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Lexicon :: Strong's G3195 - mellō

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μέλλω
Transliteration
mellō (Key)
Pronunciation
mel'-lo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A strengthened form of μέλει (G3199) (through the idea of expectation)
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Strong’s Definitions

μέλλω méllō, mel'-lo; a strengthened form of G3199 (through the idea of expectation); to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation):—about, after that, be (almost), (that which is, things, + which was for) to come, intend, was to (be), mean, mind, be at the point, (be) ready, + return, shall (begin), (which, that) should (after, afterwards, hereafter) tarry, which was for, will, would, be yet.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 110x

The KJV translates Strong's G3195 in the following manner: shall (25x), should (20x), would (9x), to come (9x), will (7x), things to come (4x), not translated (3x), miscellaneous (33x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 110x
The KJV translates Strong's G3195 in the following manner: shall (25x), should (20x), would (9x), to come (9x), will (7x), things to come (4x), not translated (3x), miscellaneous (33x).

  1. to be about

    1. to be on the point of doing or suffering something

    2. to intend, have in mind, think to

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μέλλω méllō, mel'-lo; a strengthened form of G3199 (through the idea of expectation); to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation):—about, after that, be (almost), (that which is, things, + which was for) to come, intend, was to (be), mean, mind, be at the point, (be) ready, + return, shall (begin), (which, that) should (after, afterwards, hereafter) tarry, which was for, will, would, be yet.
STRONGS G3195:
μέλλω; future μελλήσω (Matthew 24:6; and L T Tr WH in 2 Peter 1:12); imperfect ἔμελλον (so all editions in Luke 9:31 (except T WH); John 6:6, 71 (except R G); John 7:39 (except T); John 11:51 (except L Tr); Acts 21:27; Revelation 3:2 (where R present); Revelation 10:4 (except L Tr)) and ἤμελλον (so all editions in Luke 7:2; Luke 10:1 (except R G); Luke 19:4; John 4:47; John 12:33; John 18:32; Acts 12:6 (exe. R G L); Acts 16:27 (except R G); Acts 27:33 (except R G T); Hebrews 11:8 (except L); cf. references under the word βούλομαι, at the beginning and Rutherford's note on Babrius 7, 15), to be about to do anything; so:
1. the participle, ὁ μέλλων, absolutely: τά μέλλοντα and τά ἐνεστῶτα are contrasted, Romans 8:38; 1 Corinthians 3:22; εἰς τό μέλλον, for the future, hereafter, Luke 13:9 (but see εἰς, A. II. 2 (where Grimm supplies ἔτος)); 1 Timothy 6:19; τά μέλλοντα, things future, things to come, i. e., according to the context, the more perfect state of things which will exist in the αἰών μέλλων, Colossians 2:17; with nouns, ὁ αἰών ὁ μέλλων, Matthew 12:32; Ephesians 1:21; ζωῆς τῆς νῦν καί τῆς μελλούσης, 1 Timothy 4:8; τήν οἰκουμένην τήν μέλλουσαν, Hebrews 2:5; τῆς μελλούσης ὀργῆς Matthew 3:7; τό κρίμα τό μέλλον, Acts 24:25; πόλις, Hebrews 13:14; τά μέλλοντα ἀγαθά, Hebrews 9:11 (but L Tr marginal reading WH text γενομένων); Hebrews 10:1; τοῦ μέλλοντος namely, Ἀδάμ, i. e. the Messiah, Romans 5:14.
2. joined to an infinitive (cf. Winers Grammar, 333f (313); Buttmann, § 140, 2),
a. to be on the point of doing or suffering something: with an infinitive present, ἤμελλεν ἑαυτόν ἀναιρεῖν, Acts 16:27; τελευτᾶν, Luke 7:2; ἀποθνῄσκειν, John 4:47; add, Luke 21:7; Acts 3:3; Acts 18:14; Acts 20:3; Acts 22:26; Acts 23:27; with an infinitive passive, Acts 21:27; Acts 27:33, etc.
b. to intend, have in mind, think to: with an infinitive present, Matthew 2:13; Luke 10:1; Luke 19:4; John 6:6, 15; John 7:35; John 12:4; John 14:22 Acts 5:35; Acts 17:31; Acts 20:7, 13; Acts 22:26; Acts 26:2; Acts 27:30; Hebrews 8:5; (2 Peter 1:10 L T Tr WH); Revelation 10:4; with an infinitive aorist (a construction censured by Phryn., p. 336, but authenticated more recently by many examples from the best writings from Homer down; cf. Winers Grammar, 333f (313f); Lob. ad Phryn., p. 745ff; (but see Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 420ff)): Acts 12:6 L T WH; Revelation 2:10 (βαλεῖν R G); Revelation 3:16; 12:4; with future infinitive ἔσεσθαι, Acts 23:30 R G.
c. as in Greek writings from Homer down, of those things which will come to pass (or which one will do or suffer) by fixed necessity or divine appointment (German sollen (are to be, destined to be, etc.)); with present infinitive active: Matthew 16:27; Matthew 17:12; Matthew 20:22; Luke 9:31; John 6:71; John 7:39; John 11:51; John 12:33; John 18:32; Acts 20:38; Acts 26:22, 23; Hebrews 1:14; Hebrews 11:8; Revelation 2:10a; Revelation 3:10; Revelation 8:13, etc.; ἡλιάς ὁ μέλλων ἔρχεσθαι, Matthew 11:14; ὁ μέλλων λυτροῦσθαι, Luke 24:12; κρίνειν, 2 Timothy 4:1 (WH marginal reading κρῖναι); with present infinitive passive: Matthew 17:22; Mark 13:4; Luke 9:44; Luke 19:11; Luke 21:36; Acts 26:22; Romans 4:24; 1 Thessalonians 3:4; James 2:12; Revelation 1:19 (Tdf. γενέσθαι); Revelation 6:11; τῆς μελλούσης ἀποκαλύπτεσθαι δόξης, 1 Peter 5:1; with aorist infinitive: τήν μέλλουσαν δόξαν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι, Romans 8:18; τήν μέλλουσαν πίστιν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι, Galatians 3:23; used also of those things which we infer from certain preceding events will of necessity follow: with an infinitive present, Acts 28:6; Romans 8:13; with an infinitive future, Acts 27:10.
d. in general, of what is sure to happen: with an infinitive present, Matthew 24:6; John 6:71; 1 Timothy 1:16; Revelation 12:5; Revelation 17:8; with an infinitive future ἔσεσθαι, Acts 11:28; Acts 24:15.
