verb

meletamō

Greekμελετάω (meletaō)

Strong’sG3191

I devise, plan

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

Translated as

plot1×practice1×

What it means

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.

Forms in the New Testament

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	meletarōtos	meletaritos	meletaratos	meletarētos

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+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

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

Acts 4:25“plot”tos tou patērou nu dia pneumeu hagieu stomeu David paidou su legaratos; Hinati fruassala ethneim kai laois meletala keneim?You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do 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 prokopas faneras ateiō pantoi;Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.