Greek distinguishes divergent loves that English collapses into one word

Evidence

The Greeks were very precise with their language. They had a specific word to describe every facet of living. English, on the other hand, can be quite sloppy and general with its use of words. For example, we say, “I love my husband / wife.” Then we use the very same word to describe our fondness for desserts and for fast cars. — Chuck Missler, The Kingdom, Power and Glory, 955

Categorization

• DEFINE: Illustrates the broader point that Greek’s precision about love underlies the book’s theology.
• XREF: connects to: The Greek verb agapao can denote devotion to evil, unlike the noun Agape — Chuck Missler, The Kingdom, Power and Glory: The…, 877; Fruit of the Spirit is reducible to Agape love — Chuck Missler, The Kingdom, Power and Glory: The…, 870; Indigenous languages encoded moss distinctions that English collapses into one word — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural…, 423