G3199: μέλω (mélō)

G3199 μέλω (mélō)

Greek

Quick Definition

μέλει v. it is a care, it concerns

Strong's Definition

a primary verb; to be of interest to, i.e. to concern (only third person singular present indicative used impersonally, it matters)

KJV Usage: (take) care

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

μέλει (G3199a)

verb | ἀμελέω · ἀμεταμέλητος · ἐπιμέλεια · ἐπιμελέομαι · ἐπιμελῶς · μελετάω · μεταμέλομαι · προμελετάω

30.39 · Think · To Think About, with the Implied Purpose of Responding Appropriately

to think about, to be concerned about to think about something in such a way as to make an appropriate response It may be possible to render ‘is God concerned about oxen’ (1CO 9:9) as ‘is God thinking about doing something about oxen.’

MAT 22:16 · MRK 12:14 · JHN 12:6 · 1CO 9:9 · 1PE 5:7

25.223 · Attitudes and Emotions · Worry, Anxiety, Distress, Peace

to be of concern, to be anxious about to be particularly concerned about something, with the implication of some apprehension In a number of languages the equivalent of ‘to be concerned about’ may be simply ‘to think about,’ and the negative might be merely ‘not to let something enter one’s head.’

MRK 4:38 · LUK 10:40 · JHN 10:13 · ACT 18:17 · 1CO 7:21

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

μέλει, 3 pers. sing. pres. of μέλω used impers.; impf. ἔμελεν; itis acare: τινί, to one; as in Grk. writ. with nom. of the thing, οὐδὲν τούτων, Acts xviii. 17; with gen. of the thing (as often in Attic), μὴ τῶν βοῶν μέλει τῷ θεῷ; 1 Co. ix. 9 [B. § 132, 15; ef. W. 595 (554)]; the thing which is a care to one, or about which he is solicitous, is evident from the context, 1 Co. vii. 21; περί τινος, gen. of obj., fo care about, have regard for, a pers. or a thing: Mt. xxii. 16; Mk. xii. 14; Jn. χ. 18; xii. 6; 1 Pet. v. 7,(Hdt. 6, 101; Xen. mem. 3, 6, 10; Cyr. 4, 5, 17; Hier. 9,10; 1 Macc. χῖν. 48 ; Sap. xii. 13; Barnab. ep. 1,5; cf. W.§ 30,104d.); foll. by ὅτι, Mk. iv. 38; Lk. x. 40.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

μέλει melei 10x

there is a care, it concerns, Mt. 22:16; Acts 18:17; 1 Cor. 7:21; 9:9

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

μέλω,

[in LXX: Jb 22:3 (חֵפֶץ), To 10:5, Wi 12:13, I Mac 14:42, 43*;]

intrans., to be an object of care, be a care; commonly in third pers.: c. dat. pers., Ac 18:17; very freq. impers., I Co 7:21; seq. ὅτι, Mk 4:38, Lk 10:40; c. gen. rei (as freq. in Att.), I Co 9:9; seq. περί, Mt 22:16, Mk 12:14, Jo 10:13 12:6, I Pe 5:7.

Trans., in act. and mid., to care for (not in LXX or NT).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

μέλει. For the impersonal μέλει, ‘‘it is a care,” c. dat. of the person and περί, as in Mt 225 a/., cf. P Lond 897?? (a.p. 84) (= III. p. 207) οἶδα γὰρ ἐμαντῶι (cf. τ Cor 4*) [μὲν 2] ὅτι μέλει σοι πολλὰ περὶ ἐμοῦ, μελήσει σοι δὲ ὡς ὑπὲρ ἰδίου τέκνου, ““ΤῸΓ I am conscious that you are as much concerned about me as you will be concerned regarding your own child,” P Oxy VIII. 11555 (A.D. 104) εὐθέως ἔμελκε ἐμοὶ περὶ τοῦ πραγαματος (/. πράγματος) οὗ pe ἠρώτηκες, “1 immediately attended to the matter about which you asked (Ed.), P Ryl 11. 2418 (iii/A.p.) μελησάτσω (1-ἀτω) σοι περὶ ὧν σοι ἐνετίλατο Σωκ(ράτης), ‘be careful of the orders which Socrates gave you’’(Edd.). Other exx. of the verb are P Amh II. 1318 (early ii/A.D.) μελησάτω σοι ὅπως ἀγορασθῇ τὰ κενώματα, ‘“‘see that the empty jars are bought’’ (Edd.), P Oxy III. 5308 (ii/a.p.) τὸ δὲ πραγμάτιον περὶ οὗ ἔγραψα Θέωνι μὴ μελέτω σοι εἰ μὴ τετέλεσται, ‘do not be concerned that the matter about which I wrote to Theon has not been carried out” (Edd.), and 74. VI. 930" tylas σου, “1 took care to send and ask about your health ”’ (Edd.), and from the inscrr. C. and B. ii. p. 700, No. 635 (ili/A.D.) οὐκ ἤμην" ἐγενόμην" οὐκ ἔσομαι" οὐ μέλι μοι" ὁ βίος ταῦτα (note the idiomatic ταῦτα).

