ἈΜΕΛΗΣ, ἀμελης
AMELĒS, amelēs
Sounds Like: ah-meh-LEES
Translations: careless, negligent, heedless, a careless person, a negligent person
From the root: ἈΜΕΛΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone who is careless, negligent, or heedless. It implies a lack of attention or concern for duties, responsibilities, or important matters. It can be used to describe a person who neglects their obligations or is indifferent to potential consequences.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G0293 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΜΕΛΗΣ.
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.
- ἈΜΕΛΕΣΤΕΡΟΝ — more careless, more negligent, more unconcerned
- ἈΜΕΛΟΙ — careless, negligent, indifferent, those who are careless, those who are negligent
- ἈΜΕΛΩΣ — carelessly, negligently, heedlessly, thoughtlessly
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