The Koine Bible
Greek Lexicon
SBL Greek New Testament lexicon
μέλει
| Lemma | μέλει |
|---|---|
| Citation form | μέλει |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | it is a care, it concerns |
| Strong’s | G3199 |
| Transliteration | mélō |
| Definition | to be of interest to, i.e. to concern (only third person singular present indicative used impersonally, it matters) |
| KJV glosses | :--(take) care. |
| Derivation | a primary verb |
| SBLGNT occurrences | 10 |
Forms and grammatical context
Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.
| Greek form | Grammar and occurrences |
|---|---|
| ἔμελεν | verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — John 12:6 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Acts 18:17 |
| μέλει | verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Matthew 22:16 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Mark 12:14 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Mark 4:38 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Luke 10:40 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 10:13 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 9:9 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 Peter 5:7 |
| μελέτω | verb, third person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 3PAD-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:21 |
Morphology
- verb; MorphGNT 3IAI-S--
- verb; MorphGNT 3PAD-S--
- verb; MorphGNT 3PAI-S--
Occurrences
Septuagint occurrences
The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: μελει.
Additional Greek lexicons
Compare the biblical entry for μέλει with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.