3404. miseó

Lexicon

miseó: To hate, detest, abhor

Original Word: μισέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: miseó
Pronunciation: mee-SEH-oh
Phonetic Spelling: (mis-eh'-o)
Definition: To hate, detest, abhor
Meaning: I hate, detest, love less, esteem less.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

hate

From a primary misos (hatred); to detest (especially to persecute); by extension, to love less -- hate(-ful).

HELPS Word-studies

3404 miséō – properly, to detest (on a comparative basis); hence, denounce; to love someone or something less than someone (something) else, i.e. to renounce one choice in favor of another.

Lk 14:26: "If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate (3404 /miséō, 'love less' than the Lord) his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple" (NASU).

[Note the comparative meaning of 3404 (miséō) which centers in moral choice, elevating one value over another.]

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from misos (hatred)
Definition
to hate
NASB Translation
hate (13), hated (12), hateful (1), hates (12), hating (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3404: μισέω

μισέω, μισῶ; imperfect ἐμίσουν; future μισήσω; 1 aorist ἐμίσησα; perfect μεμίσηκα; passive, present participle μισουμενος; perfect participle μεμισημενος (Revelation 18:2); the Sept. for שָׂנֵא; (from Homer down); to hate, pursue with hatred, detest; passive to be hated, detested: τινα, Matthew 5:43 and Rec. in ; ; Luke 1:71; Luke 6:22, 27; Luke 19:14; John 7:7; John 15:18ff, ; ; Titus 3:3; 1 John 2:9 (); ; Revelation 17:16; passive, Matthew 10:22; Matthew 24:9; (Mark 13:13); Luke 21:17; τί: John 3:20; Revelation 7:15; Ephesians 5:29; Hebrews 1:9; Jude 1:23; Revelation 2:6 and Rec. in 15; passive Revelation 18:2. Not a few interpreters have attributed to μισεῖν in Genesis 29:31 (cf. Genesis 29:30); Deuteronomy 21:15; Matthew 6:24; Luke 14:26; Luke 16:13; (John 12:25); Romans 9:13, the signification to love less, to postpone in love or esteem, to slight, through oversight of the circumstance that 'the Orientals, in accordance with their greater excitability, are accustomed both to feel and to profess love and hate where we Occidentals, with our cooler temperament, feel and express nothing more than interest in, or disregard and indifference to a thing'; Fritzsche, Commentary on Romans, ii., p. 304; cf. Rückert, Magazin f. Exegese u. Theologie des N. T., p. 27ff

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from a primary word μῖσος (misos), meaning "hatred."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 8130: שָׂנֵא (sane) • to hate, be hateful
• Strong's Hebrew 3404: יָקַץ (yaqats) • to awake, be alert (used metaphorically in some contexts to imply aversion or rejection)

These Hebrew terms similarly convey the idea of hatred or aversion, often used in the Old Testament to describe enmity between individuals or nations, as well as the rejection of idolatry and sin.

Usage: The verb μισέω is used in the New Testament to describe feelings of hatred or enmity. It can refer to personal animosity, rejection, or the prioritization of one thing over another, often in the context of discipleship and allegiance to Christ.

Context: The term μισέω appears in various contexts throughout the New Testament, often highlighting the dichotomy between love and hate. In the teachings of Jesus, μισέω is used to illustrate the cost of discipleship and the necessity of prioritizing one's commitment to Him above all else. For instance, in Luke 14:26, Jesus states, "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple." Here, μισέω is not advocating literal hatred but rather emphasizing the supreme love and loyalty required for following Christ.

The word also appears in contexts of moral and spiritual opposition. In John 15:18-19, Jesus warns His disciples, "If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world." This usage underscores the inherent conflict between the values of the world and the kingdom of God.

Additionally, μισέω is used in the context of ethical teachings, such as in Romans 7:15, where Paul expresses his struggle with sin: "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do." Here, the term reflects an internal conflict and aversion to sin.

The concept of μισέω is also present in the eschatological teachings of Revelation, where it describes the enmity between the forces of evil and the people of God (Revelation 17:16).

Forms and Transliterations

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Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 5:43 V-FIA-2S
GRK: σου καὶ μισήσεις τὸν ἐχθρόν
NAS: YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.'
KJV: neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
INT: of you and hate enemy

Matthew 5:44 V-PPA-AMP
GRK: ποιεῖτε τοὺς μισοῦντας ὑμᾶς
KJV: good to them that hate you,
INT: do to those who hate you

Matthew 6:24 V-FIA-3S
GRK: τὸν ἕνα μισήσει καὶ τὸν
NAS: for either he will hate the one
KJV: for either he will hate the one, and
INT: the one he will hate and the

Matthew 10:22 V-PPM/P-NMP
GRK: καὶ ἔσεσθε μισούμενοι ὑπὸ πάντων
NAS: You will be hated by all because
KJV: And ye shall be hated of all
INT: And you will be hated by all

Matthew 24:9 V-PPM/P-NMP
GRK: καὶ ἔσεσθε μισούμενοι ὑπὸ πάντων
NAS: and will kill you, and you will be hated by all
KJV: and ye shall be hated of all
INT: and you will be hated by all

Matthew 24:10 V-FIA-3P
GRK: παραδώσουσιν καὶ μισήσουσιν ἀλλήλους
NAS: one another and hate one another.
KJV: and shall hate one another.
INT: they will betray and will hate one another

