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Redirected from μεληϲη, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.

ΜΕΛΗΣΗ, μεληση

MELĒSĒ, melēsē

Sounds Like: MEH-leh-say

Translations: to care, to be a concern, to be a care, to be a matter of concern, to be of interest

From the root: ΜΕΛΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a verb indicating that something is a matter of concern or care to someone. It implies that something is important or of interest. It is often used impersonally, meaning 'it concerns' or 'it matters'.

Inflection: Third Person Singular, Present, Subjunctive, Active

Strong’s number: G3199 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Barnabus
  • Letter of Barnabas — 1:5
Codex Sinaiticus
  • Epistle of Barnabas — 1:5

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
  • 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
  • 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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