Miseō μισέω

Miseō (Greek μισέω, Strong's G3404) is a Greek verb meaning “to hate”. It occurs 41 times in 37 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Hate

Verses

Every verse with Miseō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 5:43
  Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
• Matthew 5:44
  But 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;But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
• Matthew 6:24
  No 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.No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
• Matthew 10:22
  And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
• Matthew 24:9
  Then 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.Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
• Matthew 24:10
  And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,

Mark

• Mark 13:13
  And 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.You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

Luke

• Luke 1:71
  That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
• Luke 6:22
  Blessed 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.Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
• Luke 6:27
  But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
• Luke 14:26
  If 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.“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.
• Luke 16:13
  No 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.No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
• Luke 19:14
  But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
• Luke 21:17
  And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.

John

• John 3:20
  For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
• John 7:7
  The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
• John 12:25
  He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
• John 15:18
  If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
• John 15:19
  If 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.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.
• John 15:23
  He that hateth me hateth my Father also.Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
• John 15:24
  If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.
• John 15:25
  But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’
• John 17:14
  I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.I have given them Your word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

Romans

• Romans 7:15
  For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do.
• Romans 9:13
  As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

Ephesians

• Ephesians 5:29
  For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.

Titus

• Titus 3:3
  For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 1:9
  Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”

1 John

• 1 John 2:9
  He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.
• 1 John 2:11
  But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
• 1 John 3:13
  Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.
• 1 John 3:15
  Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
• 1 John 4:20
  If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

Jude

• Jude 1:23
  And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.

Revelation

• Revelation 2:6
  But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
• Revelation 17:16
  And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
• Revelation 18:2
  And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).