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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

μέλλω

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaμέλλω
Citation formμέλλω
Part of speechverb
GlossI am about to
Strong’sG3195
Transliterationméllō
Definitionto intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation)
KJV glosses:--about, after that, be (almost), (that which is, things, + which was for) to come, intend, was to (be), mean, mind, be at the point, (be) ready, + return, shall (begin), (which, that) should (after, afterwards, hereafter) tarry, which was for, will, would, be yet.
Derivationa strengthened form of (through the idea of expectation)
SBLGNT occurrences106

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 formGrammar and occurrences
ἔμελλεν
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — John 11:51
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — John 6:6
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — John 6:71
ἔμελλον
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — John 7:39
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Acts 21:27
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Revelation 3:2
ἤμελλεν
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Luke 10:1
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Luke 19:4
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Luke 7:2
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Luke 9:31
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — John 12:33
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — John 18:32
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — John 4:47
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Acts 12:6
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Acts 16:27
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Acts 27:33
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Hebrews 11:8
ἤμελλον
verb, first person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1IAI-S--) — Revelation 10:4
μέλλει
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Matthew 16:27
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Matthew 17:12
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Matthew 2:13
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Luke 19:11
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Luke 9:44
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 7:35
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Acts 17:31
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Acts 23:3
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Acts 26:23
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Romans 4:24
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Revelation 1:19
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Revelation 12:5
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Revelation 17:8
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Revelation 2:10
Μέλλει
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Matthew 17:22
μέλλειν
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Acts 11:28
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Acts 19:27
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Acts 24:15
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Acts 25:4
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Acts 27:10
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Acts 28:6
μέλλεις
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — John 14:22
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Acts 22:16
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Acts 22:26
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Revelation 2:10
μέλλετε
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Acts 5:35
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Romans 8:13
μέλλῃ
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — Mark 13:4
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — Luke 21:7
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — Revelation 10:7
μελλήσετε
verb, second person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2FAI-P--) — Matthew 24:6
μελλήσω
verb, first person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1FAI-S--) — 2 Peter 1:12
μέλλομεν
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — 1 Thessalonians 3:4
μέλλον
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPASN-) — Luke 13:9
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPASN-) — Acts 23:20
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPASN-) — 1 Timothy 6:19
μέλλοντα
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPAPN-) — Mark 10:32
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPAPN-) — Luke 21:36
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPASM-) — Acts 13:34
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPASM-) — Acts 23:27
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPNPN-) — Romans 8:38
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPNPN-) — 1 Corinthians 3:22
μέλλοντας
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPAPM-) — Acts 23:15
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPAPM-) — Acts 3:3
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPAPM-) — Hebrews 1:14
μέλλοντες
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Acts 20:13
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Acts 22:29
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — James 2:12
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Revelation 6:11
μέλλοντι
verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDSM-) — Matthew 12:32
verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDSM-) — Acts 20:3
verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDSM-) — Ephesians 1:21
verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPDSN-) — Acts 27:2
μέλλοντος
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — Acts 18:14
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — Romans 5:14
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — 2 Timothy 4:1
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — Hebrews 6:5
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPGSN-) — Acts 24:25
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPGSN-) — Hebrews 10:27
μελλόντων
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — Acts 27:30
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — 1 Timothy 1:16
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — Revelation 8:13
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPGPN-) — Acts 26:22
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPGPN-) — Colossians 2:17
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPGPN-) — Hebrews 10:1
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPGPN-) — Hebrews 11:20
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPGPN-) — 2 Peter 2:6
μέλλουσαν
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPASF-) — Romans 8:18
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPASF-) — Galatians 3:23
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPASF-) — Hebrews 13:14
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPASF-) — Hebrews 2:5
μελλούσης
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPGSF-) — Matthew 3:7
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPGSF-) — Luke 3:7
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPGSF-) — 1 Timothy 4:8
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPGSF-) — 1 Peter 5:1
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPGSF-) — Revelation 12:4
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPGSF-) — Revelation 3:10
μέλλουσιν
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — John 6:15
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Acts 20:38
μέλλω
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Matthew 20:22
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Revelation 3:16
μέλλων
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Matthew 11:14
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Luke 22:23
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Luke 24:21
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — John 12:4
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Acts 20:13
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Acts 20:7
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Acts 26:2
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Hebrews 8:5
Μέλλων
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Acts 21:37

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: μελλω.