Word study · Greek

miseō

to hate, to love less

Say it: mis-EH-oh (approximate)

μισέω

What it means

To hate. Jesus says, "If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you" (15:18-25).

Range of meaning

  • HateFeel hostility.
  • Love lessPrefer something else.

In John

  • Chapter 15

    "The world has hated me before it hated you" (15:18-25).