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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #3195 - μέλλω

Transliteration

méllō

Phonetics

mel'-lo

Origin

a strengthened form of (G3199) (through the idea of expectation)

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to be about
1. to be on the point of doing or suffering something
2. to intend, have in mind, think to

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 314 ‑ אַחֲרֹן (akh‑ar‑one', akh‑ar‑one'); 2656 ‑ חֵפֶץ (khay'‑fets); 6264 ‑ עָתִיד (aw‑theed');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (106)

Matthew 10

Mark 1

Luke 12

John 11

Acts 33

Romans 5

1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Timothy 3

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 9

James 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 1

Revelation 13

BSB (101)

Matthew 9

Mark 2

Luke 12

John 12

Acts 34

Romans 5

1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Timothy 3

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 9

James 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 2

Revelation 13

CSB (106)

Matthew 9

Mark 2

Luke 12

John 12

Acts 34

Romans 5

1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Timothy 3

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 9

James 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 2

Revelation 13

ESV (101)

Matthew 9

Mark 2

Luke 12

John 12

Acts 35

Romans 5

1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Timothy 3

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 10

James 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 1

Revelation 13

KJV (110)

Matthew 9

Mark 2

Luke 12

John 12

Acts 35

Romans 5

1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Timothy 3

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 10

James 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 1

Revelation 13

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (225)

Matthew 23

Mark 6

Luke 31

John 24

Acts 71

Romans 7

1 Corinthians 3

Galatians 1

Ephesians 2

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 3

1 Timothy 4

Hebrews 16

2 Peter 3

Revelation 30

N95 (104)

Matthew 10

Mark 2

Luke 11

John 10

Acts 35

Romans 5

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Timothy 3

Hebrews 9

2 Peter 3

Revelation 10

NAS (223)

Matthew 10

Mark 2

Luke 12

John 10

Acts 35

Romans 5

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Timothy 3

Hebrews 9

2 Peter 3

Revelation 10

NLT (92)

Matthew 12

Mark 4

Luke 14

John 19

Acts 42

Romans 11

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 3

1 Timothy 4

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 13

James 1

2 Peter 4

Revelation 21

WEB (110)

Matthew 10

Mark 3

Luke 12

John 11

Acts 33

Romans 5

1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Timothy 3

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 10

James 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 1

Revelation 14

YLT (102)

Matthew 8

Mark 2

Luke 11

John 10

Acts 32

Romans 4

1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Timothy 3

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 9

James 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 2

Revelation 13

ASV (106)

about to 1

am 1

and at the point 1

and was 1

are yet 1

art thou about 1

as he was about 1

be a 1

for, that there shall 1

he 1

he is about 1

he should 2

he was 2

he was at the point of 1

he was to 1

he will 1

he would 1

i was about 1

i will 1

intending 3

is 2

is about 1

is to 1

it shall 1

it was that should 1

men that are 1

more 1

must 1

nbsp 1

of him that was to come 1

of that which is to come 1

of the things to come 1

of them that should thereafter 1

shall 8

should 2

should afterwards 1

tarriest thou 1

that 1

that i am 1

that is about 1

that shall 2

that should 2

that there should 1

the things that were to 1

the time to come 1

there would 1

they would 1

things to come 3

thou art about 1

thou wilt 1

to 2

to come 8

unto those that should 1

was 5

was about 2

we are 1

were 1

were about 1

were almost 1

were ready 1

when he is about 1

which is to come 1

which shall 1

which was about 1

who shall 1

who should 2

will 3

will he 1

would 1

ye are about 1

ye must 1

ye shall 1

ye would 1

BSB (101)

about 3

am 1

am going 1

and about 1

and was about 1

are about 2

are you going 2

are you waiting for 1

as he was about 1

as she was about 1

city that is to come 1

coming 3

fine 1

future 1

going 1

he is about 1

he was about 2

he was going 2

he was} later 1

he will 1

he would later 1

i am about 1

i was about 1

i will 1

intend 1

is about 6

is going 1

jesus was about 1

of the coming 1

of what is coming on 1

one to come 2

should be 1

that there will 1

that will 1

that will be 1

the future 3

they were about 2

they would never 1

those who are going 1

to 1

to come 5

to see 1

to stand 1

was 1

was about 3

was going 2

was ready 1

we were to 1

we would 1

were 1

were about 2

were almost 1

were later 1

when he was about 1

who was 1

who was about 1

will 8

will he 1

would 7

you are about 2

you will 2

CSB (106)

about 1

be 2

come 10

delay 1

the coming 5

things to come 1

to 73

to come 1

toward 1

will 4

would 7

ESV (101)