Mark 13:13 V-PPM/P-NMP
GRK: καὶ ἔσεσθε μισούμενοι ὑπὸ πάντων
NAS: You will be hated by all because
KJV: And ye shall be hated of all
INT: And you will be hated by all

Luke 1:71 V-PPA-GMP
GRK: πάντων τῶν μισούντων ἡμᾶς
NAS: And FROM THE HAND OF ALL WHO HATE US;
KJV: the hand of all that hate us;
INT: of all those who hating us

Luke 6:22 V-ASA-3P
GRK: ἐστε ὅταν μισήσωσιν ὑμᾶς οἱ
NAS: men hate you, and ostracize
KJV: when men shall hate you, and
INT: are you when shall hate you

Luke 6:27 V-PPA-DMP
GRK: ποιεῖτε τοῖς μισοῦσιν ὑμᾶς
NAS: good to those who hate you,
KJV: good to them which hate you,
INT: do to those who hate you

Luke 14:26 V-PIA-3S
GRK: καὶ οὐ μισεῖ τὸν πατέρα
NAS: comes to Me, and does not hate his own father
KJV: me, and hate not his
INT: and not hates the father

Luke 16:13 V-FIA-3S
GRK: τὸν ἕνα μισήσει καὶ τὸν
NAS: for either he will hate the one
KJV: for either he will hate the one, and
INT: the one he will hate and the

Luke 19:14 V-IIA-3P
GRK: πολῖται αὐτοῦ ἐμίσουν αὐτόν καὶ
NAS: But his citizens hated him and sent
KJV: his citizens hated him, and
INT: [the] citizens of him hated him and

Luke 21:17 V-PPM/P-NMP
GRK: καὶ ἔσεσθε μισούμενοι ὑπὸ πάντων
NAS: and you will be hated by all because
KJV: And ye shall be hated of all
INT: and you will be hated by all

John 3:20 V-PIA-3S
GRK: φαῦλα πράσσων μισεῖ τὸ φῶς
NAS: evil hates the Light,
KJV: evil hateth the light,
INT: evil does hates the light

John 7:7 V-PNA
GRK: ὁ κόσμος μισεῖν ὑμᾶς ἐμὲ
NAS: cannot hate you, but it hates
KJV: The world cannot hate you; but
INT: the world to hate you me

John 7:7 V-PIA-3S
GRK: ἐμὲ δὲ μισεῖ ὅτι ἐγὼ
NAS: hate you, but it hates Me because
KJV: but me it hateth, because I
INT: me however it hates because I

John 12:25 V-PPA-NMS
GRK: καὶ ὁ μισῶν τὴν ψυχὴν
NAS: loses it, and he who hates his life
KJV: it; and he that hateth his life
INT: and he that hates the life

John 15:18 V-PIA-3S
GRK: κόσμος ὑμᾶς μισεῖ γινώσκετε ὅτι
NAS: the world hates you, you know
KJV: If the world hate you, ye know
INT: world you hates you know that

John 15:18 V-RIA-3S
GRK: πρῶτον ὑμῶν μεμίσηκεν
NAS: you, you know that it has hated Me before
KJV: ye know that it hated me before
INT: before you it has hated

John 15:19 V-PIA-3S
GRK: διὰ τοῦτο μισεῖ ὑμᾶς ὁ
NAS: of this the world hates you.
KJV: therefore the world hateth you.
INT: on account of this hates you the

John 15:23 V-PPA-NMS
GRK: ὁ ἐμὲ μισῶν καὶ τὸν
NAS: He who hates Me hates My Father
KJV: He that hateth me hateth
INT: He that me hates also the

John 15:23 V-PIA-3S
GRK: πατέρα μου μισεῖ
NAS: He who hates Me hates My Father also.
KJV: He that hateth me hateth my Father
INT: Father of me hates

John 15:24 V-RIA-3P
GRK: ἑωράκασιν καὶ μεμισήκασιν καὶ ἐμὲ
NAS: seen and hated Me and My Father
KJV: seen and hated both me
INT: they have seen and have hated both me

John 15:25 V-AIA-3P
GRK: γεγραμμένος ὅτι Ἐμίσησάν με δωρεάν
NAS: in their Law, THEY HATED ME WITHOUT A CAUSE.'
KJV: law, They hated me without a cause.
INT: has been written They hated me without cause

Strong's Greek 3404
41 Occurrences

ἐμίσησα — 1 Occ.
Ἐμίσησάν — 1 Occ.
ἐμίσησας — 1 Occ.
ἐμίσησεν — 2 Occ.
ἐμίσουν — 1 Occ.
μεμισήκασιν — 1 Occ.
μεμίσηκεν — 1 Occ.
μεμισημένου — 1 Occ.
μισῇ — 1 Occ.
μισήσει — 2 Occ.
μισήσεις — 1 Occ.
μισήσωσιν — 1 Occ.
μισήσουσιν — 2 Occ.
μισεῖ — 7 Occ.
μισεῖν — 1 Occ.
μισεῖς — 1 Occ.
μισῶ — 2 Occ.
μισῶν — 5 Occ.
μισούμενοι — 4 Occ.
μισοῦντας — 1 Occ.
μισοῦντες — 2 Occ.
μισούντων — 1 Occ.
μισοῦσιν — 1 Occ.