Strong G3404μισέω
to hate
- Transliteration
- miseō
- Pronunciation
- mis-eh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From a primary word μῖσος misos (hatred); to detest (especially to persecute); by extension to love less: - hate (-ful).
Detailed definition
μισέω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for שָׂנֵא;]
to hate: with accusative of person(s) Mat.5:43 24:10, Luk.1:71 6:22, 27 19:14, Jhn.7:7 15:18-19, 23-26 17:14, Tit.3:3, 1Jn.2:9 Jn 2:11 Jn 3:13 Jn 3:15 Jn 4:20 Rev.17:16; pass., Mat.10:22 24:9, Mrk.13:13, Luk.21:17; with accusative of thing(s), Jhn.3:20, Rom.7:15, Eph.5:29, Heb.1:9, Ju 23, Rev.2:6; pass., Rev.18:2. As the Heb. שָׂנֵא is sometimes found with the modified sense of indifference to or relative disregard for one thing in comparison with another (cf. Gen.29:30-31, Deu.21:15-16, Mal.1:3) so prob. μ. in the foll.: Mat.6:24, Luk.14:26 16:13, Jhn.12:25, Rom.9:13" (LXX).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שָׂנֵא;]
to hate: with accusative of person(s) Mat.5:43 24:10, Luk.1:71 6:22, 27 19:14, Jhn.7:7 15:18-19, 23-26 17:14, Tit.3:3, 1Jn.2:9 Jn 2:11 Jn 3:13 Jn 3:15 Jn 4:20 Rev.17:16; pass., Mat.10:22 24:9, Mrk.13:13, Luk.21:17; with accusative of thing(s), Jhn.3:20, Rom.7:15, Eph.5:29, Heb.1:9, Ju 23, Rev.2:6; pass., Rev.18:2. As the Heb. שָׂנֵא is sometimes found with the modified sense of indifference to or relative disregard for one thing in comparison with another (cf. Gen.29:30-31, Deu.21:15-16, Mal.1:3) so prob. μ. in the foll.: Mat.6:24, Luk.14:26 16:13, Jhn.12:25, Rom.9:13" (LXX).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3404 appears in 38 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hate16
- hat14
- hateth9
- hateful1
- thou1
First verses
- Matthew 5:43Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
- Matthew 5:44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
- Matthew 6:24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
- Matthew 10:22And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
- Matthew 24:9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
- Matthew 24:10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
- Mark 13:13And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
- Luke 1:71That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
- Luke 6:22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
- Luke 6:27But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
- Luke 14:26If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
- Luke 16:13No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
- Luke 19:14But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
- Luke 21:17And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.
- John 3:20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
- John 7:7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
- John 12:25He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
- John 15:18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
- John 15:19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
- John 15:23He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
μῑσ-έω,
perfect μεμίσηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus” 44c)]:—passive, future middle in passive sense μισήσομαι [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 664, “Ion” 597, 611, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vita Apollonii” 6.13, later μισηθήσομαι LXX.Sir.21.28, 2nd c.AD: Aristides Rhetor 2.426 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 52.39)]: aorist ἐμισήθην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.119, etc.)]: perfect μεμίσημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.137, 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 8.5.8)]: (μῖσος):—hate, once in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, with _accusative_ et)]infinitive, μίσησεν δ᾽ ἄρα μιν δηΐων κυσὶ κύρμα γενέσθαι Zeus hated (would not suffer) that he should become a prey.., [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.272; μισῶ φίλοισιν ὕστερον βοηδρομεῖν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 333)]; οὐ μισοῦντ᾽ ἐκείνην τὴν πόλιν, τὸ μὴ οὐ μεγάλην εἶναι not hating that city, as not being.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 36)]; μισῶ λακωνίζειν I hate Laconizing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 351.1)]: but mostly with accusative, ὑβρίζοντα μισεῖν [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.284; μισοῦντ᾽ ἐμίσει 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1134, etc.; θεῖον μισεῖ μῖσος.. με 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Ἐπιτρέποντες” 216; μ. τινὰ μῖσος ἐξαίσιον 5th c.AD: Aristaenetus Rhetor 1.22; ὃ μισεῖς μηδενὶ ποιήσῃς LXX.Tob.4.15)]:—passive, to be hated, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus [same place], etc.; ὦ πολλὰ μισηθεῖσα χειρωναξία 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 45, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 818; μισεῖσθαι ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.83; μισηθεὶς ἔσχατον μῖσος 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Crassus” 6.)]
perfect μεμίσηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus” 44c)]:—passive, future middle in passive sense μισήσομαι [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 664, “Ion” 597, 611, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vita Apollonii” 6.13, later μισηθήσομαι LXX.Sir.21.28, 2nd c.AD: Aristides Rhetor 2.426 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 52.39)]: aorist ἐμισήθην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.119, etc.)]: perfect μεμίσημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.137, 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 8.5.8)]: (μῖσος):—hate, once in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, with _accusative_ et)]infinitive, μίσησεν δ᾽ ἄρα μιν δηΐων κυσὶ κύρμα γενέσθαι Zeus hated (would not suffer) that he should become a prey.., [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.272; μισῶ φίλοισιν ὕστερον βοηδρομεῖν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 333)]; οὐ μισοῦντ᾽ ἐκείνην τὴν πόλιν, τὸ μὴ οὐ μεγάλην εἶναι not hating that city, as not being.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 36)]; μισῶ λακωνίζειν I hate Laconizing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 351.1)]: but mostly with accusative, ὑβρίζοντα μισεῖν [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.284; μισοῦντ᾽ ἐμίσει 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1134, etc.; θεῖον μισεῖ μῖσος.. με 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Ἐπιτρέποντες” 216; μ. τινὰ μῖσος ἐξαίσιον 5th c.AD: Aristaenetus Rhetor 1.22; ὃ μισεῖς μηδενὶ ποιήσῃς LXX.Tob.4.15)]:—passive, to be hated, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus [same place], etc.; ὦ πολλὰ μισηθεῖσα χειρωναξία 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 45, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 818; μισεῖσθαι ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.83; μισηθεὶς ἔσχατον μῖσος 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Crassus” 6.)]