Help QuickNav Adv. Options
ESV

ESV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G272 - ameleō

Choose a new font size and typeface
ἀμελέω
Transliteration
ameleō (Key)
Pronunciation
am-el-eh'-o
Listen
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and μέλει (G3199)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Strong’s Definitions

ἀμελέω ameléō, am-el-eh'-o; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G3199; to be careless of:—make light of, neglect, be negligent, no regard.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G272 in the following manner: neglect (2x), make light of (1x), regard not (1x), be negligent (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G272 in the following manner: neglect (2x), make light of (1x), regard not (1x), be negligent (1x).

  1. to be careless of, to neglect

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀμελέω ameléō, am-el-eh'-o; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G3199; to be careless of:—make light of, neglect, be negligent, no regard.
STRONGS G272:
ἀμελέω, -ῶ; future ἀμελήσω; 1 aorist ἠμέλησα; (from ἀμελής, and this from α privative and μέλω to care for); very common in secular authors; to be careless of, to neglect: τινός, 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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
22:5
1 Timothy
4:14
Hebrews
2:3; 8:9
2 Peter
1:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G272 matches the Greek ἀμελέω (ameleō),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:5 - But they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:14 - Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:3 - how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:9 - not like the covenant that I made with their fathers
on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt.
For they did not continue in my covenant,
and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
ESV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
ESV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan