To meditate/plot
μελετάωStrong’s G3191meletaō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Meletaō is the Greek word usually translated “do devise”, “did devise” and “do ponder”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do devise”, “did devise” and “do ponder”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do devise 1
- did devise 1
- do ponder 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
- Acts 1
- 1 Timothy 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 13:11But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
- Acts 4:25Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
Greek dictionary
μελετάω meletaō · to meditate/plot
μελετάω, -ῶ (μελέτη, care), [in LXX chiefly for הָגָה m ;] 1. with genitive, to care for (Hes.). 2. C. accusative to attend to, practise: 1Ti.4:15 (RV, be diligent in; cf. Souter in Exp., VIII, vi, 429, but see infr.). 3. to study, ponder: Act.4:25 (LXX) 1Ti.4:15 (AV, meditate on; cf. CGT, in l, but see supr.; cf. προ-μελετάω).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.