ΚΑΤΑΜΕΛΕΤΑΝ, καταμελεταν
KATAMELETAN, katameletan
Sounds Like: kah-tah-meh-leh-TAN
Translations: to study carefully, to meditate upon, to practice diligently
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΜΕΛΕΤΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb, formed from κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'thoroughly', and μελετάω (meletaō), meaning 'to care for', 'to study', or 'to practice'. The combination implies a thorough or diligent application to study, meditation, or practice. It describes the act of deeply considering or rehearsing something, often with a view to mastering it or understanding it completely.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:256
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΜΕΛΕΤΑΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΜΕΛΕΤΑΩ — to neglect, to disregard, to be careless about, to be negligent
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