To concern
μέλωStrong’s G3199melō
Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament
In short
Melō is the Greek word usually translated “there is care”, “is it concern” and “is it concerning”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.
“And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.”
Meaning
Usually translated “there is care”, “is it concern” and “is it concerning”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- there is care 3
- is it concern 1
- is it concerning 1
- he is himself concerned 1
- he was caring 1
- was concerning 1
- should it concern 1
- is there care 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 2
- John 2
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
7 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 4:38And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
- Mark 12:14And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
- Luke 10:40But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
- John 10:13The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
- John 12:6This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
- Acts 18:17Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.
Greek dictionary
μέλω melō · to concern
μέλω [in LXX: Job.22:3 (חֵפֶץ), Tob.10:5, Wis.12:13, 1Ma.14:42-43 * ;] 1. intrans., to be an object of care, be a care; commonly in third of person(s): with dative of person(s), Act.18:17; very frequently impers., 1Co.7:21; before ὅτι, Mrk.4:38, Luk.10:40; with genitive of thing(s) (as frequently in Att..), 1Co.9:9; before περί, Mat.22:16, Mrk.12:14, Jhn.10:13 12:6, 1Pe.5:7. 2. Trans., in act. and mid., to care for (not in LXX or NT).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “concern” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CONCERN, verb transitive
[Latin, to separate, sift, divide; to see. If this is the true origin, as I suppose, the primary sense is, to reach or extend to, or to look to, as we use regard.]
- To relate or belong to.“Preaching the kingdom of God and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ” Acts 28:31
- To relate or belong to, in an emphatical manner; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.
- To interest of affect the passions; to take an interest in; to engage by feeling or sentiment.
- To disturb; to make uneasy. [Little used.]
All definitions and other forms of “concern”
- To intermeddle.
CONCERN, noun
- That which relates or belongs to one; business; affair; a very general term, expressing whatever occupies the time and attention, or affects the interests of a person.
- Interest; importance; moment; that which affects the welfare or happiness.
- Affection; regard; careful regard; solicitude; anziety.
- Persons connected in business; or their affairs in general; as a debt due to the whole concern; a loss affecting the whole concern Mercantile Usage.
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.