What does προμελετάω (promeletáō) mean in the Bible?
προμελετάω (promeletáō) is a Greek word meaning "to premeditate".
Greek · G4304
προμελετάω
To premeditate
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προμελετάω G4304
Pronunciation promeletáō
What does προμελετάω (promeletáō) mean in the Bible?
προμελετάω (promeletáō) is a Greek word meaning "to premeditate".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4304?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include to worry beforehand (1).
Where does προμελετάω (promeletáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 21:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (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 to worry beforehand 1× Luke 21:14
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 21:14
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
προμελετᾶν 1x promeletan Luke 21:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Luke 21:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to premeditate
Source Gloss
to premeditate
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to practise beforehand : with infinitive, (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 21:14 Verb Present Active Infinitive
προμελετᾷν promeletan
I meditate beforehand, prepare
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
infinitive 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
προμελετάω 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