about 16

almost 1

are 1

be 6

certainly 1

come 13

coming 2

do 1

drink 1

for 1

future 2

going 6

going to 1

he would 2

intend 2

intended 1

intending 3

is 4

more 1

point 2

should 1

that she may 1

that there would 1

they would 1

to 16

wait 1

waiting 1

were 4

will 6

would 2

KJV (110)

about 5

after 1

afterwards 1

almost 1

are 1

be 8

begin 1

come 18

doest 1

for 1

hereafter 1

intend 1

intending 1

meaning 1

minding 1

on 1

point 1

ready 3

shall 18

shalt 1

should 21

that 1

thou 1

to 1

wait 1

was 2

will 5

wilt 1

would 9

yet 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (225)

about 34

almost 1

am 2

are 7

certainly 2

come 15

coming 1

delay 1

future 1

going 27

intend 1

intending 5

is 11

must 1

propose 1

ready 1

soon 1

thereafter 1

things 3

to 69

was 27

were 5

will 6

would 2

N95 (104)

about 32

almost 1

am 2

certainly 3

come 15

delay 1

future 1

going 19

intend 1

intending 8

later 1

must 1

point 1

propose 1

ready 1

thereafter 1

things 3

will 7

would 5

NAS (223)

about 30

almost 1

am 2

are 8

at 1

certainly 2

come 15

coming 1

definitely 1

delay 1

destined 1

future 1

going 24

intend 2

intended 3

intending 3

is 10

of 1

point 1

ready 1

the 1

things 3

to 67

was 26

were 5

what 1

will 7

would 4

NLT (92)

about 13

ahead 1

almost 2

also 1

and 2

are 1

as 1

before 1

come 12

coming 3

ever 1

future 4

going 7

happen 1

is 1

later 2

leaving 1

near 1

planning 1

preparing 1

ready 2

since 1

so 1

someday 1

soon 2

that 1

tomorrow 2

until 1

waited 1

waiting 1

want 1

was 2

were 1

when 1

will 11

would 6

WEB (110)

* 1

about to 1

am 1

and at the point 1

and was 1

are 1

are yet 1

as he was about 1

do you 1

embarking 1

he 1

he is about 1

he should 2

he was 2

he was at the point of 1

he was to 1

he will 1

he would 1

him who was to come 1

i 1

i was about 1

i will 1

intending 3

is 2

is about 2

is to 1

it will 1

men who are 1

more 1

must 1

of the coming 1

of the things to come 1

of those who were going 1

should 1

should afterwards 1

that 2

that i am 1

that there should 1

that which is to come 1

that will 2

the things that were going to 1

the time to come 1

they would 1

things to come 3

to 4

to come 8

to those who would 1

was 3

was about 2

we are 1

were 1

were about 2

were almost 1

when he was about 1

which is to come 1

which will 1

who was about 1

who will 1

who would 4

will 11

will he 1

would 4

would be 1

you are about 4

you must 1

YLT (102)

[that] there is about to 1

[way] he was about to 1

about to 7

about to be 1

are about to 2

as about to 1

being about to 7

coming 7

coming one 1

he is about to 2

he may be about to 1

he was about to 6

himself was about to 1

i am about to 1

i will 1

intending 2

is about to 12

it is about to 2

may be about to 1

of simon, who is about to 1

of the coming 1

take heed 1

tarriest 1

that is about to 1

their voices, i was about to 1

they are about 1

they are about to 2

things about to 1

things about to be 1

things may be about to 1

things that are about to 1

thou are about to 1

thou art about to 1

time to come 1

to 2

to be 1

to be about to 1

to those about to be 1

was about to 6

we are about to 1

we, being about to 1

were about to 2

which is coming 2

who are about to 3

who is about to 4

who is coming 1

who was about to 1

ye are about to 2

ye shall 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-FAI-2P 1

V-IAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 3

V-IAI-3S 8

V-IAI-3S-ATT 6

V-PAI-1P 1

V-PAI-1S 2

V-PAI-2P 2

V-PAI-2S 4

V-PAI-3P 2

V-PAI-3S 16

V-PAN 7

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-APN 2

V-PAP-ASF 4

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-ASN 2

V-PAP-DSM 3

V-PAP-GPM 6

V-PAP-GPN 4

V-PAP-GSF 6

V-PAP-GSM 5

V-PAP-GSN 1

V-PAP-NPM 5

V-PAP-NPN 2

V-PAP-NSM 9

V-PAS-3S 3

ANT

V-FAI-2P 1

V-IAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 7

V-IAI-3S-ATT 7

V-PAI-1P 1

V-PAI-1S 2

V-PAI-2P 2

V-PAI-2S 4

V-PAI-3P 2

V-PAI-3S 17

V-PAN 7

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-APN 2

V-PAP-ASF 4

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-ASN 2

V-PAP-DSM 3

V-PAP-GPM 4

V-PAP-GPN 5

V-PAP-GSF 6

V-PAP-GSM 4

V-PAP-GSN 2

V-PAP-NPM 6

V-PAP-NPN 2

V-PAP-NSM 9

V-PAS-3S 3

BEZ

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-IAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 3

