UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to ponder, to let one’s mind dwell on, to keep thinking about, to fix one’s attention on

Semantic entry: 30.20

Semantic domains: Think

Subdomains: To Think, Thought

Definition: to keep on giving serious consideration to something

Notes: It is also possible to understand μελετάω in RV TI1 4:15 · LV TI1 4:15 · Read together TI1 4:15 as meaning ‘to do’ or ‘to practice,’ as noted in 68.20: εἰμί / 68.20: μελετάω.

Sense 2: to plan to act, to plot

Semantic entry: 30.60

Semantic domains: Think

Subdomains: To Intend, To Purpose, To Plan

Definition: to think seriously about a particular course of action

Sense 3: to practice, to continue to do, to cultivate

Semantic entry: 68.20

Semantic domains: Aspect

Subdomains: Continue

Definition: to continue to perform certain activities with care and concern

Notes: The construction in RV TI1 4:15 · LV TI1 4:15 · Read together TI1 4:15, in which ταῦτα μελέτα and ἐν τούτοις ἴσθι appear to be essentially synonymous reinforcements one of the other, would appear to fully justify combining these expressions as essentially equivalent in meaning, but for another interpretation of μελετάω in RV TI1 4:15 · LV TI1 4:15 · Read together TI1 4:15, see 30.20: μελετάω / 30.20: σκοπέω / 30.20: φρονέω / 30.20: φροντίζω.