verb

Greekμελετάω (meletaō)

Biblang

meletamō

Strong’sG3191

I devise, plan

stem melet-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.

μελετάω, -ῶ

(< μελέτη, care), [in LXX chiefly for הגה;]

1. c. gen., to care for (Hes.).

2. C. acc. to attend to, practise: I Ti 4:15 (RV, be diligent in; cf. Souter in Exp., VIII, vi, 429, but v. infr.).

3. to study, ponder: Ac 4:25(LXX), I Ti 4:15 (AV, meditate on; cf. CGT, in l., but v. supr.; cf. προ-μελετάω).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3191 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmel-et-ah'-o

to take care of, i.e. (by implication) revolve in the mind

Fromfrom a presumed derivative of G3199;

King Jamesimagine, (pre-)meditate.

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

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in

μελετ-άω,
future -ήσω Refs 8th c.BC+ Verb, take thought or care for, with genitive, βίου, ἔργου, Refs 8th c.BC+; of a physician, treat a case, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive Refs
2 attend to, study, οὐ δύναμαι ἀκοῦσαι, τοῦτο μελετῶν (i.e. τὸ ἀκοῦσαι) Refs 5th c.BC+
II pursue, exercise, [μαντείην] Refs; μ. τοῦτο (i.e. ἡμεροδρόμην εἶναι) Refs 5th c.BC+: frequently in Attic dialect, μ. σοφίαν Refs 5th c.BC+; τέχνας, ῥητορικήν, Refs 5th c.BC+; practise, ἤθη, γαστριμαργίας, ὕβρεις, Refs; [νόμους] NT+5th c.BC+; especially practise speaking, con over a speech in one's mind, λογάρια δύστηνα μελετήσας Refs 4th c.BC+; also, deliver, declaimRefs 2nd c.AD+ —passive, τὸ ναυτικὸν οὐκ ἐνδέχεται ἐκ παρέργου μελετᾶσθαι naval warfare cannot be practised 'en amateur', Refs 5th c.BC+; εὐταξία μετὰ κινδύνων μελετωμένη discipline put in practice on the battle-field, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 with infinitive, μετρίως ἀλγεῖν μελετᾷ σοφία practises moderation in grief, Refs 5th c.BC+; μ. ἀποθνῄσκειν, τεθνάναι, practise dying, death, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 less frequently with participle, μ. κυβερνῶντες Refs 5th c.BC+; with ὡς and participle, Refs
II.4 with preposition, μ. ἔν τινι LXX
II.5 absolutely, study, train oneself, Refs 5th c.BC+: with dative modi, τόξῳ μ. καὶ ἀκοντίῳ Refs; ἐν τῷ μὴ μελετῶντι by want of practice, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5.b especially practise oratory, declaim, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ τῶν καιρῶν μ. extemporize a speech, Refs 4th c.BC+; of actors, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.6 in Medicine texts, of disease, threaten, μ. τὴν τοῦ καρκινώματος γένεσιν Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, ἀπειλᾷ καὶ μελετᾶται μανία Refs 4th c.BC+
II.7 with accusative person, exercise, train persons, ἐμελέτησεν [αὐτοὺς] ὡς εἶεν.. Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, οὓς ἀναβαίνειν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἵππους μελετᾷ Φείδων Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, μελετώμενοι ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν τὴν πτῆσιν, of eaglets, Refs 2nd c.AD+
III Grammars, to be accustomed, with infinitive, μεμελέτηκε τὸ τ ¯ εἰς θ ¯ τρέπεσθαι Refs 9th c.AD+
III.b in Medicine texts, acquire a habit, μελετησάντων ἐκπίπτειν βραχιόνων Refs 2nd c.AD+:— passive, become chronic, μελετηθὲν τὸ πάθος Refs 6th c.AD+

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.

plot1×practice1×

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
meletalaἐμελέτησαν	happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural	plot	1×
meletasōrμελέτα	happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular	practice	1×

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	meletamō	meletame	meletami	meletama	meletamē	meletamelē
you 2nd person singular	meletasō	meletase	meletasi	meletasa	meletasē	meletaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	meletatō	meletate	meletati	meletata	meletatē	meletatelē
we 1st person plural	meletanō	meletane	meletani	meletana	meletanē	meletanelē
ye 2nd person plural	meletavō	meletave	meletavi	meletava	meletavē	meletavelē
they 3rd person plural	meletalō	meletale	meletali	meletala1×ἐμελέτησαν	meletalē	meletalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	meletameiō	meletameia	meletameiē
you 2nd person singular	meletaseiō	meletaseia	meletaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	meletateiō	meletateia	meletateiē
we 1st person plural	meletaneiō	meletaneia	meletaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	meletaveiō	meletaveia	meletaveiē
they 3rd person plural	meletaleiō	meletaleia	meletaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	meletasōr1×μελέτα	meletasar	meletasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	meletatōr	meletatar	meletatēr
ye 2nd person plural	meletavōr	meletavar	meletavēr
they 3rd person plural	meletalōr	meletalar	meletalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	meletamoiō	meletamoia
you 2nd person singular	meletasoiō	meletasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	meletatoiō	meletatoia
we 1st person plural	meletanoiō	meletanoia
ye 2nd person plural	meletavoiō	meletavoia
they 3rd person plural	meletaloiō	meletaloia

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	meletarō	meletari	meletara	meletarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	meletarōntos	meletarintos	meletarantos	meletarēntos

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

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

melet 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.

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

meletala“plot”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Acts 4:25… legarantos; Hinati fruassala ethneim kai laois meletala keneim?… the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

meletasōr“practice”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular1×

1 Timothy 4:15“practice”houteim meletasōr, en houtei asōr, hina su tas …… diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.