What does ἀμελέω (ameléō) mean in the Bible?
ἀμελέω (ameléō): Deliberate neglect or indifference toward something of importance, not mere forgetfulness.
Greek · G272
ἀμελέω
To be careless of
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ἀμελέωG272
Pronunciationameléō
What does ἀμελέω (ameléō) mean in the Bible?
ἀμελέω (ameléō): Deliberate neglect or indifference toward something of importance, not mere forgetfulness.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G272?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include disregarded (1), if we neglect (1), neglect (1), they paid no attention (1).
Where does ἀμελέω (ameléō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 22:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (2), 1 Timothy (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itdisregarded1×Hebrews 8:9
if we neglect1×Hebrews 2:3
neglect1×1 Timothy 4:14
they paid no attention1×Matthew 22:5
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 22:5ἀμελήσαντεςtothey paid no attentionVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1 Timothy 4:14ἀμέλειtoneglectVerb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularHebrews 2:3ἀμελήσαντεςtoif we neglectVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralHebrews 8:9ἠμέλησαtodisregardedVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 22:5
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Matthew11 Timothy1Hebrews2
Source forms
ἀμελήσαντες2xamelēsantesMatthew 22:5, Hebrews 2:3
ἀμέλει1xamelei1 Timothy 4:14
ἠμέλησα1xēmelēsaHebrews 8:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural2xMatthew 22:5, Hebrews 2:3
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular1xHebrews 8:9
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular1x1 Timothy 4:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Deliberate neglect or indifference toward something of importance, not mere forgetfulness.
Strong'sG272
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms3 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to be careless of
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 22:5Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀμελήσαντεςamelhsantev
I neglect
Read verse1 Timothy 4:14Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
ἀμέλειamelei
I neglect
Read verseHebrews 2:3Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀμελήσαντεςamelhsantev
I neglect
Read verseHebrews 8:9Verb First Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἠμέλησαhmelhsa
I neglect
Read verse2 Peter 1:12Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἀμελήσωamelhsw
I neglect
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms4TensesAorist, PresentVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Aorist ActiveMatt 22:5 · Heb 2:32×
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Present Active1 Tim 4:141×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Aorist ActiveHeb 8:91×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist3present1
Voice
active4
Mood
participle2imperative1indicative1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἀμελέω is built from these roots: