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Words of Fear and Trembling · 4 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

μισέω

the word once

440&v

The surrounding sentence explains that this word is euphemistically softened into "love less, set after, do not cultivate, make of no account" — a weakening only makes sense if the underlying word is harsh ("hate"), not if it already means "love." This is Kierkegaard's discussion (Problema II) of Luke 14:26's μισεῖ ("[he] hates", from μισέω), which exegetes explain away as a Hebraic euphemism for diminished love. It is not a form of ἀγαπᾶν ("to love").

Den theologiske Studerende han faaer imidlertid at vide, at disse Ord forekomme i det nye Testamente, og i et eller andet exegetisk Hjælpemiddel finder han den Oplysning, at 440&v paa dette og et Par andre Steder per uwwor betyder: minus diligo, posthabeo, non colo, nihili facto.

Seen once or twice

μέν

indeed once

μέρη

parts once

μύθου

plot once

The particulars

The words: Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Søren Kierkegaard, d. 1855; first published 1843, under the pseudonym Johannes de silentio).
Translation: Public-domain Danish (Kierkegaard, d. 1855; published 1843). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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