Lexical Definition
ἀμελέω ameléō (am-el-eh'-o) to neglect G:V
from Α (as a negative particle) and μέλω
make light of, neglect, be negligent, no regard.
- to be careless of
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἠμέλησα | disregarded | Heb.8.9 |
| ἀμελήσαντεσ | having neglected | Heb.2.3 |
| having paid no attention | Matt.22.5 | |
| ἀμέλει | do be negligent | 1Tim.4.14 |
| ημέλησασ | you neglected me | LXX.Jer.4.17 |
| ημέλησα | neglected | LXX.Jer.31.32 |
Abbott-Smith
ἀμελέω, -ῶ (< μέλει), [in LXX: Je 4:17 (מרה) Je 31:32* (בּעל), Wi 3:10, II Mac 4:14*;]
(a) absol., to be careless, not to care: Mt 22:5;
(b) c. gen., to be careless of, to neglect: I Ti 4:14, He 2:3 8:9 (v. MM, VGT, s.v.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Jeremiah | 4:17 · 31:32* |
| Matthew | 22:5 |
| 1 Timothy | 4:14 |
| Hebrews | 2:3 · 8:9 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἀμελέω-έω [ᾰ],
aorist ἠμέλησα, Epic dialect ἀμ-[Refs 8th c.BC+], see below: perfect ἠμέληκα[Refs 5th c.BC+]: (ἀμελέωής):—have no care for, be neglectful of, in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οὐκ ἀμέλησε Πατρόκλοιο πεσόντος he lost not sight of Patroclus [in order to plunder him],[Refs 8th c.BC+], with and without negative, εἰ τούτων ἀμελέωήσει[ἀμελέωῆσαι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.227; ἀμελέωήσας ὑμῶν 21.167">Refs 5th c.BC+]; (τούτῳ is falsa lectio for{τούτου} in [ἀμελέωήσων ἀλλ᾽ εἰς τὸν Κρόνον αὐτόν 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Sat.” 10. ">Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 absolutely, to be careless, negligent, [Refs 8th c.BC+], frequently in Attic dialect, [ἀμελέωεῖν μάθε 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 86; πῶς ἐπὶ τοῖς φθιμένοις ἀμελέωεῖν καλό; 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 237. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 with accusative of things, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative person et participle, overlook: hence, allow, suffer, παῖδας ἐκτεκνούμενος λάθρᾳ θνῄσκοντας ἀμελέωεῖ lets them die, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 with infinitive, neglect to do, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II passive, to be slighted, overlooked, [ἀμελέωούμενον 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 111; οὐδ᾽ ἐκεῖνά μοι ἀμελέωεῖται 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 12.2; οἱ ἠμελημένοι ἄνθρωποι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.49. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III perfect participle passive in middle sense, careless, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]. adverb ἠμελημένως carelessly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV ἀμέλει, see entry