Epimeleomai ἐπιμελέομαι
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| ἐπιμελέομαι | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | epimeleomai |
| Strong's number | G1959 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to care |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (2) |
Epimeleomai (Greek ἐπιμελέομαι, Strong's G1959) is a Greek verb meaning “to care”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἐπι-μελεομαι, -οῦμαι
[in LXX: Gen.44:21 (עַיִן שׂוּם) I Est.6:27, Pro.27:25, Sir.30:25, 1Ma.11:37 * ;]
to take care of: with genitive, Luk.10:34-35, 1Ti.3:5.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Gen.44:21 (עַיִן שׂוּם) I Est.6:27, Pro.27:25, Sir.30:25, 1Ma.11:37 * ;]
to take care of: with genitive, Luk.10:34-35, 1Ti.3:5.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | took care (1), take care (1), care (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | took care (1), take care (1), can he care (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Epimeleomai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 10:34And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
- Luke 10:35And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 3:5(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).