V-IAI-3S 14

V-PAI-1P 1

V-PAI-1S 2

V-PAI-2P 2

V-PAI-2S 4

V-PAI-3P 2

V-PAI-3S 16

V-PAN- 6

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-APN 2

V-PAP-ASF 4

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-ASN 3

V-PAP-DSM 3

V-PAP-DSN 1

V-PAP-GPM 3

V-PAP-GPN 5

V-PAP-GSF 6

V-PAP-GSM 4

V-PAP-GSN 2

V-PAP-NPM 4

V-PAP-NPN 2

V-PAP-NSM 9

V-PAS-3S 3

BGB

V-FAI-2P 1

V-IAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 1

V-IAI-3S 9

V-IAI-3S-ATT 2

V-PAI-1P 1

V-PAI-1S 2

V-PAI-2P 2

V-PAI-2S 4

V-PAI-3P 2

V-PAI-3S 16

V-PAN 6

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-APN 3

V-PAP-ASF 4

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-ASN 2

V-PAP-DSM 3

V-PAP-GPM 4

V-PAP-GPN 4

V-PAP-GSF 6

V-PAP-GSM 4

V-PAP-GSN 1

V-PAP-NPM 5

V-PAP-NPN 2

V-PAP-NSM 9

V-PAS-3S 3

BMT

V-FAI-2P 1

V-IAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 1

V-IAI-3S 11

V-IAI-3S-ATT 3

V-PAI-1P 1

V-PAI-1S 2

V-PAI-2P 2

V-PAI-2S 4

V-PAI-3P 2

V-PAI-3S 16

V-PAN 6

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-APN 3

V-PAP-ASF 4

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-ASN 2

V-PAP-DSM 3

V-PAP-GPM 4

V-PAP-GPN 4

V-PAP-GSF 6

V-PAP-GSM 4

V-PAP-GSN 1

V-PAP-NPM 6

V-PAP-NPN 2

V-PAP-NSM 9

V-PAS-3S 3

BYZ

V-FAI-2P 1

V-IAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 7

V-IAI-3S-ATT 7

V-PAI-1P 1

V-PAI-1S 2

V-PAI-2P 2

V-PAI-2S 4

V-PAI-3P 2

V-PAI-3S 17

V-PAN 7

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-APN 2

V-PAP-ASF 4

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-ASN 2

V-PAP-DSM 3

V-PAP-GPM 4

V-PAP-GPN 5

V-PAP-GSF 6

V-PAP-GSM 4

V-PAP-GSN 2

V-PAP-NPM 6

V-PAP-NPN 2

V-PAP-NSM 9

V-PAS-3S 3

ELZ

D-ASN 1

R-ASM 1

T-GSF 1

T-NSM 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-IAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 3

