Word study · Greek
miseō
to hate, to love less
Say it: mis-EH-oh (approximate)
μισέω
What it means
To hate, and in the Semitic idiom to love less or to turn away from. Jesus says disciples must "hate" their families and even their own lives (14:26). The parallel in Matthew 10:37 says, "He who loves father or mother more than me isn't worthy of me," which shows the hyperbole.
Range of meaning
- HateFeel hostility.
- Love lessPrefer something else.
In Luke
- Chapter 14
"Doesn't hate his own father and mother" (14:26).
Every verse (7)
Verses where G3404 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources