Word

μέλω

mélō · G3199 · Greek · 10 occurrences

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Meanings

to think about, to be concerned about

To think about something in such a way as to make an appropriate response

Examples
Matthew 22:16 And they sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and do not care what anyone thinks; for You are not partial to anyone.
Mark 12:14 They came and said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and do not care what anyone thinks; for You are not partial to anyone, but You teach the way of God in truth. Is it permissible to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?
John 12:6 Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he kept the money box, he used to steal from what was put into it.
to be of concern, to be anxious about

To be particularly concerned about something, with the implication of some apprehension

Examples
Mark 4:38 And yet Jesus Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”
Luke 10:40 But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do the serving by myself? Then tell her to help me.”
John 10:13 “He flees because he is a hired hand and does not care about the sheep.

How it’s used In 5 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

10 occurrences in 3 groups

Not stated: he, she or it 8
οὗτοςthis 1
ἀπόλλυμιto destroy, to perish, to lose 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

καταλείπωto leave, to leave behind 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

5 occurrences in 4 groups

περίconcerning, about, for+ οὐδείςno one 2
περίconcerning, about, for+ πρόβατονsheep 1
περίconcerning, about, for+ πτωχόςpoor 1
περίconcerning, about, for+ σύyou 1

With adverbsAdverbs

5 occurrences in 2 groups

οὐnot 5
μήnot 1

What is done to itIt is the object

2 occurrences in 2 groups

ἔπωto say 2
ἐφίστημιto stand by, to come upon 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 2 entries

To be of concern, to be anxious about25.223: This sense denotes a matter being of concern to someone. 1 Peter 5:7 states this is “because He cares about you.”
To think about, to be concerned about30.39: This sense denotes giving thought or attention to a matter. Matthew 22:16 states that Jesus does “not care what anyone thinks; for You are not partial to anyone.”

Word family 10 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

μέλωmélō · G3199μέλλω méllō · G3195 · to be about to, must be, has to be · 110×μεταμέλλομαι metaméllomai · G3338 · to regret, to feel sad about, to feel sorry because of · 6×ἀμελέω ameléō · G272 · to neglect, to disregard, to pay no attention to · 4×ἐπιμελέομαι epimeléomai · G1959 · to care for, to take care of, to provide whatever is needed · 3×ἀμεταμέλητος ametamélētos · G278 · not regretful, not feeling sorry about · 2×μελετάω meletáō · G3191 · to ponder, to let one’s mind dwell on, to keep thinking about · 2×ἐπιμέλεια epiméleia · G1958 · to care for, to take care of, to provide whatever is needed · 1×ἐπιμελῶς epimelōs · G1960 · carefully, thoroughly · 1×προμελετάω promeletáō · G4304 · to plan ahead of time, to plan in advance · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon 3 person singular present of μέλω used impersonally; imperfect ἔμελεν; it is a care:…

3 person singular present of μέλω used impersonally; imperfect ἔμελεν; it is a care: τίνι, to one; as in Greek writings with the nominative of the thing, οὐδέν τούτων, Acts 18:17; with the genitive of the thing (as often in Attic), μή τῶν βοῶν μέλει τῷ Θεῷ; 1 Cor 9:9 (Buttmann, § 132, 15; cf. Winer's Grammar, 595 (554)); the thing which is a care to one, or about which he is solicitous, is evident from the context, 1 Cor 7:21; περί τίνος, genitive of object, to care about, have regard for, a person or a thing: Mt 22:16; Mk 12:14; Jn 10:13; Jn 12:6; 1 Pet 5:7, (Herodotus 6, 101; Xenophon, mem. 3, 6, 10; Cyril 4, 5, 17; Hier. 9, 10; 1 Macc. 14:43; Wis. 12:13; Epistle of Barnabas 1, 5 [ET]; cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 10 d.); followed by ὅτι, Mk 4:38; Lk 10:40.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Worry, Anxiety, Distress, Peace5 occurrences To Think About, with the Implied Purpose of Responding Appropriately5 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0