Other usages of agape-love

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Matthew 5:

44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Strong's Greek: 25. ἀγαπάω (agapaó) — 143 Occurrences

Besides the above noble usage of G25-love, it had other usages.

BDAG ἀγαπάω:
① to have a warm regard for and interest in another, cherish, have affection for, love
ⓐ by human beings
ⓑ of the affection of transcendent beings
② to have high esteem for or satisfaction with someth., take pleasure in.

Luke 11:

43 Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

2 Peter 2:

15 Forsaking the right way, they have gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved gain from wrongdoing,

Amnon agape-loved Tamar before he raped her.

There were four different Greek words for love. G25 was the generic expression for love.

"I love my dog" was written in Koine Greek as "ἀγαπῶ τὸν κύνα μου".

Agape-love was not exclusively used for the noble kind of love. It had general usages for different kinds of common affections.