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Koine Greek wordlink #116547

SR GNT 1Cor 7:21 μελέτω (meletō) ‘you were called not to you it let_be caring but if also’ Strongs=31990 Lemma=melō
Word role=verb mood=imperative tense=present voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Refers to Word #116544

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Only use of identical word form μελέτω (V-MPA3..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μελέτω’ (V-MPA3..S) is always and only glossed as ‘it let_be caring’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘melō’ have 5 different glosses: ‘is caring’, ‘was caring’, ‘it is caring’, ‘it is mattering’, ‘it let_be caring’.

Greek words (9) other than μελέτω (V-MPA3..S) with a gloss related to ‘caring’

YHN 10:13 μέλει (melei) V-IPA3..S ‘he is and not is caring to him about the’ SR GNT Yhn 10:13 word 11

YHN 12:6 ἔμελεν (emelen) V-IIA3..S ‘for the poor was caring to him but because’ SR GNT Yhn 12:6 word 11

MARK 4:38 μέλει (melei) V-IPA3..S ‘to him Teacher not is caring to you that we are perishing’ SR GNT Mark 4:38 word 24

MARK 12:14 μέλει (melei) V-IPA3..S ‘you are and not is caring to you about no_one’ SR GNT Mark 12:14 word 22

MAT 22:16 μέλει (melei) V-IPA3..S ‘you are teaching and not it is caring to you about no_one’ SR GNT Mat 22:16 word 31

ACTs 18:17 ἔμελεν (emelen) V-IIA3..S ‘nothing of these things to Galliōn was caring’ SR GNT Acts 18:17 word 22

1COR 9:9 μέλει (melei) V-IPA3..S ‘not for the oxen is caring with god’ SR GNT 1Cor 9:9 word 15

TIT 3:8 φροντίζωσιν (frontizōsin) V-SPA3..P Lemma=frontizō ‘you to_be confirming in_order_that may_be caring of good works to_be leading’ SR GNT Tit 3:8 word 11

1PET 5:7 μέλει (melei) V-IPA3..S ‘him because with him is caring about you_all’ SR GNT 1Pet 5:7 word 12

Key: V=verb IIA3..S=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person singular IPA3..S=indicative,present,active,3rd person singular MPA3..S=imperative,present,active,3rd person singular SPA3..P=subjunctive,present,active,3rd person plural