ἀμελέω
ameleō · neglect, ignore
Greek word · Strong’s number G272 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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ameleō (ἀμελέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “neglect, ignore”.
Neglect, pay no attention to, not care about.
How to say it
a·me·le·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Set aside, not attend to.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- neglect ×2
- disregarded ×1
- paid no attention ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 22:5
But they paid no attention and went off, one to his own field, another to his business;
- 1 Timothy 4:14
Do not neglect the gift in you, which was given to you through prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the council of elders.
- Hebrews 2:3
how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? It had its beginning in being spoken through the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard,
- Hebrews 8:9
not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in my covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord.