verb
mellamō
Strong’sG3195
I am about to
stem mell-109 times in the New Testamentin 18 of 27 books28 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
This verb means to be about to do or experience something, expressing either a person's own intention to act or the simple nearness of an event in time 124. In many uses it carries the added sense of necessity, obligation, or certainty — what is bound, destined, or fated to happen, rather than merely intended 12. Classical usage shows this same idea of estimated certainty, treating something as sure to be true whether looked at from the present, past, or future 3.
Used as a participle, the word can also function as a noun or adjective referring to the future or the coming age, describing what has not yet arrived — "the age to come," "things to come," or simply "the future" 13.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
μέλλω,
[in LXX: Jb 3:8 (עָתִיד) 19:25 (אַחֲרוֹן); elsewhere for fut., and freq. in Wi, II, IV Mac;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3195 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmel'-lo
to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation)
Froma strengthened form of G3199 (through the idea of expectation);
King Jamesabout, after that, be (almost), (that which is, things, + which was for) to come, intend, was to (be), mean, mind, be at the point, (be) ready, + return, shall (begin), (which, that) should (after, afterwards, hereafter) tarry, which was for, will, would, be yet.
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
imperfect ἔμελλον and ἤμελλον (see. below), Epic dialect μέλλον Refs 8th c.BC+; Epic dialect, Ionic dialect μέλλεσκον Refs 3rd c.BC+: future μελλήσω NT+4th c.BC+: aorist ἐμέλλησα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive and middle, see below see.—Only present and imperfect in Refs 8th c.BC+, Lyric poetry, and Trag.: aorist only in Prose (except Refs 6th c.BC+imperfect ἤμελλον with long augment is established by the metre in Refs 8th c.BC+: aorist 1 ἠμέλλησα Refs 6th c.BC+; ἤμελλον is not found in earlier Attic dialect Inscrr., but occurs in Papyrus, as Refs 5th c.BC+
I to be destined or likely to, indicating an estimated certainty or strong probability in the present, past, or future (cf. Aristonic. cited in Refs 8th c.BC+present infinitive (or its equivalent), of a probability in the present, ὅθι που μέλλουσιν ἄριστοι βουλὰς βουλεύειν where belike the best are holding counsel, Refs 8th c.BC+; ᾧ μέλλεις εὔχεσθαι to whom thou doubtless prayest, Refs; μέλλεις δὲ σὺ ἴδμεναι doubtless thou knowest, Refs 8th c.BC+; τὰ δὲ μέλλετ᾽ ἀκουέμεν belike you have heard it, Refs 8th c.BC+; ὄλβον δὲ θεοὶ μέλλουσιν ὀπάζειν methinks it is the gods who give wealth, Refs 8th c.BC+; εἰ δ᾽ οὕτω τοῦτ᾽ ἐστίν, ἐμοὶ μέλλει φίλον εἶναι you may be sure it is my good pleasure, Refs 8th c.BC+aorist infinitive, of a probability in the past, μέλλω που ἀπεχθέσθαι Διὶ πατρί I must have become hateful to father Zeus, Refs; κελευσέμεναι δέ σ᾽ ἔμελλε δαίμων a god must surely have bidden thee, Refs 8th c.BC+; πολλάκι που μέλλεις ἀρήμεναι you must often have prayed, Refs; μέλλω ἀθανάτους ἀλιτέσθαι I must have sinned against the immortals, Refs; ἄλλοτε δή ποτε μᾶλλον ἐρωῆσαι πολέμοιο μέλλω at any other time rather than this I may have drawn back.., Refs 8th c.BC+; μέλλει μέν πού τις καὶ φίλτερον ἄλλον ὀλέσσαι before now, no doubt, a man has lost.., Refs 8th c.BC+; of a destiny in the past, ἔμελλεν οἷ αὐτῷ θάνατον.. λιτέσθαι he was fated to have been praying for his own death, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἄρ᾽ ἔμελλον ἑταίρῳ κτεινομένῳ ἐπαμῦναι since I was (i.e. am) not destined to have succoured my comrade when they were slaying him, Refspresent infinitive, οὐκ ἄρ᾽ ἔμελλες ἀνάλκιδος ἀνδρὸς ἑταίρους ἔδμεναι he was to turn out no helpless man whose comrades you ate, Refs 8th c.BC+future infinitive, of a destin y or probability in the future, ἅ οὐ τελέεσθαι ἔμελλον which were not to be accomplished, Refs 8th c.BC+; τάχα δ᾽ ἀνστήσεσθαι ἔμελλενRefs 8th c.BC+; περὶ τρίποδος γὰρ ἔμελλον θεύσεσθαι they were to have run.., Refs 8th c.BC+present infinitive, καὶ γὰρ ἐγώ ποτ᾽ ἔμελλον ἐν ἀνδράσιν ὄλβιος εἶναι I had a chance of being, might have been.., Refs 8th c.BC+: with aorist infinitive Refs 4th c.BC+infinitive understood, [τὰ μὲν] πάσχουσι, τὰ δὲ μέλλουσι [πάσχειν] Refs 4th c.BC+; ἀλλ᾽ οὐχ οὑμὸς τοῦτο πέπονθεν βίος οὐ μὰ Δί᾽ οὐδέ γε μέλλει no, not likely! Refs 5th c.BC+
