Lexical Definition
μέλος mélos (mel'-os) member G:N-N
of uncertain affinity
member.
- a limb or part of the body
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| μελῶν | members | Matt.5.29 • Matt.5.30 |
| μέλοσ | a strain | LXX.Ezek.2.10 |
| her limb | LXX.Ezek.24.6 | |
| member | 1Cor.12.14 • 1Cor.12.19 • 1Cor.12.26 • 1Cor.12.26 • Jas.3.5 | |
| μέλη | limbs | LXX.Exod.29.17 • LXX.Lev.1.6 • LXX.Lev.1.12 • LXX.Lev.8.20 • LXX.Lev.8.20 • LXX.Lev.9.13 |
| members | Rom.6.13 • Rom.6.13 • Rom.6.19 • Rom.6.19 • Rom.12.4 • Rom.12.5 • 1Cor.6.15 • 1Cor.6.15 • 1Cor.6.15 • 1Cor.12.12 • 1Cor.12.12 • 1Cor.12.18 • 1Cor.12.20 • 1Cor.12.22 • 1Cor.12.25 • 1Cor.12.26 • 1Cor.12.26 • 1Cor.12.27 • Eph.4.25 • Eph.5.30 • Col.3.5 | |
| the members | Rom.12.4 | |
| μέλεσιν | limbs | LXX.Job.9.28 |
| members | Rom.7.5 • Jas.3.6 • Jas.4.1 | |
| μέλεσίν | members | Rom.7.23 • Rom.7.23 |
| μέλει | a strain | LXX.Mic.2.4 |
Abbott-Smith
μέλος, -ους, τό, [in LXX chiefly for נֵתַח;]
a member, limb of the body: I Co 12:14, 19, 26, Eph 4:16 (WH, mg.), Ja 3:5; pl. (as always in cl.), τὰ μ.: Mt 5:29, 30, Ro 6:13, 19 7:5, 23 12:4, I Co 12:12 ff. Col 3:5, Ja 3:6 4:1. Metaph., πόρνης, I Co 6:15; of Christians, μ. ἀλλήλων, Ro 12:5, Eph 4:25; Χριστοῦ, I Co 6:15; σώματος Χριστοῦ, I Co 12:27, Eph 5:30.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 5:29 · 5:30 |
| Romans | 6:13 · 6:19 · 7:5 · 7:23 · 12:4 · 12:5 |
| 1 Corinthians | 6:15 · 12:12 · 12:14 · 12:19 · 12:26 · 12:27 |
| Ephesians | 4:16 · 4:25 · 5:30 |
| Colossians | 3:5 |
| James | 3:5 · 3:6 · 4:1 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
μέλος, εος, τό,
limb, in early writers always in plural, [μέλος is corrupt for κατὰ μέρος in “hymnus ad Mercurium” 419)">Refs 8th c.BC+]; μελέων ἔντοσθε within my bodily frame, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κατὰ μέλη (-εα) limb by limb, like{μελεϊστί}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μέλη ποιεῖν dismember, [LXX]: later in singular, [μέλος τομή 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 2.1.30. ">Refs 1st c.BC+]
__2 metaphorically, ἐσμὲν.. ἀλλήλων μέλη [NT]
__3 features, form, οὐκέτ᾽ ἐγὼ.. γονέων μ. ὄψομαι [Refs]
__B especially musical member, phrase: hence, song, strain, first in [Refs], of the nightingale (the [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially of lyric poetry, τὸ Ἀρχιλόχου μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν μέλεϊ ποιέειν to write in lyric strain, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μέλη, τά, lyric poetry, choral songs, opposed to Epic or Dramatic verse, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.b lyric portion of the Comic παράβασις, [Refs 7th c.AD+]
__B.2 music to which a song is set, tune, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; opposed to ῥυθμός, μέτρον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ῥυθμός, ῥῆμα, [Refs]; Κρητικόν, Καρικόν, Ἰωνικὸν μ., [Refs 5th c.BC+] properly, correctly, ἐν μ. φθέγγεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρὰ μέλος incorrectly, inopportunely, πὰρ μ. ἔρχομαι [μέλος λαμπρύνεσθαι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1123a22, compare “EE” 1233a39. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.3 melody of an instrument, φόρμιγξ δ᾽ αὖ φθέγγοιθ᾽ ἱερὸν μ. ἠδὲ καὶ αὐλός [Refs 6th c.BC+]: generally, tone, μ. βοῆς [μέλος ἄεισεν, and Ἕλλησιν δ᾽ ᾄδων μέλεα καὶ ἐλέγους">Refs 5th c.BC+] is corrupt in epigram cited in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]