ΕΜΕΛΕ, εμελε
EMELE, emele
Sounds Like: EH-meh-leh
Translations: it was a care, it was a concern, it was a matter of concern, it was a matter of interest, it was a matter of importance, it was a matter of care, it was a matter of concern to, it was a matter of interest to, it was a matter of importance to
From the root: ΜΕΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the imperfect active indicative, third person singular form of the verb 'μέλω' (melō), meaning 'to be a care, to be a concern, to be a matter of interest'. It describes something that was a concern or responsibility for someone, often used impersonally. For example, 'it was a concern to him'.
Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, Third Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G3199 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- John — 12:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΛΩ.
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.
- ἘΜΕΛΕ — it was a care, it was a concern, it mattered, it concerned
- ἘΜΕΛΕΝ — it was a care, it mattered, it concerned, it was a concern
- ἘΜΕΛΗΣΕΝ — it concerned, it mattered, it was a care, it was a concern
- ΕΜΕΛΗΣΕ — he cared, he was concerned, it mattered, it concerned
- ΜΕΛΕΙ — it concerns, it matters, it is a care, it is a concern, it is of interest, it is important
- ΜΕΛΕΙΝ — to care for, to be a concern, to matter, to take thought for, to be of interest
- ΜΕΛΗΣΑΝ — cared, took care, were concerned, were anxious
- ΜΕΛΗΣΕΙ — it will be a care, it will concern, it will matter, it will be of interest
- ΜΕΛΗΣΕΙΝ — to be a care, to be a concern, to care for, to be anxious about, to be of interest
- ΜΕΛΗΣΗ — to care, to be a concern, to be a care, to be a matter of concern, to be of interest
- ΜΕΛΩ — to care for, to be a care, to be of concern, to be about to, to intend, to be destined
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