I.d in εἰ clauses, εἰ μέλλει πόλις εἶναι if it is to be a city, Refs 5th c.BC+future infinitive, εἰ ἐμέλλομεν.. ἀνοίσειν if we were to refer.., Refs: with aorist infinitive, εἰ μέλλομεν.. δηλῶσαι Refs: so in participle, τὴν μέλλουσαν οἰκήσεσθαι πόλιν καλῶς Refs 4th c.BC+
I.e in final clauses, ξυνεπιμέλεσθαι ᾗ μέλλει ἄριστα ἕξειν, = {ᾗ ἄριστα ἕξει}, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.f in questions, the infinitive being understood, τί οὐ μέλλω (μέλλεις, etc.); why shouldn't I? why is it not likely that I should?, i. e. yes, of course, τὸν υἱὸν ἑόρακας αὐτο; Answ. τί δ᾽ οὐ μέλλω (i.e. ἑορακέναι); of course I have, Refs 5th c.BC+; τί δ᾽ οὐ μέλλει, εἴπερ γε δρᾷ αὐτ; Refs 5th c.BC+; πῶς γὰρ οὐ μέλλε; Refs; ἀλλὰ τί μέλλε; what (else) would you expect? i. e. yes, of course, Refs
II to be about to, in purely temporal sense, with future infinitive, Ἕκτορα δῖον ἔτετμεν ἀδελφεόν, εὖτ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἔμελλε στρέψεσθ᾽ ἐκ χώρης Refs 8th c.BC+; ὁ μέν μιν ἔμελλε γενείου.. ἁψάμενος λίσσεσθαι (perhaps present infinitive), ὁ δ᾽ αὐχένα μέσσον ἔλασσε Refs 8th c.BC+; δειπνήσειν μέλλομεν, ἢ τ; Refs 5th c.BC+present infinitive, τί μέλλεις δρᾶ; Refs 5th c.BC+: more rarely with aorist infinitive, παθεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀναλαβεῖν, λιπεῖν, θανεῖν, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπολέσαι, λαβεῖν, Refs 5th c.BC+ —The infinitive is sometimes omitted, τὸ μέλλειν ἀγαθά (i.e. πράσσειν or πράξειν) the expectation of good things, Refs 5th c.BC+
III to be always going to do without ever doing: hence, delay, put off, frequently in Trag. (also in middle μέλλομαι, see infr. IV near the end): in this signification usually followed by present infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοὺς ξυμμάχους.. οὐ μελλήσομεν τιμωρεῖν· οἱ δ᾽ οὐκέτι μέλλουσι κακῶς πάσχειν we shall not delay to succour our allies, for their sufferings are not being delayed, Refs 5th c.BC+: rarely followed by aorist infinitive, Refsinfinitive is frequently omitted, τί μέλλει; why delayest thou? Refs 5th c.BC+; μέλλον τι.. ἔπος a hesitating word, which one hesitates to speak, Refs 5th c.BC+; μέλλων σφυγμός a hesitating pulse, Refs 2nd c.AD+
IV participle μέλλων is used quasi-adjectivally, ὁ μ. χρόνος the future time, Refs 5th c.BC+ the future tense, Refs 2nd c.BC+; ἡ μ. αὐτοῦ δύναμις his future power, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸν μ. βλαστόν (καρπόν codices) Refs 4th c.BC+ things to come, the future, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to to what is simply future (τὸ ἐσόμενον), Refs 4th c.BC+; εἰς τὸ μέλλον (i.e. ἔτος) NT+1st c.AD+middle, τὰ ἰσχυρότατα ἐλπιζόμενα μέλλεται your strongest pleas are hopes in futurity, Refs 5th c.BC+ — but
V passive μέλλομαι, ὡς μὴ μέλλοιτο τὰ δέοντα that the necessary steps might not be delayed, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν ὅσῳ ταῦτα μέλλεται while these delays are going on, Refs 4th c.BC+future μελλήσομαι uncertain reading in Refs 6th c.AD+perfect participle μεμελλημένος, = {μέλλων, σφυγμός} Refs 2nd 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mellamōμέλλω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | will | 2× |
| mellasōμέλλεις | happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular | will | 4× |
| mellatōμέλλει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | is going to | 16× |
| mellanōμέλλομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | would | 1× |
| mellavōμέλλετε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | will | 2× |
| mellalōμέλλουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | would | 2× |
| mellameἤμελλον | was happening · Iimperfect active indicative 1st person singular | was about to | 1× |
| mellateἤμελλεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | was about to | 14× |
| mellaleἔμελλον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | nearly | 3× |
| mellamiμελλήσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | intend | 1× |
| mellaviμελλήσετε | will happen · yefuture active indicative 2nd person plural | will | 1× |
| mellateiōμέλλῃ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | are about to | 3× |
| mellarōμέλλειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | will | 6× |
| mellarōntosμέλλων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | was about to | 9× |
| mellarōntonμέλλοντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine | going to | 2× |
| mellarōntanμέλλουσαν | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular feminine | come | 4× |
| mellarōntemμέλλον | happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter | coming | 3× |
| mellarōntouμέλλοντος | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine | come | 4× |
| mellarōntauμελλούσης | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular feminine | coming | 6× |
| mellarōnteuμέλλοντος | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular neuter | come | 2× |
| mellarōntoμέλλοντι | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine | come | 3× |
| mellarōnteμέλλοντι | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular neuter | was about to | 1× |
| mellarōntoisμέλλοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | are to | 4× |
| mellarōnteimμέλλοντα | happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct plural neuter | future | 2× |
| mellarōntoinμέλλοντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | will | 3× |
| mellarōnteimμέλλοντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle direct plural neuter | would | 2× |
| mellarōntoiuμελλόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | would | 3× |
| mellarōnteiuμελλόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural neuter | would | 5× |
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, 47 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mellamō2×μέλλω | mellame1×ἤμελλον | mellami1×μελλήσω | mellama | mellamē | mellamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | mellasō4×μέλλεις | mellase | mellasi | mellasa | mellasē | mellaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mellatō16×μέλλει | mellate14×ἤμελλεν | mellati | mellata | mellatē | mellatelē |
| we 1st person plural | mellanō1×μέλλομεν | mellane | mellani | mellana | mellanē | mellanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mellavō2×μέλλετε | mellave | mellavi1×μελλήσετε | mellava | mellavē | mellavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | mellalō2×μέλλουσιν | mellale3×ἔμελλον | mellali | mellala | mellalē | mellalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mellameiō | mellameia | mellameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | mellaseiō | mellaseia | mellaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mellateiō3×μέλλῃ | mellateia | mellateiē |
| we 1st person plural | mellaneiō | mellaneia | mellaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mellaveiō | mellaveia | mellaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | mellaleiō | mellaleia | mellaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mellasōr | mellasar | mellasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mellatōr | mellatar | mellatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | mellavōr | mellavar | mellavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | mellalōr | mellalar | mellalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mellamoiō | mellamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | mellasoiō | mellasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mellatoiō | mellatoia |
| we 1st person plural | mellanoiō | mellanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mellavoiō | mellavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | mellaloiō | mellaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 6 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | mellarō6×μέλλειν | mellari | mellara | mellarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 53 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | mellarōntos53×μέλλων | mellarintos | mellarantos | mellarēntos |
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
mell 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.
109 occurrences, 100 of them printed here — the rest are in the reader
mellamō“will”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular2×
Matthew 20:22“about to”… dunovō pinara tem potēriem hem mis mellamō pinarō? legalō auto; Dunonō.… Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can …
Revelation 3:16“will”… asō kai oute zestos oute psuchros, mellamō sin emara ek teu stomeu mu.… because you are lukewarm — neither hot nor cold — I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!
mellasō“will”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular4×
John 14:22“will”… Iskariōtos; Kurior, tinem genatē hoti ni mellasō emfanizarō siauton kai ouchi to kosmo?Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, why are You going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?”
Acts 22:16“delay”kai nun tinem mellasō? anastēarantos baptizesar kai apolouesar tain hamartain …And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling …
Acts 22:26… prosercharantos to chiliarcho apangelata legarōntos; Tinem mellasō poiarō? tos gar anthrōpos houtos Rōmaios …… reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said …
Revelation 2:10mēdenem fobosōr heim mellasō pascharō. idou mellatō balarō tos diabolos …Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about …
mellatō“is going to”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular16×, 11 shown
Matthew 2:13“is about”… asōr ekei heōs an legameia si; mellatō gar Hērōdos zētarō tem paidiem teu …… to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill …
Matthew 16:27“is going to”mellatō gar tos huios tou anthrōpou erchorō …For the Son of Man will come in His …
Matthew 17:12“is going to”… houtōs kai tos huios tou anthrōpou mellatō pascharō hupo autoiu.… same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
Matthew 17:22“is going to”… ta Galilaia legata autoi tos Iēsus; Mellatō tos huios tou anthrōpou paradōorō eis …… together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands …
Luke 9:44… houtoin, tos gar huios tou anthrōpou mellatō paradōorō eis cheirain anthrōpoiu.… your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of …
Luke 19:11“was going to”… auton kai dokarō autoin hoti parachrēma mellatō tas basileias tou theou anafanorō;… parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
John 7:35… tois Ioudaiois pros heautoin; Pou houtos mellatō poreuorō hoti nis ouk heuriskani auton? …… to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not …
John 7:35“intend”… mē eis tan diasporan toiu Hellēnoiu mellatō poreuorō kai didaskarō toin Hellēnoin?… He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
Acts 17:31kathoti stēata hēmeran en ha mellatō krinarō tan oikoumenan en dikaiosuna en …… has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by …
Acts 23:3“is going to”… Paulos pros auton legata; Tuptarō sin mellatō tos theos, toichor koniorēntor; kai sis …Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here …
Acts 26:23… ei prōtos ek anastasiau nekroiu fōtem mellatō katangelarō to tē lao kai tei …… first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and …
mellanō“would”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
1 Thessalonians 3:4… pros vin ane, prolegane vi hoti mellanō thliborō, kathōs kai geneta kai oidavē.… we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know …
mellavō“will”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural2×
Acts 5:35“intend”… heautoi epi toi anthrōpoi houtoi tinem mellavō prassarō.… consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.
