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GreekG3404Verb

μισέω

miseō

37Occurrences
G3404Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to detest (especially to persecute); by extension, to love less

from a primary (hatred);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to hate: with accusative of person(s); pass.,; pass. As the Heb. *שָׂנֵא *is sometimes found with the modified sense of indifference to or relative disregard for one thing in comparison with another so prob. μ. in the foll.: , " (LXX) .
LXX: chiefly for שָׂנֵא

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

μισέω appears 37 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
9
Luke
7
Matthew
6
1 John
5
Revelation
3
Romans
2
Ephesians
1
Hebrews
1

Key Passages

1 John 2:9BSB

If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.

John 12:25BSB

Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

John 3:20BSB

Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

Luke 21:17BSB

And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.

Matthew 5:44BSB

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

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.