Lexical Definition

‎μέλω‎ mélō (mel'-o) to concern ^G:V
a primary verb

(take) care.

• to be of interest to, i.e. to concern (only third person singular present indicative used impersonally, it matters)

Abbott-Smith

μέλω, [in LXX: Jb 22:3 (חֵפֶץ), To 10:5, Wi 12:13, I Mac 14:42, 43*;]
1. intrans., to be an object of care, be a care; commonly in third pers.: c. dat. pers., Ac 18:17; very freq. impers., I Co 7:21; seq. ὅτι, Mk 4:38, Lk 10:40; c. gen. rei (as freq. in Att.), I Co 9:9; seq. περί, Mt 22:16, Mk 12:14, Jo 10:13 12:6, I Pe 5:7.
2. Trans., in act. and mid., to care for (not in LXX or NT).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

μέλω,

middle μέλομαι, used in both voices, either in neuter sense, to be an object of care or thought, or in active sense, care for, take an interest in.

__A present μέλω: imperfect ἔμελον, Epic dialect μέλον [Refs 8th c.BC+]future μελήσω, Epic dialect infinitive μελησέμεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist ἐμέλησα: perfect μεμέληκ; also Epic dialect and Lyric poetry μέμηλα, Doric dialect participle μεμᾱλώς uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+]singular and plural, except in present (see. below):—to be an object of care or thought, sometimes with a personal subject (not in Attic dialect Prose):
__A.I πᾶσι δόλοισιν ἀνθρώποισι μέλω by all manner of wiles am I in men's thoughts, i. e. am well known to them, [μέλων εἴην 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 155; μέλει σφισὶ Καλλιόπα [prev. author] “O.” 10(11).14; ἵνα θανοῦσα νερτέροισιν μέλω 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 850 (Lyric poetry); Ἔρως.. οὐρανίδαισι μέλων [prev. author] “Tr.” 842; μέλων πολλοῖσι “Anthologia Graeca” 5.121 (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Diodorus Epigrammaticus); ἡ μέλουσα ἀγέλη 4th c.AD: Themistius Sophista “Orationes” 1.10a: ">Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect participle, ἀρεταῖσι μεμαλότας dear to virtue, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μέλεγάρ οἱ [Ὀδυσσεύς] [Refs 8th c.BC+] let not these things weigh on thy soul, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σοὶ χρὴ τάδε πάντα μέλειν 'tis good these things should be a care to thee,[Refs 8th c.BC+]
__I.2 impersonal with infinitive, οὐκ ἔμελέν μοι ταῦτα μεταλλῆσαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: united with the personal construction, οὗτος μητρὶ κηδεύειν μέλει [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.3 less frequently with a conjunction, οὐ μέλειν οἱ ὅτι ἀποθνῄσκει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σοὶ μελέτω ὅκως.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐμοὶ τοῦτο μέλει, μὴ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ τοσοῦτόν μοι μέλει εἰ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.4 3rd.pers. singular is frequently used impersonal with the object in genitive, and person in dative, ᾧ μέλει μάχας to whom there is care for the battle, who careth for it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.5 absolutely, μηδέ σοι μελησάτω [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἶμαι θεοῖς τοῖς κάτω μέλειν, οἳ (nisi to be read οἷς) ἠδίκηνται [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.6 frequently with a negative, οὐδέν μοι μέλει I care not, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so τί δέ σοι μέλε; [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__A.II μέλον ἔστι periphrastic for μέλει, as τοῖσδ᾽ ἔσται μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 neuter participle used absolutely, οὐδὲν ἄρ᾽ ἐμοῦ μέλον for they took no thought of me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δῆλον ὅτι οἶσθα, μέλον γέ σοι since you care about it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.III middle is used by Poets and in [Refs 5th c.BC+]active, μελόμεθα, -ησόμεθα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be an object of care, Ἄρτεμιν ᾇ μελόμεσθα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: mostly in 3rd.pers. singular, ἐμοὶ δέ κε ταῦτα μελήσεται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μή τί τοι ἡγεμόνος γε ποθὴ μελέσθω let it not weigh on thy mind, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τἀντεῦθεν.. αὐτῷ μελέσθω Λοξίᾳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: rarely impersonal, σοὶ.. μελέσθω φρουρῆσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 Epic dialect perfect and pluperfect passive μέμβλεται, μέμβλετο (from μέ-μλ-εται, μέ-μλ-ετο), with present and imperfect sense, ἦ νύ τοι οὐκέτι πάγχυ μετὰ φρεσὶ μέμβλετ᾽ Ἀχιλλεύς (for μέλει); [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μέμβλετο γάρ οἱ τεῖχος (for ἔμελε)[Refs 8th c.BC+]present μέμβλομαι, 2nd pers. plural μέμβλεσθε [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural μέμβλονται, in active sense [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect and pluperfect (with present and imperfect sense) also occur in later Poets, μεμέληται [Refs 1st c.AD+]pluperfect μεμέλησο, -το, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; participle μεμελημένος, α, ον, cared for, πολλοῖς μεμελημέναι ἡρωῖναι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]aorist participle passive μεληθέν[Refs]; compare βέβλεσθαι.
__B with an object, care for, take an interest in a thing, with genitive, [Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect participle, μέγα πλούτοιο μεμηλώς busied with, attending to.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]: later in present, οὐκ ἔφα τις θεοὺς βροτῶν ἀξιοῦσθαι μέλειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: later with dative, care for, μέλω κύρτοις [Refs 1st c.BC+]: absolutely, to be anxious, μέλει.. κέαρ [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.2 rarely with accusative, πεντήκοντα βοῶν ἀντάξια ταῦτα μέμηλας thou hastinvented, [Refs] (perhaps μέμηδας).
__B.3 with _infinitive_, θεοὶ τῶν ἀδίκων μέλουσι (μέλλουσι codices _optative_) [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II _middle_ μέλομαι, care for, take care of, with genitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ λοιπά μου μέλου (where τὰ λ. is adverbial) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, μέλομαι.. ἀείδειν [Refs 6th c.BC+]: aorist in same sense, with genitive, τάφου μεληθείς [Refs 5th c.BC+]