What does μισέω · εἷς · ἀγαπάω · ἕτερος mean in the Bible?
μισέω · εἷς · ἀγαπάω · ἕτερος is a Greek phrase meaning "he will hate the one and love the other".
Greek · G3404, G1520, G25, G2087
τὸν ἕνα μισήσει καὶ τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει
To detest (especially to persecute); by extension, to love less · one · to love (in a social or moral sense) · (an-, the) other or different
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μισέωG3404to detest (especially to persecute); by extension, to love less
Pronunciationmiséō
To hate intensely; also means to love less or regard as inferior by comparison.
Open lexicon entry →εἷςG1520one
Pronunciationheîs
Unity emphasizing singularity to exclusion of others; theologically expresses oneness in Christ and divine nature.
Open lexicon entry →ἀγαπάωG25to love (in a social or moral sense)
Pronunciationagapáō
Open lexicon entry →ἕτεροςG2087(an-, the) other or different
Pronunciationhéteros
Denotes the second of a pair, or another of different kind; encroaches on ἄλλος in later Greek.
Open lexicon entry →What does τὸν ἕνα μισήσει καὶ τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει (ton hena misēsei kai ton heteron agapēsei) mean in the Bible?
μισέω · εἷς · ἀγαπάω · ἕτερος is a Greek phrase meaning "he will hate the one and love the other".
Full entry for τὸν ἕνα μισήσει καὶ τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει (G3404, G1520, G25, G2087) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3404, G1520, G25, G2087?
G3404, G1520, G25, G2087 is connected to 40 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. he will hate the one and love the other
Source Gloss
he will hate the one and love the other
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups4Aligned forms40TensesPresent, Future, Aorist, Imperfect, PerfectVoicesActive, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality23×
Present ActiveLuke 14:26 · John 3:20 · John 7:7 · John 15:18 · John 15:19 · John 15:23 · 1 John 3:13 · Rom 7:15 · Rev 2:610×
Future ActiveMatt 6:24 · Luke 16:13 · Matt 24:10 · Rev 17:16 · Matt 5:435×
Aorist ActiveJohn 17:14 · Eph 5:29 · John 15:25 · Rom 9:13 · Heb 1:95×
Perfect ActiveJohn 15:18 · John 15:242×
Imperfect ActiveLuke 19:141×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality14×
Present ActiveJohn 12:25 · John 15:23 · 1 John 2:9 · 1 John 2:11 · 1 John 3:15 · Titus 3:3 · Jude 1:23 · Luke 1:71 · Luke 6:279×
Present PassiveMatt 10:22 · Matt 24:9 · Mark 13:13 · Luke 21:174×
Perfect PassiveRev 18:21×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose2×
Aorist ActiveLuke 6:221×
Present Active1 John 4:201×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present ActiveJohn 7:71×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 143 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present78aorist32future16perfect10imperfect7
Voice
active133passive10
Mood
indicative73participle37subjunctive16imperative9infinitive8
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:43Ἀγαπήσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 5:44ἀγαπᾶτεpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 5:46ἀγαπήσητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 5:46ἀγαπῶνταςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 6:24ἀγαπήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 19:19Ἀγαπήσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 22:37Ἀγαπήσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 22:39Ἀγαπήσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 10:21ἠγάπησενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 12:30ἀγαπήσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 12:31Ἀγαπήσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 12:33ἀγαπᾶνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 12:33ἀγαπᾶνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 6:27ἀγαπᾶτεpresent active imperativeimperativeLuke 6:32ἀγαπᾶτεpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 6:32ἀγαπῶνταςpresent active participleparticipleLuke 6:32ἀγαπῶνταςpresent active participleparticipleLuke 6:32ἀγαπῶσινpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 6:35ἀγαπᾶτεpresent active imperativeimperativeLuke 7:42ἀγαπήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 7:47ἠγάπησενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 7:47ἀγαπᾷpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 7:5ἀγαπᾷpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 10:27Ἀγαπήσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 11:43ἀγαπᾶτεpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 16:13ἀγαπήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveJohn 3:16ἠγάπησενaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 3:19ἠγάπησανaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 3:35ἀγαπᾷpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 8:42ἠγαπᾶτεimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 10:17ἀγαπᾷpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 11:5ἠγάπαimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 12:43ἠγάπησανaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 13:1ἀγαπήσαςaorist active participleparticipleJohn 13:1ἠγάπησενaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 13:23ἠγάπαimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 13:34ἀγαπᾶτεpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 13:34ἠγάπησαaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 13:34ἀγαπᾶτεpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 14:15ἀγαπᾶτέpresent active subjunctivesubjunctive+103 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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