verb
misamō
Greekμισέω (miseō)
Strong’sG3404
I hate, detest
stem mis-40 times in the New Testamentin 11 of 27 books22 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μισέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX chiefly for שָׂנֵא;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3404 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmis-eh'-o
to detest (especially to persecute); by extension, to love less
Fromfrom a primary μῖσος (hatred);
King Jameshate(-ful).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| misamōμισῶ | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | hate | 2× |
| misasōμισεῖς | happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular | hate | 1× |
| misatōμισεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | hates | 7× |
| misaleἐμίσουν | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | hated | 1× |
| misasiμισήσεις | will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular | hate | 1× |
| misatiμισήσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | hate | 2× |
| misaliμισήσουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | hate | 2× |
| misamaἐμίσησα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | hated | 1× |
| misasaἐμίσησας | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | hated | 1× |
| misataἐμίσησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | hated | 2× |
| misalaἘμίσησάν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | hated | 1× |
| misatēμεμίσηκεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | hated | 1× |
| misalēμεμισήκασιν | has happened · theyperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | hated | 1× |
| misateiōμισῇ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | hates | 1× |
| misaleiaμισήσωσιν | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | hate | 1× |
| misarōμισεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | hate | 1× |
| misarōtosμισῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | hates | 5× |
| misarōtoisμισοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | hating | 2× |
| misarōtoiuμισούντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | hate | 1× |
| misarōtoiμισοῦσιν | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine | hate | 1× |
| misirōtoisμισούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine | hated | 4× |
| misirēteuμεμισημένου | has happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive singular neuter | hateful | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 23 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | misamō2×μισῶ | misame | misami | misama1×ἐμίσησα | misamē | misamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | misasō1×μισεῖς | misase | misasi1×μισήσεις | misasa1×ἐμίσησας | misasē | misaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | misatō7×μισεῖ | misate | misati2×μισήσει | misata2×ἐμίσησεν | misatē1×μεμίσηκεν | misatelē |
| we 1st person plural | misanō | misane | misani | misana | misanē | misanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | misavō | misave | misavi | misava | misavē | misavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | misalō | misale1×ἐμίσουν | misali2×μισήσουσιν | misala1×Ἐμίσησάν | misalē1×μεμισήκασιν | misalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | misimō | misime | misimi | misima | misimē | misimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | misisō | misise | misisi | misisa | misisē | misiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | misitō | misite | misiti | misita | misitē | misitelē |
| we 1st person plural | misinō | misine | misini | misina | misinē | misinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | misivō | misive | misivi | misiva | misivē | misivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | misilō | misile | misili | misila | misilē | misilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | misameiō | misameia | misameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | misaseiō | misaseia | misaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | misateiō1×μισῇ | misateia | misateiē |
| we 1st person plural | misaneiō | misaneia | misaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | misaveiō | misaveia | misaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | misaleiō | misaleia1×μισήσωσιν | misaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | misimeiō | misimeia | misimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | misiseiō | misiseia | misiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | misiteiō | misiteia | misiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | misineiō | misineia | misineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | misiveiō | misiveia | misiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | misileiō | misileia | misileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | misasōr | misasar | misasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | misatōr | misatar | misatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | misavōr | misavar | misavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | misalōr | misalar | misalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | misisōr | misisar | misisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | misitōr | misitar | misitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | misivōr | misivar | misivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | misilōr | misilar | misilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | misamoiō | misamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | misasoiō | misasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | misatoiō | misatoia |
| we 1st person plural | misanoiō | misanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | misavoiō | misavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | misaloiō | misaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | misimoiō | misimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | misisoiō | misisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | misitoiō | misitoia |
| we 1st person plural | misinoiō | misinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | misivoiō | misivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | misiloiō | misiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | misarō1×μισεῖν | misari | misara | misarē |
| acted on passive voice | misirō | misiri | misira | misirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 14 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | misarōtos9×μισῶν | misaritos | misaratos | misarētos |
| acted on passive voice | misirōtos4× | misiritos | misiratos | misirētos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
mis is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
40 occurrences, every one of them listed
misamō“hate”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular2×
Romans 7:15“hate”hem gar katergazemō ouk gnōskamō; ouk gar hem thelamō houtem prassamō, alla hem misamō houtem poiamō.I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do.
Revelation 2:6“hate”alla houtem echasō hoti misasō teim ergeim toiu Nikolaitoiu, heim kamis misamō.But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
misasō“hate”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Revelation 2:6“hate”alla houtem echasō hoti misasō teim ergeim toiu Nikolaitoiu, heim kamis misamō.But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
misatō“hates”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular7×
Luke 14:26“hate”Ei tinos erchetō pros min kai ouk misatō ton patēron heautou kai tan mētēran kai tan gunaikan kai teim tekneim kai toin adelfoin kai tain adelfain, ēti tē kai tan psuchan heautou, ouk dunetō arō mu mathētos.“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters — yes, even his own life — he cannot be My disciple.
John 3:20“hates”pantos gar tos fauleim prassarōtos misatō tem fōtem kai ouk erchetō pros tem fōtem, hina mē elenchiteia teim ergeim autou;Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
John 7:7“hates”ouk dunetō tos kosmos misarō vin, min de misatō, hoti mis marturamō peri autou hoti teim ergeim autou ponēreim atō.The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
John 15:18“hates”Ei tos kosmos vin misatō, gnōskavō hoti min prōtem vu misatē.If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
John 15:19“hates”ei ek tou kosmou ave, tos kosmos an tem idiem filate; hoti de ek tou kosmou ouk avō, alla mis eklegema vin ek tou kosmou, dia houtem misatō vin tos kosmos.If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
John 15:23“hates”tos min misarōtos kai ton patēron mu misatō.Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
1 John 3:13“hates”mē thaumazavōr, adelfoir, ei misatō vin tos kosmos.So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.
misale“hated”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 19:14“hated”tois de politois autou misale auton, kai apostelala presbeian opisō autou legarōtois; Ouk thelanō houton basilara epi nin.But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
misasi“hate”will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Matthew 5:43“hate”Akouava hoti legita; Agapasi ton plēsion su kai misasi ton echthron su.You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
misati“hate”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 6:24“hate”Oudenos dunetō duo kurioi douleuarō; ē gar ton henon misati kai ton heteron agapati, ē henou antecheti kai tou heterou katafronati. ouk dunevō theo douleuarō kai mamōnao.No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
Luke 16:13“hate”oudenos oiketos dunetō duo kurioi douleuarō; ē gar ton henon misati kai ton heteron agapati, ē henou antecheti kai tou heterou katafronati. ouk dunevō theo douleuarō kai mamōnao.No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
misali“hate”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 24:10“hate”kai tote skandalizili pollois kai allēloin paradōali kai misali allēloin;At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,
Revelation 17:16“hate”kai teim deka kerateim heim horasa kai tem thērem, houtois misali tan pornan, kai erēmirētan poiali autan kai gumnan, kai tain sarxain autau esthieli, kai autan katakaiali en pure;And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
misama“hated”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
Romans 9:13“hated”kathōs grafitē; Ton Iakōb agapama, ton de Ēsau misama.So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
misasa“hated”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Hebrews 1:9“hated”agapasa dikaiosunan kai misasa anomian; dia houtem chriata sin tos theos, tos theos su, elaiem agalliasiau para toin metochoin su;You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”
misata“hated”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
John 17:14“hated”mis dōamē autoi ton logon su, kai tos kosmos misata autoin, hoti ouk alō ek tou kosmou kathōs mis ouk amō ek tou kosmou.I have given them Your word and the world has hated them. For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
Ephesians 5:29“hated”oudenos gar pote tan heautou sarxan misata, alla ektrefatō kai thalpatō autan, kathōs kai tos Christos tan ekklēsan,Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.
