Strong's Lexicon
G272
G272 — ἀμελέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G272 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀμελέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1 (as a negative particle) and G3199 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | ameleo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | am-el-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to be careless of |
| KJV Renderings: | make light of, neglect, be negligent, no regard |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀμελέω, (ῶ; future ἀμελήσω; 1 aorist ἠμέλησα; (from ἀμελής, and this from the alpha privative and μέλω to care for); very common in secular authors; to be careless of, to neglect: τίνος, Heb 2:3; Heb 8:9; 1Ti 4:14; followed by an infinitive, 2Pe 1:12 R G; without a case, ἀμελήσαντες (not caring for what had just been said (A. V. "they made light of it)), Mat 22:5.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀμελέω (make light of)
Matthew 22:5
- KJV: But they made light of and went their ways one to his farm another to his merchandise
- GK: οι δε αμελήσαντες απήλθον ο μεν εις τον ίδιον αγρόν ο δε εις την εμπορίαν αυτού
1 Timothy 4:14
- KJV: Neglect not the gift in thee which was given thee by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery
- GK: μη αμέλει του εν σοι χαρίσματος ο εδόθη σοι διά προφητείας μετά επιθέσεως των χειρών του πρεσβυτερίου
Hebrews 2:3
- KJV: How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord was confirmed unto us by them that heard
- GK: πως ημείς εκφευξόμεθα τηλικαύτης αμελήσαντες σωτηρίας ήτις αρχήν λαβούσα λαλείσθαι διά του κυρίου υπό των ακουσάντων εις ημάς εβεβαιώθη
Hebrews 8:9
- KJV: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt because they continued not in my covenant and I regarded them not saith the Lord
- GK: ου κατά την διαθήκην ην εποίησα τοις πατράσιν αυτών εν ημέρα επιλαβομένου μου της χειρός αυτών εξαγαγείν αυτούς εκ γης Αιγύπτου ότι αυτοί ουκ ενέμειναν εν τη διαθήκη μου καγώ ημέλησα αυτών λέγει κύριος
2 Peter 1:12
- KJV: Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things though ye know and be established in the present truth
- GK: διό ουκ αμελήσω υμάς αεί υπομιμνήσκειν περί τούτων καίπερ ειδότας και εστηριγμένους εν τη παρούση αληθεία