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Koine Greek wordlink #150328

SR GNT 1 Pet 5:7 μέλει (melei) ‘him because with him is caring about you_all’ Strongs=31990 Lemma=melō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=60 AD

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Other uses (6) of identical word form μέλει (V-IPA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μέλει’ (V-IPA3··S) has 3 different glosses: ‘is caring’, ‘it is caring’, ‘it is mattering’.

Yhn (Jhn) 10:13 ‘he is and not is caring to him about the’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 10:13 word 11

OET-LV: 13 because he _is a_hired _hand and is_ not _caring to _him about the sheep. (JHN_10:13)

OET-RV: 13 that’s because he’s just a worker and doesn’t really care about the sheep. (JHN 10:13)

Mark 4:38 ‘to him Teacher not is caring to you that we are perishing’ SR GNT Mark 4:38 word 24

OET-LV: 38 And he was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. And they _are _awaking him and are _saying to _him: Teacher, is_ not _caring to _you that we _are _perishing? (MRK_4:38)

OET-RV: 38 But Yeshua slept on in the back, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him and cried, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re all about to drown?” (MRK 4:38)

Mark 12:14 ‘you are and not is caring to you about no_one’ SR GNT Mark 12:14 word 22

OET-LV: 14 And having _come, they _are _saying to _him: Teacher, we _have _known that you _are true, and is_ not _caring to _you about no _one, because/for you _are_ not _looking on appearance of _people, but you _are _teaching the way of_ the _god with the_truth. Is _it _permitting to _give a_poll _tax to _Kaisar or not? May _we _give or we _may_ not _give? (MRK_12:14)

OET-RV: 14 So they flattered him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest even if it upsets others, and that you teach the truth about God without caring about people’s opinions. Is it legal for us Jews to pay the poll tax to the Roman emperor or not? How should we handle this?” (MRK 12:14)

Mat 22:16 ‘you are teaching and not it is caring to you about no_one’ SR GNT Mat 22:16 word 31

OET-LV: 16 And they _are _sending _out to _him the apprentices/followers of _them with the supporters _of _Haʸrōdaʸs saying: Teacher, we _have _known that you _are true, and you _are _teaching the way of_ the _god in truth, and it _is_ not _caring to _you about no _one, because/for you _are_ not _looking on appearance of _people. (MAT_22:16)

OET-RV: 16 Afterwards, they sent some of their apprentices along with some supporters of Herod and asked, “Teacher, we know that you are honest and that you teach God’s ways in all honesty irrespective of what people might say, because you don’t care about people’s opinions. (MAT 22:16)

Luke 10:40 ‘said master not it is mattering to you that the’ SR GNT Luke 10:40 word 16

OET-LV: 40 But the Martha was _being _pulled _away about much service, and having _approached said: master, not is _it _mattering to _you that the sister of _me left only me to _be _serving? Therefore tell to _her that she _may _help with _me. (LUK_10:40)

OET-RV: 40 But Martha kept getting pulled away to keep the household running, and after a while approached Yeshua and asked, “Master, doesn’t it bother you that my sister has left all the housework to me? Tell her to come and help me.” (LUK 10:40)

1 Cor 9:9 ‘not for the oxen is caring with god’ SR GNT 1 Cor 9:9 word 15

OET-LV: 9 For/Because in the of _Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) law, it _has _been _written: Not will _be _muzzling an_ox threshing. Not for _the oxen is _caring the with_god? (CO1_9:9)

OET-RV: 9 He wrote in those laws: ‘Don’t prevent the ox from eating when it’s working to thresh the grain.’ (CO1 9:9)

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 (4) other than μέλει (V-IPA3··S) with a gloss related to ‘caring’

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

OET-LV: 6 But he _said this, not that was _caring to _him for the poor, but because he _was a_thief, and having the moneybag was _bearing the money being _thrown in. (JHN_12:6)

OET-RV: 6 But he didn’t say this because he cared for poor people, but because he carried the purse for the group and used to steal from it. (JHN 12:6)

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

OET-LV: 17 And all having _taken _hold _of Sōsthenaʸs the synagogue _leader, they _were _striking him before the tribunal. But nothing of _these things was _caring to_ the _Galliōn. (ACT_18:17)

OET-RV: 17 but they grabbed Sosthenes, the leader from the meeting hall, and beat him up right there in front of the tribunal. But Gallio took action to stop them. (ACT 18:17)

1 COR 7:21 μελετῶ (meletō) V-MPA3··S ‘you were called not to you it let_be caring but if also’ SR GNT 1 Cor 7:21 word 5

OET-LV: 21 Slave you _were _called? Not to _you it _let _be _caring, but if also you _are _being _able free to _become, rather resort _to it. (CO1_7:21)

OET-RV: 21 Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t be concerned about that (but indeed, if you’re able to become free, then take the opportunity) (CO1 7:21)

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

OET-LV: 8 Trustworthy is the saying, and I _am _wishing you to _be _confirming concerning these things: In _order _that the ones having _believed in_god may _be _caring to _be _leading of _good works. These things is good and beneficial to_ the _people. (TIT_3:8)

OET-RV: 8 That statement can be trusted. I want you to confirm those things so that those who have believed in God will be leading in wanting to do good things. These things are good and benefit everyone. (TIT 3:8)

Key: V=verb