noun · neuter
melem
Greekμέλος (melos)
Strong’sG3196
a limb, member
stem mel-34 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books4 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μέλος, -ους, τό,
[in LXX chiefly for נֵתַח;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3196 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmel'-os
a limb or part of the body
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamesmember.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | melem5×μέλος | meleim12×μέλη |
| of, belonging to genitive | meleu | meleiu2×μελῶν |
| to, for dative | mele | melei5×μέλεσιν |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
mele 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
34 occurrences, every one of them listed
melem“member”subject or objectdirect singular5×
1 Corinthians 12:14“member”Kai gar tem sōmem ouk atō henem melem alla polleim.For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.
1 Corinthians 12:19“member”ei de ate teim panteim henem melem, pou tem sōmem?If they were all one part, where would the body be?
1 Corinthians 12:26“member”kai eite paschatō henem melem, sumpaschatō panteim teim meleim; eite doxazitō melem, sunchairatō panteim teim meleim.If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
1 Corinthians 12:26“member”kai eite paschatō henem melem, sumpaschatō panteim teim meleim; eite doxazitō melem, sunchairatō panteim teim meleim.If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
James 3:5“member”houtōs kai tas glōssas mikrem melem atō kai megeim auchatō. Idou hēlikem purem hēlikan hulan anaptatō;In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
meleim“members”subject or objectdirect plural12×
Romans 12:4“members”kathaper gar en hene sōme polleim meleim echanō, teim de meleim panteim ouk tan autan echatō praxian,Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,
Romans 12:5“members”houtōs tois pollois henem sōmem anō en Christo, tem de kata henos allēloiu meleim.so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.
1 Corinthians 6:15“members”ouk oidavē hoti teim sōmeim vu meleim Christou atō? airaratos oun teim meleim tou Christou poiameia pornau meleim? mē ginetoia.Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!
1 Corinthians 12:12“members”Kathaper gar tem sōmem henem atō kai meleim polleim echatō, panteim de teim meleim teu sōmeu polleim arōteim henem atō sōmem, houtōs kai tos Christos;The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:20“members”nun de polleim men meleim, henem de sōmem.As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
1 Corinthians 12:22“members”alla polle mallon teim dokarōteim meleim teu sōmeu asthenotereim huparcharō anankaieim atō,On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
1 Corinthians 12:25“members”hina mē ateiō schismem en te sōme, alla tem autem huper allēloiu merimnaleiō teim meleim.so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another.
1 Corinthians 12:26“members”kai eite paschatō henem melem, sumpaschatō panteim teim meleim; eite doxazitō melem, sunchairatō panteim teim meleim.If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
1 Corinthians 12:26“members”kai eite paschatō henem melem, sumpaschatō panteim teim meleim; eite doxazitō melem, sunchairatō panteim teim meleim.If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
1 Corinthians 12:27“members”Vis de avō sōmem Christou kai meleim ek mereu.Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.
Ephesians 4:25“members”Dio apotitheratois tem pseusem lalavōr alētheian hekastos meta tou plēsion autou, hoti anō allēloiu meleim.Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
Ephesians 5:30“members”hoti meleim anō teu sōmeu autou.For we are members of His body.
meleiu“members”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Matthew 5:29“members”ei de tos ofthalmos su tos dexos skandalizatō sin, exairasar auton kai ballasar apo su, sumferatō gar si hina apollueteia henem teiu meleiu su kai mē holem tem sōmem su balliteia eis geennan.If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
Matthew 5:30“members”kai ei tas dexas su cheiras skandalizatō sin, ekkoptasar autan kai ballasar apo su, sumferatō gar si hina apollueteia henem teiu meleiu su kai mē holem tem sōmem su eis geennan aperchateia.And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.
melei“members”to, fordative plural5×
Romans 7:5“members”hote gar ane en ta sarxa, teim pathēmeim taiu hamartaiu teim dia tou nomou energete en tei melei nu eis tem karpoforara to thanato;For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death.
Romans 7:23“members”blepamō de heteron nomon en tei melei mu antistrateuerōton to nomo tou nouou mu kai aichmalōtizarōton min en to nomo tau hamartau to arōto en tei melei mu.But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.
Romans 7:23“members”blepamō de heteron nomon en tei melei mu antistrateuerōton to nomo tou nouou mu kai aichmalōtizarōton min en to nomo tau hamartau to arōto en tei melei mu.But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.
James 3:6“members”kai tas glōssas purem, tos kosmos tau adikiau tas glōssas kathistanitō en tei melei nu, tas spilarōtas holem tem sōmem kai flogizarōtas ton trochon tau genesiau kai flogizirōtas hupo tau geennau.The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
James 4:1“members”Pothen polemois kai pothen machais en vi? ouk enteuthen, ek taiu hēdonaiu vu taiu strateuerōtaiu en tei melei vu?What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
meleim10×
Romans 6:13“members”mēde paristanavōr teim meleim vu hopleim adikiau ta hamarta, alla paristanavar heautoin to theo hōsei ek nekroiu zōarōtoin kai teim meleim vu hopleim dikaiosunau to theo.Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.
Romans 6:13“members”mēde paristanavōr teim meleim vu hopleim adikiau ta hamarta, alla paristanavar heautoin to theo hōsei ek nekroiu zōarōtoin kai teim meleim vu hopleim dikaiosunau to theo.Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.
Romans 6:19“members”anthrōpinem legamō dia tan asthenian tau sarxau vu; hōsper gar paristanava teim meleim vu douleim ta akatharsia kai ta anomia eis tan anomian, houtōs nun paristanavar teim meleim vu douleim ta dikaiosuna eis hagiasmon.I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.
Romans 6:19“members”anthrōpinem legamō dia tan asthenian tau sarxau vu; hōsper gar paristanava teim meleim vu douleim ta akatharsia kai ta anomia eis tan anomian, houtōs nun paristanavar teim meleim vu douleim ta dikaiosuna eis hagiasmon.I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.
Romans 12:4“members”kathaper gar en hene sōme polleim meleim echanō, teim de meleim panteim ouk tan autan echatō praxian,Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,
1 Corinthians 6:15“members”ouk oidavē hoti teim sōmeim vu meleim Christou atō? airaratos oun teim meleim tou Christou poiameia pornau meleim? mē ginetoia.Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!
1 Corinthians 6:15“members”ouk oidavē hoti teim sōmeim vu meleim Christou atō? airaratos oun teim meleim tou Christou poiameia pornau meleim? mē ginetoia.Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!
1 Corinthians 12:12“members”Kathaper gar tem sōmem henem atō kai meleim polleim echatō, panteim de teim meleim teu sōmeu polleim arōteim henem atō sōmem, houtōs kai tos Christos;The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:18“members”nuni de tos theos titheta teim meleim, henem hekastem auteiu, en te sōme kathōs thelata.But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.
Colossians 3:5“members”Nekravar oun teim meleim teim epi tau gēau, porneian, akatharsian, pathem, epithumian kakan, kai tan pleonexian hotinas atō eidōlolatrias,Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.