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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ἀμελέω G272
Pronunciation ameléō
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 It disregarded 1× Hebrews 8:9
if we neglect 1× Hebrews 2:3
neglect 1× 1 Timothy 4:14
they paid no attention 1× Matthew 22:5
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 22:5 ἀμελήσαντες to they paid no attention Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1 Timothy 4:14 ἀμέλει to neglect Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Hebrews 2:3 ἀμελήσαντες to if we neglect Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Hebrews 8:9 ἠμέλησα to disregarded Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 22:5
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 1 Timothy 1 Hebrews 2
Source forms
ἀμελήσαντες 2x amelēsantes Matthew 22:5, Hebrews 2:3
ἀμέλει 1x amelei 1 Timothy 4:14
ἠμέλησα 1x ēmelēsa Hebrews 8:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Matthew 22:5, Hebrews 2:3
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Hebrews 8:9
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x 1 Timothy 4:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Deliberate neglect or indifference toward something of importance, not mere forgetfulness.
Strong's G272
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 3 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to be careless of
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 22:5 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀμελήσαντες amelhsantev
I neglect
Read verse 1 Timothy 4:14 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
ἀμέλει amelei
I neglect
Read verse Hebrews 2:3 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀμελήσαντες amelhsantev
I neglect
Read verse Hebrews 8:9 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἠμέλησα hmelhsa
I neglect
Read verse 2 Peter 1:12 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἀμελήσω amelhsw
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 groups 3 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Active Matt 22:5 · Heb 2:3 2×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active 1 Tim 4:14 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Active Heb 8:9 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 present 1
Voice
active 4
Mood
participle 2 imperative 1 indicative 1
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:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain