Lexicon ameleó: to be careless Original Word: ἀμελέωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ameleó Phonetic Spelling: (am-el-eh'-o) Short Definition: I neglect Definition: I neglect, am careless of, disregard. HELPS word-Studies 272 ameléō (from 1 /A "not" and 3199 /mélō, "have concern, be affected") – properly, without concern, unaffected, viewing something as being without significance, i.e. without perceived value ("of no moment"). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom alpha (as a neg. prefix) and melóDefinitionto be careless NASB Translationcare (1), neglect (2), paid no attention (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 272: ἀμελέωἀμελέω, (ῶ; future ἀμελήσω; 1 aorist ἠμέλησα; (from ἀμελής, and this from the alpha privative and μέλω to care for); very common in secular authors; to be careless of, to neglect: τίνος, Hebrews 2:3; Hebrews 8:9; 1 Timothy 4:14; followed by an infinitive, 2 Peter 1:12 R G; without a case, ἀμελήσαντες (not caring for what had just been said ( A. V. "they made light of it)), Matthew 22:5.
Strong's make light of, neglect, show no regard. From a (as a negative particle) and melo; to be careless of -- make light of, neglect, be negligent, no regard. see GREEK a see GREEK melo |
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