Lexical Definition
ἐπιμελῶς epimelōs (ep-ee-mel-oce') carefully G:ADV
adverb from a derivative of ἐπιμελέομαι
diligently.
- carefully
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἐπιμελῶσ | carefully | Luke.15.8 |
| επιμελώσ | carefully | LXX.Ezra.6.8 • LXX.Ezra.6.12 • LXX.Ezra.6.13 • LXX.Prov.13.24 |
| diligently | LXX.Gen.6.5 • LXX.2Kgs.11.18 • LXX.Ezra.7.26 |
Abbott-Smith
ἐπιμελῶς adv., [in LXX for רַק, etc. ;]
carefully: Lk 15:8.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 15:8 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
Included with: ἐπιμελῶς-ής, ές,
careful or anxious about, ἀγαθῶν [Refs]
__2. absolutely, careful, attentive, [Refs]: comparative -εστέρα ψυχή [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative, [Refs 4th c.BC+] adverb -λῶς carefully, [Refs]; Ionic dialect -λέως 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Art.” 55; Cretan dialect -λίως [Refs]: comparative -έστερον 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.5.14; -έστερα “SIG” 785.9; -εστέρως 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 14.629b: superlative -έστατα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Alc.” 1.104d.
__II. passive, cared for, an object of care, οἱ τοῦτ᾽ ἦν ἐπιμελῶςές 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.40; οἷς ἁγνεῖαι.. ἐπιμελῶςεῖς 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 909e; τὸ ἐ. τοῦ δρωμένου the charge of the execution of orders, [ἐπιμελῶςές, with \_dative\_ \_person\_, Κύρῳ ἐπιμελῶςὲς ἐγένετο τὰ Κροῖσος εἶπε">Refs] made him anxious, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. μοι ἦν it was my business, [Refs]infinitive, οὐδενὶ ἐ. ἦν σκοπεῖν it was no one's business to see, [Refs]; οἷς ἐ. εἴη εἰδέναι who made it their business to know, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2. suitable, τόπος “POxy.” 1412.11 [Refs 3rd c.AD+]