Strong's G3404 · Greek
μισέω
miseo · /mis-eh'-o/
Definition
from a primary misos (hatred); to detest (especially to persecute); by extension, to love less:--hate(-ful).
KJV: hate(-ful)
Root / derivation: from a primary misos (hatred)
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered μισέω across 38 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
38 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew6 verses
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Matthew 5:44But 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;
Matthew 6:24No 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.
Matthew 10:22And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Matthew 24:9Then 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.
Matthew 24:10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
Luke7 verses
That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
Luke 6:22Blessed 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.
Luke 6:27But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Luke 14:26If 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.
Luke 16:13No 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.
Luke 19:14But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
Luke 21:17And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
John9 verses
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. reproved: or, discovered
John 7:7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
John 12:25He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
John 15:18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
John 15:19If 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.
John 15:23He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
John 15:24If 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.
John 15:25But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law They hated me without a cause.
John 17:14I 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.
Romans2 verses
Ephesians1 verse
1 John5 verses
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
1 John 2:11But 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.
1 John 3:13Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
1 John 3:15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
1 John 4:20If 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?
Revelation4 verses
But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
Revelation 2:15So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.
Revelation 17:16And 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.
Revelation 18:2And 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G3404 (miseo) mean?
from a primary misos (hatred); to detest (especially to persecute); by extension, to love less:--hate(-ful).
How many times does G3404 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G3404 (μισέω) appears in 38 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “hate.”
How is miseo translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G3404 is rendered as “hate” (16×), “hated” (12×), “hateth” (10×), “hating” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word μισέω come from?
from a primary misos (hatred)