ἈΜΕΛΕΙΑ, ἀμελεια
AMELEIA, ameleia
Sounds Like: ah-meh-LEH-ee-ah
Translations: neglect, negligence, carelessness, a neglect, a negligence, a carelessness
From the root: ἈΜΕΛΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a state of neglect, carelessness, or indifference. It describes a lack of proper attention or concern towards something, often leading to negative consequences. It can be used to describe someone's general disposition or a specific instance of failing to take care of a responsibility.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0272 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:248
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 1:136
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 2:62
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΜΕΛΕΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΜΕΛΕΙΑΣ — of neglect, of carelessness, of indifference
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