ἐπιμελέομαιepimeléomai
to take care of: with genitive, Luke 10:34, Luke 10:35, 1 Timothy 3:5.
Greek (New Testament) · G1959
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- μέλωmélō · G3199to be of interest to, i.e. to concern (only third person singular present indicative used impersonally, it matters)
- ἐπιμέλειαepiméleia · G1958carefulness, i.e. kind attention (hospitality)
- ἐπιμελῶςepimelōs · G1960carefully
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Luke 10:34 Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him.
- Luke 10:35 The next day he handed the innkeeper two silver coins, telling him, ‘Take care of this man. If his bill runs higher than this, I’ll pay you the next time I’m here.’
- 1 Timothy 3:5 For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church?
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.