μισέω
miséō
“to detest (especially to persecute); by extension, to love less”
42 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to detest (especially to persecute); by extension, to love less
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
to hate, regard with ill-will, Mt. 5:43, 44; 10:22; to detest, abhor, Jn. 3:20; Rom. 7:15; in NT to regard with less affection, love less, esteem less, Mt. 6:24; Lk. 14:26
Translated in KJV as
hate(-ful)
Etymology
from a primary (hatred);
Chain Links
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“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.”