μέλωmélō
to be of interest to, i.e. to concern (only third person singular present indicative used impersonally, it matters)
Greek (New Testament) · G3199
Meanings
1. intransitive, to be an object of care, be a care; commonly in third person: with dative of person, Acts 18:17; very frequently impers., 1 Corinthians 7:21; followed by ὅτι, Mark 4:38, Luke 10:40; with genitive of thing (as frequently in Att.), 1 Corinthians 9:9; followed by περί, Matthew 22:16, Mark 12:14, John 10:13, John 12:6, 1 Peter 5:7.
2. Trans., in act. and middle, to care for (not in LXX or NT).
Same root
- μέλλωméllō · G3195to 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)
- ἐπιμελέομαιepimeléomai · G1959to care for (physically or otherwise)
- μεταμέλλομαιmetaméllomai · G3338to care afterwards, i.e. regret
- ἀμελέωameléō · G272to be careless of
- μελετάωmeletáō · G3191to take care of, i.e. (by implication) revolve in the mind
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 22:16 They sent some of their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to meet with him. “Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You teach the way of God truthfully. You are impartial and don’t play favorites.
- Mark 4:38 Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?”
- Mark 12:14 “Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You are impartial and don’t play favorites. You teach the way of God truthfully. Now tell us—is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?
- Luke 10:40 But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.”
- John 10:13 The hired hand runs away because he’s working only for the money and doesn’t really care about the sheep.
- John 12:6 Not that he cared for the poor—he was a thief, and since he was in charge of the disciples’ money, he often stole some for himself.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.