Romans 8:13ei gar kata sarkan zōavō mellavō apothnēskarō, ei de pneume tain praxiain …… live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit …
mellalō“would”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural2×
John 6:15Iēsus oun gnōskarantos hoti mellalō erchorō kai harpazarō auton hina poialeia …Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by …
Acts 20:38… to logo ho legatelē hoti ouketi mellalō tem prosōpem autou theōrarō. propempale de …… grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then …
mellame“was about to”was happening · Iimperfect active indicative 1st person singular1×
Revelation 10:4kai hote lalala tais hepta brontais, mellame grafarō; kai akouama fōnan ek tou …… the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to put it in writing. But I …
mellate“was about to”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular14×, 10 shown
Luke 7:2Hekatontarchēou de tinou doulos kakōs echarōntos mellate teleutarō, hos ate auto entimos.… of a centurion was sick and about to die.
Luke 9:31… doxa legale tan exodan autou han mellate plērarō en Ierousalēm.… spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
Luke 10:1… eis pantan polan kai topon hou mellate autos erchorō.… to every town and place He was about to visit.
Luke 19:4“was going to”… sukomorean hina horateia auton, hoti ekeinau mellate dierchorō.… climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.
John 4:47“was at the point of”… katabainateia kai ieteia autou ton huion, mellate gar apothnēskarō.… Him to come down and heal his son, who was …
John 6:6“was going to”… peirazarōntos auton, autos gar oidatelē tinem mellate poiarō.… this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.
John 6:71“was going to”… ton Ioudon Simōnou Iskariōtou; houtos gar mellate paradōarō auton, henos ek toiu dōdeka.… speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.
John 11:51… arōntos tou eniautou ekeinou profēteuata hoti mellate Iēsus apothnēskarō huper teu ethneu,… year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,
John 12:33“was to”houtem de legate sēmanarōntos poio thanato mellate apothnēskarō.He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
John 18:32… plēriteia hon legata sēmanarōntos poio thanato mellate apothnēskarō.… indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
mellale“nearly”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural3×
John 7:39“were to”… de legata peri teu pneumeu heu mellale labarō tois pisteuarantois eis auton; oupō …… was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given …
Acts 21:27“nearly”Hōs de mellale tais hepta hēmerais suntelorō, tois apo …When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of …
Revelation 3:2“is on the point”… grēgorarōntos, kai stērizasar teim loipeim heim mellale apothnēskara, ouk gar heuriskamē su teim …Wake up and strengthen what remains, which is about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of …
mellami“intend”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
2 Peter 1:12“intend”Dio mellami aei vin hupomimnēskarō peri houteiu, kaiper …Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know …
mellavi“will”will happen · yefuture active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 24:6mellavi de akouarō polemoin kai akoain polemoiu; …You will hear of wars and rumors of …
mellateiō“are about to”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular3×
Mark 13:4… eti, kai tinem tem sēmem hotan mellateiō houteim suntelorō panteim.… will be the sign that they are about to be fulfilled?”
Luke 21:7… eti, kai tinem tem sēmem hotan mellateiō houteim genorō?… will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
Revelation 10:7“is about to”… tau fōnau tou hebdomou angelou, hotan mellateiō salpizarō, kai telita tem mustēriem tou …… days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God …
mellarō“will”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive6×
Acts 11:28… sēmanata dia teu pneumeu liman megan mellarō eri epi holan tan oikoumenan; hotinas …… the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. ( This …
Acts 19:27… theau Artemiau hierem eis oudenem logizira, mellarō tē kai kathairorō tau megaleiotau autau, …… of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed — she …
Acts 24:15… han kai autois houtois prosdecholō, anastasian mellarō eri dikaioiu tē kai adikoiu;… that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the …
Acts 25:4“was about to”… ton Paulon eis Kaisareian, heauton de mellarō en tache ekporeuorō;… Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself …
Acts 27:10… ploieu alla kai taiu psuchaiu nu mellarō eri ton plouon.… I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great …
Acts 28:6“would”tois de prosdokale auton mellarō pimprēorō ē katapiptarō afnōs nekron. epi …… islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a …
mellarōntos“was about to”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine9×
Matthew 11:14“is to”… thelavō dechera, autos atō Ēliaos tos mellarōntos erchorō.… you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
Luke 22:23… ara atoiō ek autoiu tos houtem mellarōntos prassarō.… question among themselves which of them was going to do this.
Luke 24:21“was going to”… de elpizane hoti autos atō tos mellarōntos lutrorō ton Israēl; alla ge kai …But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides …
John 12:4“was about to”… Iskariōtos henos toiu mathētoiu autou, tos mellarōntos auton paradōarō;But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,
Acts 20:7“intended”… klara arton tos Paulos dialegote autoi, mellarōntos exeiarō ta epaurion, parateinate tē ton …… together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on …
Acts 20:13“intending”… ton Paulon, houtōs gar diatassorēntos ate mellarōntos autos pezeuarō.… to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because …
Acts 21:37“was about to”Mellarōntos tē eisagorō eis tan parembolan tos …… take Paul into the barracks, he asked …
Acts 26:2“am about to”… Agrippor, hēgomē miauton makarion epi su mellarōntos sēmeron apologorō,“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend …
Hebrews 8:5… latreualō teiu epouraneiu, kathōs chrēmatizotē Mōusos mellarōntos epitelarō tan skēnan, Horasōr gar, fēatō, …… why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it …
mellarōnton“going to”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine2×
Acts 13:34“going to”… de anastēata auton ek nekroiu mēketi mellarōnton hupostrefarō eis diafthoran, houtōs legatē hoti …… fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings …
Acts 23:27“was about to”… houton sullabiranton hupo toiu Ioudaioiu kai mellarōnton anairorō hupo autoiu epistēarantos sun te …… man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops …
mellarōntan“come”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular feminine4×
Romans 8:18“is to”… pathēmeim tou nun kairou pros tan mellarōntan doxan apokaluptira eis nin.… that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.
Galatians 3:23“coming”… hupo nomon frourone sunkleiorōntois eis tan mellarōntan pistian apokaluptira.… in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.
Hebrews 2:5… gar angeloi hupotassata tan oikoumenan tan mellarōntan, peri hau lalanō;… He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.
Hebrews 13:14… echanō hōde menarōntan polan, alla tan mellarōntan epizētanō;… for the city that is to come.
mellarōntem“coming”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter3×
Luke 13:9“coming”kan men poiateia karpon eis tem mellarōntem ei de mēge, ekkoptasi autan.If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’”
Acts 23:20“were going to”… Paulon katagaseia eis tem sunedriem hōs mellarōntem tinem akribesteron punthanorō peri autou;… ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.
1 Timothy 6:19apothēsaurizarōntoin heautoi themelion kalon eis tem mellarōntem, hina epilabeleia tau ontōs zōau.… themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold …
mellarōntou“come”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine4×
Acts 18:14mellarōntou de tou Paulou anoigarō tem stomem …But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If …
Romans 5:14… parabasiau Adam, hos atō tupos tou mellarōntou.… a pattern of the One to come.
2 Timothy 4:1“is to”… tou theou kai Christou Iēsu, tou mellarōntou krinarō zōarōntoin kai nekroin, kai tan …… presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view …
Hebrews 6:5… kalem geuerantoin theou rēmem dunamiain tē mellarōntou aiōnou,… God and the powers of the coming age —
mellarōntau“coming”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular feminine6×
Matthew 3:7… tinos hupodeikata vi fugara apo tau mellarōntau orgau?… warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Luke 3:7… tinos hupodeikata vi fugara apo tau mellarōntau orgau?… warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
1 Timothy 4:8… echarōntas zōau tau nun kai tau mellarōntau.… life and for the one to come.
1 Peter 5:1“will”… tou Christou pathēmeiu, tos kai tau mellarōntau apokaluptorō doxau koinōnos,… of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal …
Revelation 3:10… ek tau hōrau tou peirasmou tau mellarōntau erchorō epi tau oikoumenau holau, peirazara …… from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to …
Revelation 12:4… drakontos stēatē enōpion tau gunaikau tau mellarōntau tiktara, hina hotan tiktateia tem teknem …… dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her …
mellarōnteu“come”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular neuter2×
Acts 24:25“come”… kai enkrateiau kai teu krimeu teu mellarōnteu emfobos generantos tos Fēlikos apokrinita; Tem …… on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I …
Hebrews 10:27… ekdochas krisiau kai pureu zēlos esthiarō mellarōnteu toin hupenantioin.… judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
mellarōnto“come”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine3×
Matthew 12:32… houto to aiōno oute en to mellarōnto.… this age or in the one to come.
Acts 20:3… generantau epiboulau auto hupo toiu Ioudaioiu mellarōnto anagorō eis tan Surian geneta gnōmau …… a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to …
Ephesians 1:21… aiōno houto alla kai en to mellarōnto;… but also in the one to come.
mellarōnte“was about to”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular neuter1×
Acts 27:2“was about to”epibainarantois de ploie Adramuttēne mellarōnte plarō eis toin kata tan Asian …… an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put …
mellarōntois“are to”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine4×
Acts 20:13“intending”… ploiem anagina epi tan Assan, ekeithen mellarōntois analabarō ton Paulon, houtōs gar diatassorēntos …… to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.
Acts 22:29eutheōs oun apostēala apo autou tois mellarōntois auton anetazarō; kai tos chiliarchos de …At once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the …
James 2:12“are to”… houtōs poiavōr hōs dia nomou eleutheriau mellarōntois krinorō.Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives …
Revelation 6:11“were to be”… autoiu kai tois adelfois autoiu tois mellarōntois apoktenorō hōs kai autois.… number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been …
mellarōnteim“future”happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct plural neuter2×
Romans 8:38“to come”… angelois oute archais oute enstēarēnteim oute mellarōnteim oute dunamiais… life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
1 Corinthians 3:22… zōas eite thanatos eite enstēarēnteim eite mellarōnteim, panteim vu,… death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,
mellarōntoin“will”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine3×
Acts 3:3hos horarantos Petron kai Iōannon mellarōntoin eiseiarō eis tem hierem erōtate eleēmosunan …When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
Acts 23:15“were going to”… hopōs katagateia auton eis vin hōs mellarōntoin diagnōskarō akribesterem teim peri autou; nis …… the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready …
Hebrews 1:14… pneumeim eis diakonian apostelorōnteim dia toin mellarōntoin klēronomarō sōtērēan?… spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
mellarōnteim“would”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct plural neuter2×
Mark 10:32“would”… toin dōdeka archeta autoi legarō teim mellarōnteim auto sumbainarō… of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:
Luke 21:36“going”… hina katischuaveia ekfeugara houteim panteim teim mellarōnteim genorō, kai stēira emprosthen tou huiou …… and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
mellarōntoiu“would”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine3×
Acts 27:30“were going to”… thalassan profasia hōs ek prōrau ankurain mellarōntoiu ekteinarō,… to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
1 Timothy 1:16… tan hapantan makrothumian, pros hupotupōsian toiu mellarōntoiu pisteuarō epi auto eis zōan aiōnian.… as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
Revelation 8:13“are about to”… tau salpingau toiu treis angeloiu toiu mellarōntoiu salpizarō.… of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”
mellarōnteiu“would”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural neuter5×
Acts 26:22… legarōntos heiu tē tois profētois lalala mellarōnteiu genorō kai Mōusos,… what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
Colossians 2:17“is to come”heim atō skias teiu mellarōnteiu, tem de sōmem tou Christou.These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.
Hebrews 10:1Skian gar echarōntos tos nomos teiu mellarōnteiu agatheiu, ouk autan tan eikonan teiu …… a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can …
Hebrews 11:20Pistia kai peri mellarōnteiu eulogata Isaak ton Iakōb kai ton …… blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
2 Peter 2:6“would”… kai Gomorrau tefrarantos katastrofa katakrinata, hupodeigmem mellarōnteiu aseboi titharēntos,if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what …