form the passive voice): The date was fixed. It must be done. 11.(used in archaic or literary constructions with some intransitive verbs to form the perfect tense): He is come. Agamemnon to the wars is gone.
That's what "is" means.
"God is Love"
Love- The word 'Love' in greek is "Agape".
Love- a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
Agape- Love, in the NT usually the active love of God for his Son, and his people, and the active love his people are to have for God, each other, and even enemies.
Okay, do you understand so far?
English- "God is Love"
Greek- "Theos is Agape"
'God' is a word.
'Theos' is a word.
'Love' is a word.
'Agape' is a word.
These are both words.
Word- a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning.
The word 'God' is (see definition of is) the word 'Love'.
'God' is a word. 'Love' is a word. Is describes that both words are each other. They are the same thing.
'Love' is the greek word 'Agape'. 'Agape' is a noun.
a‧ga‧pe2  /ɑˈgɑ
peɪ, ˈɑ
gəˌpeɪ, ˈæg
ə-/Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ah-gah-pey, ah-guh-pey, ag-uh-]Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -pae /-paɪ, -ˌpaɪ, -ˌpi/Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[-pahy, -pahy, -pee]Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, -pai /-paɪ, -ˌpaɪ/Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[-pahy, -pahy]Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciationfor 3. 1.the love of God or Christ for humankind. 2.the love of Christians for other persons, corresponding to the love of God for humankind. 3.unselfish love of one person for another without sexual implications; brotherly love. 4.love feast (defs. 1, 2).
Noun- noun  /naʊn/Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[noun]Pronunciation Key - Show IPA PronunciationGrammar
–noun 1.any member of a class of words that are formally distinguished in many languages, as in English, typically by the plural and possessive endings and that can function as the main or only elements of subjects or objects, as cat, belief, writing, Ohio, darkness. Nouns are often thought of as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities.
That's what noun means.
Okay, now that I have given you the definition of 'Love', 'Theos', 'Agape', 'God', and what 'is' means as well as what a 'noun' is, and the definition of "word", do you understand?
"God" is "Love".
The noun, the word, 'God', or 'Theos'
is The noun, the word, 'Love', or 'Agape'.
The noun
is the noun.
The word
is the word.
God
is Love.
Theos
is Agape.
Do you understand now?