Greek verb · G3199
μέλω
melomel'-o
intrans., to be an object of care, be a care; Trans., in act. and mid., to care for (not in LXX or NT).†
10 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: mélō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3199is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3199
to be of interest to, i.e. to concern (only third person singular present indicative used impersonally, it matters)
The King James renders it: (take) care.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
melo is rendered "intrans., to be an object of care, be a care; Trans., in act. and mid., to care for (not in LXX or NT).†". It stands 10 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Two of the uses stand in Mark, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "intrans., to be an object of care, be a care".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 22:16They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
Matthew 22:16μέλει
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The lexicons give this word two senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: intrans., to be an object of care, be a care, and Trans., in act. and mid., to care for (not in LXX or NT).†.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| intrans., to be an object of care, be a carecommonly in third of person(s): with dative of person(s), Act.18:17; very frequently impers., 1Co.7:21; before ὅτι, Mrk.4:38, Luk.10:40;... | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 22:16They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said… |
| Trans., in act. and mid., to care for (not in LXX or NT).† | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 10, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- μέλει7
- ἔμελεν1
- ἔμελεν.¶1
- μελέτω1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular7V-PAI-3S
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-IAI-3S
- verb · present active, command · 3rd person singular1V-PAM-3S
Matthew
one use
They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
- μέλειmeleiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: there is care
Mark
two uses
But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
- μέλειmeleiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is it concern
“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
- μέλειmeleiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: there is care
Luke
one use
But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”
- μέλειmeleiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is it concerning
John
two uses
The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
- μέλειmeleiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he is himself concerned
Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
- ἔμελενemelenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he was caring
Acts
one use
At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.
- ἔμελεν.¶emelenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was concerning
1 Corinthians
two uses
Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.
- μελέτωmeletoverb · present active, command · 3rd person singulartagged: should it concern
For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?
- μέλειmeleiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is there care
1 Peter
one use
Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
- μέλειmeleiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: there is care
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.