ἘΠΙΜΕΛΕΙΑ, ἐπιμελεια
EPIMELEIA, epimeleia
Sounds Like: ep-ee-MEH-li-ah
Translations: care, a care, diligence, attention, a diligence, a attention
From the root: ἘΠΙΜΕΛΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to careful attention, diligence, or concern for something or someone. It implies a focused effort or a watchful attitude towards a task or responsibility. It can be used in contexts where someone is taking charge or showing great effort in their duties.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Vocative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1959 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 1:2
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Ezra (Alpha) — 6:9
- Esther — 2:3
- 2 Maccabees — 15:27
- 3 Maccabees — 5:1
- Proverbs — 3:8, 3:22, 13:4, 28:25
- Wisdom — 13:13
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΜΕΛΕΙΑ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΜΕΛΙΑΣ — of care, of concern, of diligence, of attention, of provision, a care, a concern, a diligence, an attention, a provision
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