e. to be always on the point of doing without ever doing, i. e. to delay: τί μέλλεις; Acts 22:16 (Aeschylus Prom. 36; τί μέλλετε; Euripides, Hec. 1094; Lucian, dial. mort. 10, 13, and often in secular authors; 4 Macc. 6:23; 9:1).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:13; 3:7; 11:14; 12:32; 16:27; 17:12; 17:22; 20:22; 24:6; 24:6
Mark
13:4
Luke
7:2; 7:2; 9:31; 9:31; 9:44; 10:1; 10:1; 13:9; 19:4; 19:4; 19:11; 21:7; 21:36; 24:12
John
4:47; 4:47; 6:6; 6:6; 6:15; 6:71; 6:71; 6:71; 7:35; 7:39; 7:39; 11:51; 11:51; 12:4; 12:33; 12:33; 14:22; 18:32; 18:32
Acts
3:3; 5:35; 11:28; 12:6; 12:6; 16:27; 16:27; 17:31; 18:14; 20:3; 20:7; 20:13; 20:38; 21:27; 21:27; 22:16; 22:26; 22:26; 23:27; 23:30; 24:15; 24:25; 26:2; 26:22; 26:22; 26:23; 27:10; 27:30; 27:33; 27:33; 28:6
Romans
4:24; 5:14; 8:13; 8:18; 8:38
1 Corinthians
3:22
Galatians
3:23
Ephesians
1:21
Colossians
2:17
1 Thessalonians
3:4
1 Timothy
1:16; 4:8; 6:19
2 Timothy
4:1
Hebrews
1:14; 2:5; 8:5; 9:11; 10:1; 11:8; 11:8; 13:14
James
2:12
1 Peter
5:1
2 Peter
1:10; 1:12
Revelation
1:19; 2:10; 2:10; 3:2; 3:10; 3:16; 6:11; 8:13; 10:4; 10:4; 12:4; 12:5; 17:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3195 matches the Greek μέλλω (mellō),
which occurs 109 times in 106 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Mat 2:13–Act 22:16)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:13 - When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:7 - But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:14 - And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:32 - Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:27 - For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:12 - But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:22 - When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:22 - “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” they answered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:6 - You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:32 - They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid. Again he took the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:4 - “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:7 - John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:2 - There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:31 - They spoke about his departure,[fn] which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:44 - “Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:1 - After this the Lord appointed seventy-two[fn] others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:9 - If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:4 - So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:11 - While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:7 - “Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:36 - Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:23 - They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:21 - but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:47 - When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:6 - He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:15 - Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:71

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:71 - (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:35 - The Jews said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we cannot find him? Will he go where our people live scattered among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:39 - By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:51 - He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:4 - But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:33 - He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:22 - Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:32 - This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said about the kind of death he was going to die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:3 - When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:35 - Then he addressed the Sanhedrin: “Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:28 - One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world. (This happened during the reign of Claudius.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:6 - The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:34 - God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said, “ ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:27 - The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:31 - For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:14 - Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to them, “If you Jews were making a complaint about some misdemeanor or serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to listen to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:27 - There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:3 - where he stayed three months. Because some Jews had plotted against him just as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:7 - On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:13 - We went on ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, where we were going to take Paul aboard. He had made this arrangement because he was going there on foot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:38 - What grieved them most was his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:27 - When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:37 - As the soldiers were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:16 - And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.’

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