Strong’s G3191 · Greek
μελετάω
meletáō · mel-et-ah'-o
Origin from a presumed derivative of μέλω (G3199);
Meaning to take care of, i.e. (by implication) revolve in the mind
In the King James Version imagine, (pre-)meditate.
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- Mark 13:11But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
- Acts 4:25Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
- 1 Timothy 4:15Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.