misala“hated”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
John 15:25“hated”alla hina plēriteia tos logos tos en to nomo autoiu grafirētos hoti Misala min dōreōs.But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’
misatē“hated”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 15:18“hated”Ei tos kosmos vin misatō, gnōskavō hoti min prōtem vu misatē.If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
misalē“hated”has happened · theyperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
John 15:24“hated”ei teim ergeim mē poiama en autoi heim oudenos allos poiata, hamartan ouk echale; nun de kai horalē kai misalē kai min kai ton patēron mu.If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.
misateiō“hates”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
1 John 4:20“hates”ean tinos legateia hoti Agapamō ton theon, kai ton adelfon autou misateiō, pseustos atō; tos gar mē agaparōtos ton adelfon autou hon horatē, ton theon hon ouk horatē ouk dunetō agaparō.If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
misaleia“hate”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Luke 6:22“hate”Makariois avō hotan misaleia vin tois anthrōpois, kai hotan aforizaleia vin kai oneidizaleia kai ekballaleia tem onomem vu hōs ponērem heneka tou huiou tou anthrōpou;Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
misarō“hate”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
John 7:7“hate”ouk dunetō tos kosmos misarō vin, min de misatō, hoti mis marturamō peri autou hoti teim ergeim autou ponēreim atō.The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
misarōtos“hates”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine5×
John 12:25“hates”tos filarōtos tan psuchan autou apolluatō autan, kai tos misarōtos tan psuchan autou en to kosmo houto eis zōan aiōnian fulassati autan.Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
John 15:23“hates”tos min misarōtos kai ton patēron mu misatō.Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
1 John 2:9“hates”tos legarōtos en te fōte arō kai ton adelfon autou misarōtos en ta skotia atō heōs arti.If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.
1 John 2:11“hates”tos de misarōtos ton adelfon autou en ta skotia atō kai en ta skotia peripatatō, kai ouk oidatē pou hupagatō, hoti tas skotias tuflata toin ofthalmoin autou.But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
1 John 3:15“hates”pantos tos misarōtos ton adelfon autou anthrōpoktonos atō, kai oidavē hoti pantos anthrōpoktonos ouk echatō zōan aiōnian en auto menarōtan.Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
misarōtois“hating”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Titus 3:3“hating”ane gar pote kai nis anoētois, apeithois, planirōtois, douleuarōtois epithumiai kai hēdonai poikilai, en kakia kai fthono diagarōtois, stugētois, misarōtois allēloin.For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures — living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
Jude 1:23“hating”hoin de sōzavōr ek pureu harpazarōtois, hoin de elēavōr en fobo, misarōtois kai ton apo tau sarxau spilirēton chitōnon.save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
misarōtoiu“hate”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Luke 1:71“hate”sōtērēan ek echthroiu nu kai ek cheirau pantoiu toiu misarōtoiu nin,salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
misarōtoi“hate”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine1×
Luke 6:27“hate”Alla vi legamō toi akouarōtoi, agapavōr toin echthroin vu, kalōs poiavōr toi misarōtoi vin,But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
misirōtois“hated”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine4×
Matthew 10:22“hated”kai evi misirōtois hupo pantoiu dia tem onomem mu; tos de hupomenaratos eis telem houtos sōziti.You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Matthew 24:9“hated”Tote paradōali vin eis thlipsian kai apokteinali vin, kai evi misirōtois hupo panteiu teiu ethneiu dia tem onomem mu.Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
Mark 13:13“hated”kai evi misirōtois hupo pantoiu dia tem onomem mu. tos de hupomenaratos eis telem houtos sōziti.You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Luke 21:17“hated”kai evi misirōtois hupo pantoiu dia tem onomem mu.And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.
misirēteu“hateful”has happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive singular neuter1×
Revelation 18:2“hateful”kai krazata en ischura fōna legarōtos; Piptata, piptata Babulōnas tas megas, kai gineta katoikētēriem daimoneiu kai fulakas panteu pneumeu akatharteu kai fulakas panteu ornitheu akatharteu kai fulakas panteu thēreu akatharteu kai misirēteu,And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.