μισέω miseō · G3404
to hate
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)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
μῑσ-έω, ; perfect μεμίσηκα []:—passive, future middle in passive sense μισήσομαι []: aorist ἐμισήθην []: perfect μεμίσημαι []: (μῖσος):—hate, once in []infinitive, μίσησεν δ᾽ ἄρα μιν δηΐων κυσὶ κύρμα γενέσθαι Zeus hated (would not suffer) that he should become a prey.., []; οὐ μισοῦντ᾽ ἐκείνην τὴν πόλιν, τὸ μὴ οὐ μεγάλην εἶναι not hating that city, as not being.., []; μισῶ λακωνίζειν I hate Laconizing, []: but mostly with accusative, ὑβρίζοντα μισεῖν []:—passive, to be hated, []
Where it's used 41 times
Matthew 5:43 · Matthew 5:44 · Matthew 6:24 · Matthew 10:22 · Matthew 24:9 · Matthew 24:10 · Mark 13:13 · Luke 1:71 · Luke 6:22 · Luke 6:27 · Luke 14:26 · Luke 16:13 · Luke 19:14 · Luke 21:17 · John 3:20 · John 7:7 · John 12:25 · John 15:18 · John 15:19 · John 15:23 · John 15:24 · John 15:25 · John 17:14 · Romans 7:15 · Romans 9:13 · Ephesians 5:29 · Titus 3:3 · Hebrews 1:9 · 1 John 2:9 · 1 John 2:11 · 1 John 3:13 · 1 John 3:15 · 1 John 4:20 · Jude 1:23 · Revelation 2:6 · Revelation 17:16 · Revelation 18:2 … and 4 more
Source: TBESG G3404; TFLSJ G3404
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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