verb

amelamō

Greekἀμελέω (ameleō)

Strong’sG272

I neglect

stem amel-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur

Translated as

neglect2×disregarded1×paid no attention1×

What it means

ἀμελέω, -ῶ

(< μέλει), [in LXX: Je 4:17 (מרה) Je 31:32 (בּעל), Wi 3:10, II Mac 4:14*;]

(a) absol., to be careless, not to care: Mt 22:5;

(b) c. gen., to be careless of, to neglect: I Ti 4:14, He 2:3 8:9 (v. MM, VGT, s.v.).†

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

Saidam-el-eh'-o

to be careless of

Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and G3199;

King Jamesmake light of, neglect, be negligent, no regard.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

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×
amelaratoisἀμελήσαντες	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	amelarōtos	amelaritos	amelaratos2×	amelarētos

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

amelstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

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

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

amelama“disregarded”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×

Hebrews 8:9“disregarded”ouk kata tan diathēkan han poiama toi patēroi autoiu en hēmera epilamberatou mu tau cheirau autoiu exagara autoin ek gēau Aiguptau, hoti autois ouk emmenala en ta diathēka mu, kamis amelama autoiu, legatō kurios.It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.

amelasōr“neglect”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular1×

1 Timothy 4:14“neglect”mē amelasōr teu en si charismeu, hem dōita si dia profēteiau meta epithesiau taiu cheiraiu teu presbuterieu.Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.

amelaratois“neglect”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine2×

Matthew 22:5“paid no attention”tois de amelaratois aperchala, hos men eis ton idion agron, hos de epi tan emporian autou;But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

Hebrews 2:3“neglect”pōs nis ekfeugeni tēlikoutau amelaratois sōtērēau, hotinas, archan lambaratas lalirō dia tou kuriou, hupo toiu akouaratoiu eis nin bebaiita,how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,