verb
amelamō
Strong’sG272
I neglect
stem amel-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀμελέω, -ῶ
(< μέλει), [in LXX: Je 4:17 (מרה) Je 31:32 (בּעל), Wi 3:10, II Mac 4:14*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G272 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
aorist ἠμέλησα, Epic dialect ἀμ-Refs 8th c.BC+, see below: perfect ἠμέληκαRefs 5th c.BC+: (ἀμελής):—have no care for, be neglectful of, in Refs 8th c.BC+; οὐκ ἀμέλησε Πατρόκλοιο πεσόντος he lost not sight of Patroclus [in order to plunder him],Refs 8th c.BC+, with and without negative, εἰ τούτων ἀμελήσειRefs 5th c.BC+; (τούτῳ is falsa lectio for{τούτου} in Refs 4th c.BC+
2 absolutely, to be careless, negligent, Refs 8th c.BC+, frequently in Attic dialect, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 with accusative of things, Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative person et participle, overlook: hence, allow, suffer, παῖδας ἐκτεκνούμενος λάθρᾳ θνῄσκοντας ἀμελεῖ lets them die, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 with infinitive, neglect to do, Refs 5th c.BC+
II passive, to be slighted, overlooked, Refs 5th c.BC+
III perfect participle passive in middle sense, careless, Refs 2nd c.AD+. adverb ἠμελημένως carelessly, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV ἀμέλει, see entry
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| amelamaἠμέλησα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | disregarded | 1× |
| amelasōrἀμέλει | happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular | neglect | 1× |
| amelarantoisἀμελήσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | neglect | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amelamō | amelame | amelami | amelama1×ἠμέλησα | amelamē | amelamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | amelasō | amelase | amelasi | amelasa | amelasē | amelaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amelatō | amelate | amelati | amelata | amelatē | amelatelē |
| we 1st person plural | amelanō | amelane | amelani | amelana | amelanē | amelanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | amelavō | amelave | amelavi | amelava | amelavē | amelavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | amelalō | amelale | amelali | amelala | amelalē | amelalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amelameiō | amelameia | amelameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | amelaseiō | amelaseia | amelaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amelateiō | amelateia | amelateiē |
| we 1st person plural | amelaneiō | amelaneia | amelaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | amelaveiō | amelaveia | amelaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | amelaleiō | amelaleia | amelaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | amelasōr1×ἀμέλει | amelasar | amelasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amelatōr | amelatar | amelatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | amelavōr | amelavar | amelavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | amelalōr | amelalar | amelalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amelamoiō | amelamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | amelasoiō | amelasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amelatoiō | amelatoia |
| we 1st person plural | amelanoiō | amelanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | amelavoiō | amelavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | amelaloiō | amelaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | amelarō | amelari | amelara | amelarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | amelarōntos | amelarintos | amelarantos2× | amelarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
amel is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
amelama“disregarded”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
Hebrews 8:9… emmenala en ta diathēka mu, kamis amelama autoiu, legatō kurios.… abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.
amelasōr“neglect”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular1×
1 Timothy 4:14mē amelasōr teu en si charismeu, hem dōita …Do not neglect the gift that is in you …
amelarantois“neglect”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Matthew 22:5tois de amelarantois aperchala, hos men eis ton idion …But they paid no attention and went away, one to his …
Hebrews 2:3pōs nis ekfeugeni tēlikoutau amelarantois sōtērēau, hotinas, archan labarantas lalorō dia …how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation …