ἀγαπάζω · agapazō — LSJ
treat with affection, receive with outward signs of love, ὡς δὲ πατὴρ ὃν παῖδα . . ἀγαπάζει, ἐλθόντʼ ἐξ ἀπίης γαίης δεκάτῳ ἐνιαυτῷ Od. 16.17; νεμεσσητὸν δέ κεν εἴη ἀθάνατον θεὸν ὧδε βροτοὺς ἀγαπαζέμεν ἄντην Il. 24.464; νέκυν E. Ph. 1327:—Med. in abs. sense, show signs of love, caress, κύνεον ἀγαπαζόμενοι κεφαλήν τε καὶ ὤμους Od. 21.224: c. acc., like Act., Pi. P. l.c.; τινὰ δώροις A.R. 4.416.
welcome, receive gratefully, τιμαὶ καλλίνικον χάρμʼ ἀγαπάζοντι Pi. I. l.c.