μισέωmiséō
to detest (especially to persecute); by extension, to love less
Greek (New Testament) · G3404
Meanings
to hate: with accusative of person, Matthew 5:43, Matthew 24:10, Luke 1:71, Luke 6:22, Luke 6:27, Luke 19:14, John 7:7, John 15:18, John 15:19, John 15:23-25, John 17:14, Titus 3:3, 1 John 2:9, 1 John 2:11, 1 John 3:13, 1 John 3:15, 1 John 4:20, Revelation 17:16; passive, Matthew 10:22, Matthew 24:9, Mark 13:13, Luke 21:17; with accusative of thing, John 3:20, Romans 7:15, Ephesians 5:29, Hebrews 1:9, Jude 1:23, Revelation 2:6; passive, Revelation 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. Genesis 29:30, Genesis 29:31, Deuteronomy 21:15, Deuteronomy 21:16, Malachi 1:3) so prob. μ. in the foll.: Matthew 6:24, Luke 14:26, Luke 16:13, John 12:25, Romans 9:13(LXX).
Where it appears
Appears 40 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:43 “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy.
- Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
- Matthew 10:22 And all nations will hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved.
- Matthew 24:9 “Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers.
- Matthew 24:10 And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other.
- Mark 13:13 And everyone will hate you because you are my followers. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.