G3199
μέλω
mélō
to be of interest to, i.e. to concern (only third person singular present indicative used impersonally, it matters)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primary verb;
to be of interest to, i.e. to concern (only third person singular present indicative used impersonally, it matters)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (take) care
Usage
10 occurrences · 0 OT · 10 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- carest3 · 23%
- care2 · 15%
- careth2 · 15%
- cared2 · 15%
- dost1 · 8%
- for it1 · 8%
- doth1 · 8%
- take care1 · 8%
Inflected forms found in the text.
μέλει7μελέτω·1ἔμελεν.¶1ἔμελεν1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.