Definition
μελετάω, -ῶ
(μελέτη, care), [in LXX chiefly for הָגָה m ;]
1. with genitive, to care for (Hes.).
2. C. accusative to attend to, practise: 1 Timothy 4:15 (RV, be diligent in; cf. Souter in Exp., VIII, vi, 429, but see infr.).
3. to study, ponder: Acts 4:25 (LXX) 1 Timothy 4:15 (AV, meditate on; cf. CGT, in l, but see supr.; cf. προ-μελετάω).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as μελετάω:
- הָגָהha.gah“to mutter”38%
- שָׁעַעsha.a“to smear”25%
- הֶ֫גֶהhe.geh“moaning”13%
- טַרְפְּלָיֵאtar.pe.lay“officials”13%
- שִׂיחַsi.ach“to muse”13%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Acts 4:25ἐμελέτησαν · plotYou spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- 1 Timothy 4:15μελέτα · Be diligentBe diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.