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Lexicon :: Strong's G3191 - meletaō

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μελετάω
Transliteration
meletaō (Key)
Pronunciation
mel-et-ah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a presumed derivative of μέλει (G3199)
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Strong’s Definitions

μελετάω meletáō, mel-et-ah'-o; from a presumed derivative of G3199; to take care of, i.e. (by implication) revolve in the mind:—imagine, (pre-)meditate.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3191 in the following manner: premeditate (1x), imagine (1x), meditate (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3191 in the following manner: premeditate (1x), imagine (1x), meditate (1x).

  1. to care for, attend to carefully, practise

  2. to meditate i.e. to devise, contrive

    1. used of the Greeks of the meditative pondering and the practice of orators and rhetoricians

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μελετάω meletáō, mel-et-ah'-o; from a presumed derivative of G3199; to take care of, i.e. (by implication) revolve in the mind:—imagine, (pre-)meditate.
STRONGS G3191:
μελετάω, μελέτω; 1 aorist ἐμελέτησα; (from μελέτη care, practice); especially frequent in Greek writings from Sophocles and Thucydides down; the Sept. chiefly for הָגָה; to care for, attend to carefully, practise: τί, 1 Timothy 4:15 (R. V. be diligent in); to meditate equivalent to to devise, contrive: Acts 4:25 from Psalm 2:1; used by the Greeks of the meditative pondering and the practice of orators and rhetoricians, as μελετᾶν τήν ἀπολογίαν ὑπέρ ἑαυτῶν, Demosthenes, p. 1129, 9 (cf. Passow, under the word, d. (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 2 and III. 4 b.)), which usage seems to have been in the writer's mind in Mark 13:11 (R L brackets Compare: προμελετάω).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
2:1
Mark
13:11
Acts
4:25
1 Timothy
4:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3191 matches the Greek μελετάω (meletaō),
which occurs 31 times in 30 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:8 - Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:30 - Do you think I am lying?
Don’t I know the difference between right and wrong?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:4 - my lips will speak no evil,
and my tongue will speak no lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:2 - But they delight in the law of the LORD,
meditating on it day and night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:1 - Why are the nations so angry?
Why do they waste their time with futile plans?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:28 - Then I will proclaim your justice,
and I will praise you all day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:30 - The godly offer good counsel;
they teach right from wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:12 - Meanwhile, my enemies lay traps to kill me.
Those who wish me harm make plans to ruin me.
All day long they plan their treachery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:6 - I lie awake thinking of you,
meditating on you through the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24 - I will tell about your righteous deeds
all day long,
for everyone who tried to hurt me
has been shamed and humiliated.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:5 - I think of the good old days,
long since ended,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:12 - They are constantly in my thoughts.
I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:9 - We live our lives beneath your wrath,
ending our years with a groan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:16 - I will delight in your decrees
and not forget your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:47

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:47 - How I delight in your commands!
How I love them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:70

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:70 - Their hearts are dull and stupid,
but I delight in your instructions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:117

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:117 - Sustain me, and I will be rescued;
then I will meditate continually on your decrees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:148

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:148 - I stay awake through the night,
thinking about your promise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:5 - I remember the days of old.
I ponder all your great works
and think about what you have done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:7 - for I speak the truth
and detest every kind of deception.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:2 - Pride leads to disgrace,
but with humility comes wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:28 - The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking;
the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:27 - If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
you will turn your back on knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:2 - For their hearts plot violence,
and their words always stir up trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:7 - The entire land of Moab weeps.
Yes, everyone in Moab mourns
for the cakes of raisins from Kir-hareseth.
They are all gone now.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:8 - No, but he exiled Israel to call her to account.
She was exiled from her land
as though blown away in a storm from the east.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:18 - You will think back to this time of terror, asking,
“Where are the Assyrian officers
who counted our towers?
Where are the bookkeepers
who recorded the plunder taken from our fallen city?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14 - Delirious, I chattered like a swallow or a crane,
and then I moaned like a mourning dove.
My eyes grew tired of looking to heaven for help.
I am in trouble, Lord. Help me!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:3 - Your hands are the hands of murderers,
and your fingers are filthy with sin.
Your lips are full of lies,
and your mouth spews corruption.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13 - We know we have rebelled and have denied the LORD.
We have turned our backs on our God.
We know how unfair and oppressive we have been,
carefully planning our deceitful lies.
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