Meletaō μελετάω
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| μελετάω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | meletaō |
| Strong's number | G3191 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to meditate/plot |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Mark (1) |
Meletaō (Greek μελετάω, Strong's G3191) is a Greek verb meaning “to meditate/plot”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μελετάω, -ῶ
(μελέτη, care), [in LXX chiefly for הָגָה m ;]
1. with genitive, to care for (Hes.).
2. C. accusative to attend to, practise: 1Ti.4:15 (RV, be diligent in; cf. Souter in Exp., VIII, vi, 429, but see infr.).
3. to study, ponder: Act.4:25 (LXX) 1Ti.4:15 (AV, meditate on; cf. CGT, in l, but see supr.; cf. προ-μελετάω).†
(AS)
(μελέτη, care), [in LXX chiefly for הָגָה m ;]
1. with genitive, to care for (Hes.).
2. C. accusative to attend to, practise: 1Ti.4:15 (RV, be diligent in; cf. Souter in Exp., VIII, vi, 429, but see infr.).
3. to study, ponder: Act.4:25 (LXX) 1Ti.4:15 (AV, meditate on; cf. CGT, in l, but see supr.; cf. προ-μελετάω).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | do ye premeditate (1), imagine (1), upon (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | plot (1), be diligent (1) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Meletaō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 13:11But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
Acts
- Acts 4:25Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 4:15Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.
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).