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Carefully

ἐπιμελῶςStrong’s G1960

epimelōs

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Epimelōs is the Greek word usually translated “carefully”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?”
Luke 15:8 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “carefully”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • carefully 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἐπιμελῶς epimelōs · carefully

    ἐπιμελῶς adv., [in LXX for רַק, etc. ;] carefully: Luk.15:8.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “carefully” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    CAREFULLY, adverb

    1. With care, anxiety, or solicitude.“Though he sought it carefully with tears” Hebrews 12:17
    2. Heedfully; watchfully; attentively; as, consider these precepts carefully“If thou carefully hearken to the Lord” Deuteronomy 15:5
    3. In a manner that shows care.
    4. Providently; cautiously..

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.