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

μέλω (melō) — to concern. μέλω, middle μέλομαι, used in both voices, either in neuter sense, to be an object of care or thought, or in active sense, care for, take an interest in. __A present μέλω: imperfect ἔμελον, Epic dialect μέλον [Refs 8th c.BC+]future μελήσω, Epic dialect infinitive μελησέμεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist ἐμέλησα: perfect μεμέληκ; also Epic dialect and Lyric poetry μέμηλα, Doric dialect participle μεμᾱλώς uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+]singular and plural, except in present (see. below):—to be an object of care or thought, sometimes with a personal subject (not in Attic dialect Prose): __A.I πᾶσι δόλοισιν ἀνθρώποισι μέλω by all manner of wiles am I in men's thoughts, i. e. am well known to them, [Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect participle, ἀρεταῖσι μεμαλότας dear to virtue, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μέλεγάρ οἱ [Ὀδυσσεύς] [Refs 8th c.BC+] let not these things weigh on thy soul, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σοὶ χρὴ τάδε πάντα μέλειν 'tis good these things should be a care to thee,[Refs 8th c.BC+]

I.2. impersonal with infinitive, οὐκ ἔμελέν μοι ταῦτα μεταλλῆσαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: united with the personal construction, οὗτος μητρὶ κηδεύειν μέλει [Refs 5th c.BC+]

I.3. less frequently with a conjunction, οὐ μέλειν οἱ ὅτι ἀποθνῄσκει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σοὶ μελέτω ὅκως.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐμοὶ τοῦτο μέλει, μὴ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ τοσοῦτόν μοι μέλει εἰ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]

I.4. 3rd.pers. singular is frequently used impersonal with the object in genitive, and person in dative, ᾧ μέλει μάχας to whom there is care for the battle, who careth for it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

I.5. absolutely, μηδέ σοι μελησάτω [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἶμαι θεοῖς τοῖς κάτω μέλειν, οἳ (nisi to be read οἷς) ἠδίκηνται [Refs 5th c.BC+]

I.6. frequently with a negative, οὐδέν μοι μέλει I care not, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so τί δέ σοι μέλε; [Refs 4th c.BC+] __A.II μέλον ἔστι periphrastic for μέλει, as τοῖσδ᾽ ἔσται μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. neuter participle used absolutely, οὐδὲν ἄρ᾽ ἐμοῦ μέλον for they took no thought of me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δῆλον ὅτι οἶσθα, μέλον γέ σοι since you care about it, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __A.III middle is used by Poets and in [Refs 5th c.BC+]active, μελόμεθα, -ησόμεθα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be an object of care, Ἄρτεμιν ᾇ μελόμεσθα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: mostly in 3rd.pers. singular, ἐμοὶ δέ κε ταῦτα μελήσεται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μή τί τοι ἡγεμόνος γε ποθὴ μελέσθω let it not weigh on thy mind, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τἀντεῦθεν.. αὐτῷ μελέσθω Λοξίᾳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: rarely impersonal, σοὶ.. μελέσθω φρουρῆσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]

III.2. Epic dialect perfect and pluperfect passive μέμβλεται, μέμβλετο (from μέ-μλ-εται, μέ-μλ-ετο), with present and imperfect sense, ἦ νύ τοι οὐκέτι πάγχυ μετὰ φρεσὶ μέμβλετ᾽ Ἀχιλλεύς (for μέλει); [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μέμβλετο γάρ οἱ τεῖχος (for ἔμελε)[Refs 8th c.BC+]present μέμβλομαι, 2nd pers. plural μέμβλεσθε [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural μέμβλονται, in active sense [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect and pluperfect (with present and imperfect sense) also occur in later Poets, μεμέληται [Refs 1st c.AD+]pluperfect μεμέλησο, -το, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; participle μεμελημένος, α, ον, cared for, πολλοῖς μεμελημέναι ἡρωῖναι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]aorist participle passive μεληθέν[Refs]; compare βέβλεσθαι. __B with an object, care for, take an interest in a thing, with genitive, [Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect participle, μέγα πλούτοιο μεμηλώς busied with, attending to.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]: later in present, οὐκ ἔφα τις θεοὺς βροτῶν ἀξιοῦσθαι μέλειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: later with dative, care for, μέλω κύρτοις [Refs 1st c.BC+]: absolutely, to be anxious, μέλει.. κέαρ [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.2 rarely with accusative, πεντήκοντα βοῶν ἀντάξια ταῦτα μέμηλας thou hastinvented, [Refs] (perhaps μέμηδας). __B.3 with _infinitive_, θεοὶ τῶν ἀδίκων μέλουσι (μέλλουσι codices _optative_) [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.II _middle_ μέλομαι, care for, take care of, with genitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ λοιπά μου μέλου (where τὰ λ. is adverbial) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, μέλομαι.. ἀείδειν [Refs 6th c.BC+]: aorist in same sense, with genitive, τάφου μεληθείς [Refs 5th c.BC+]