verb
promeletamō
Greekπρομελετάω (promeletaō)
Strong’sG4304
I meditate beforehand, prepare
stem promelet-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* προ-μελετάω, -ῶ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4304 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| promeletarōπρομελετᾶν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | meditate beforehand | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | promeletamō | promeletame | promeletami | promeletama | promeletamē | promeletamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | promeletasō | promeletase | promeletasi | promeletasa | promeletasē | promeletaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | promeletatō | promeletate | promeletati | promeletata | promeletatē | promeletatelē |
| we 1st person plural | promeletanō | promeletane | promeletani | promeletana | promeletanē | promeletanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | promeletavō | promeletave | promeletavi | promeletava | promeletavē | promeletavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | promeletalō | promeletale | promeletali | promeletala | promeletalē | promeletalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | promeletameiō | promeletameia | promeletameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | promeletaseiō | promeletaseia | promeletaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | promeletateiō | promeletateia | promeletateiē |
| we 1st person plural | promeletaneiō | promeletaneia | promeletaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | promeletaveiō | promeletaveia | promeletaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | promeletaleiō | promeletaleia | promeletaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | promeletasōr | promeletasar | promeletasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | promeletatōr | promeletatar | promeletatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | promeletavōr | promeletavar | promeletavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | promeletalōr | promeletalar | promeletalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | promeletamoiō | promeletamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | promeletasoiō | promeletasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | promeletatoiō | promeletatoia |
| we 1st person plural | promeletanoiō | promeletanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | promeletavoiō | promeletavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | promeletaloiō | promeletaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | promeletarō1×προμελετᾶν | promeletari | promeletara | promeletarē |
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 | promeletarōtos | promeletaritos | promeletaratos | promeletarētos |
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
promelet 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
promeletarō“meditate beforehand”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 21:14“meditate beforehand”tithavar oun en tai kardiai vu mē promeletarō apologira,So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.