miseo denotes hostile rejection of persons, and in some sayings a decisive rejection set against love or allegiance.

The attested uses most often describe hostility directed toward persons: brothers, Jesus and the Father, disciples, enemies, or other people. In a smaller set of sayings, it stands in a contrast of love, service, or discipleship; other occurrences direct rejection toward lawlessness, certain works, a stained tunic, or what the speaker does.

1. Hostility toward persons · dominant

   Present active participles identify a person characterized by hostility toward a brother in 1 John 2:9 and 1 John 3:15; the APB renders the clauses "hates his brother." The verb also describes the world's hostility toward Jesus and his followers in John 15:18 and John 17:14, and people hating, excluding, and rejecting disciples in Luke 6:22.

   1 John 2:91 John 3:15John 15:18John 17:14Luke 6:22Matthew 24:10
2. Rejection in a contrast of allegiance · occasional

   In John 12:25, a present active participle is set against loving one's life, with the APB rendering "whoever hates his life." In Matthew 6:24 and Luke 16:13, the future form is paired with loving one master and holding to the other; Luke 14:26 similarly places the verb in the stated condition for discipleship.

   John 12:25Luke 14:26Matthew 6:24Luke 16:13
3. Aversion toward conduct or objects · occasional

   The aorist form in Hebrews 1:9 is paired with loving righteousness and is directed toward lawlessness. Present forms are directed toward the works of the Nicolaitans in Revelation 2:6, the tunic stained by flesh in Jude 1:23, and what the speaker does in Romans 7:15.

   Hebrews 1:9Revelation 2:6Jude 1:23Romans 7:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly renders the verb with forms of "hate," including "hates," "hated," and "will be hated." In sayings that contrast love or service, it retains "hate" beside "love"; These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate every lexical contribution.