ΜΕΛΕΙΝ, μελειν
MELEIN, melein
Sounds Like: MEH-lein
Translations: to care for, to be a concern, to matter, to take thought for, to be of interest
From the root: ΜΕΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb that expresses the idea of caring, being concerned, or being an object of interest or care. It often implies that something is important or matters to someone. It can be used impersonally, meaning 'it matters' or 'it is a concern'.
Inflection: Present Active Infinitive
Strong’s number: G3199 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 5:15
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
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
- ΕΜΕΛΕ — 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
- 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
- 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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