V-IAI-3S 13

V-PAI-1P 1

V-PAI-1S 2

V-PAI-2P 2

V-PAI-2S 3

V-PAI-3P 2

V-PAI-3S 16

V-PAN 6

V-PAPAPM 3

V-PAPAPN 2

V-PAPASF 4

V-PAPASM 2

V-PAPASN 1

V-PAPDSM 3

V-PAPDSN 1

V-PAPGPM 3

V-PAPGPN 5

V-PAPGSF 5

V-PAPGSM 4

V-PAPGSN 2

V-PAPNPM 4

V-PAPNPN 2

V-PAPNSM 7

V-PAS-3S 3

NA26

V-1FAIS 1

V-1IAIS 1

V-1PAIP 1

V-1PAIS 2

V-2FAIP 1

V-2PAIP 2

V-2PAIS 4

V-3IAIP 3

V-3IAIS 14

V-3PAIP 2

V-3PAIS 16

V-3PASS 3

V-PAN 6

V-PAPAPM 3

V-PAPAPN 2

V-PAPASF 4

V-PAPASM 2

V-PAPASN 3

V-PAPDSM 3

V-PAPDSN 1

V-PAPGPM 3

V-PAPGPN 5

V-PAPGSF 6

V-PAPGSM 4

V-PAPGSN 2

V-PAPNPM 4

V-PAPNPN 2

V-PAPNSM 9

SBL

V-FAI-2P 1

V-IAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 7

V-IAI-3S-ATT 7

V-PAI-1P 1

V-PAI-1S 2

V-PAI-2P 2

V-PAI-2S 4

V-PAI-3P 2

V-PAI-3S 17

V-PAN 7

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-APN 2

V-PAP-ASF 4

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-ASN 2

V-PAP-DSM 3

V-PAP-GPM 4

V-PAP-GPN 5

V-PAP-GSF 6

V-PAP-GSM 4

V-PAP-GSN 2

V-PAP-NPM 6

V-PAP-NPN 2

V-PAP-NSM 9

V-PAS-3S 3

SCV

V-FAI-2P 1

V-IAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 7

V-IAI-3S-ATT 7

V-PAI-1P 1

V-PAI-1S 2

V-PAI-2P 2

V-PAI-2S 4

V-PAI-3P 2

V-PAI-3S 17

V-PAN 7

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-APN 2

V-PAP-ASF 4

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-ASN 2

V-PAP-DSM 3

V-PAP-GPM 4

V-PAP-GPN 5

V-PAP-GSF 6

V-PAP-GSM 4

V-PAP-GSN 2

V-PAP-NPM 6

V-PAP-NPN 2

V-PAP-NSM 9

V-PAS-3S 3

STV

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-IAI-1S-ATT 1

V-IAI-3P 3

V-IAI-3S 3

V-IAI-3S-ATT 11

V-PAI-1P 1

V-PAI-1S 2

V-PAI-2P 2

V-PAI-2S 4

V-PAI-3P 2

V-PAI-3S 16

V-PAN 6

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-APN 2

V-PAP-ASF 4

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-ASN 2

V-PAP-DSM 3

V-PAP-DSN 1

V-PAP-GPM 4

V-PAP-GPN 5

V-PAP-GSF 6

V-PAP-GSM 4

V-PAP-GSN 2

V-PAP-NPM 4

V-PAP-NPN 2

V-PAP-NSM 10

V-PAS-3S 3

TIS

V-FAI-2P 1

V-IAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 7

V-IAI-3S-ATT 7

V-PAI-1P 1

V-PAI-1S 2

V-PAI-2P 2

V-PAI-2S 4

V-PAI-3P 2

V-PAI-3S 17

V-PAN 7

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-APN 2

V-PAP-ASF 4

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-ASN 2

V-PAP-DSM 3

V-PAP-GPM 4

V-PAP-GPN 5

V-PAP-GSF 6

V-PAP-GSM 4

V-PAP-GSN 2

V-PAP-NPM 6

V-PAP-NPN 2

V-PAP-NSM 9

V-PAS-3S 3

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-IAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 3

V-IAI-3S 14

V-PAI-1P 1

V-PAI-1S 2

V-PAI-2P 2

V-PAI-2S 4

V-PAI-3P 2

V-PAI-3S 16

V-PAN 6

V-PAP-APM 3

V-PAP-APN 2

V-PAP-ASF 4

V-PAP-ASM 2

V-PAP-ASN 2

V-PAP-DSM 3

V-PAP-DSN 1

V-PAP-GPM 3

V-PAP-GPN 6

V-PAP-GSF 6

V-PAP-GSM 4

V-PAP-GSN 2

V-PAP-NPM 4

V-PAP-NPN 2

V-PAP-NSM 10

V-PAS-3S 3

TRG

D-ASN 1

R-ASM 1

T-GSF 1

T-NSM 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-IAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 3

V-IAI-3S 13

V-PAI-1P 1

V-PAI-1S 2

V-PAI-2P 2

V-PAI-2S 4

V-PAI-3P 2

V-PAI-3S 16

V-PAN 6

V-PAPAPM 3

V-PAPAPN 2

V-PAPASF 4

V-PAPASM 2

V-PAPASN 1

V-PAPDSM 3

V-PAPDSN 1

V-PAPGPM 3

V-PAPGPN 5

V-PAPGSF 5

V-PAPGSM 4

V-PAPGSN 2

V-PAPNPM 4

V-PAPNPN 2

V-PAPNSM 7

V-PAS-3S 3

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

μέλλω,

I impf. ἔμελλον and ἤμελλον (v. infr.), μέλλον Il. 17.278, Od. 1.232, 9.378, B. 12.164; , Ion. μέλλεσκον Theoc. 25.240, Mosch. 2.109: fut. μελλήσω D. 6.15, Matthew 24:6 : aor. ἐμέλλησα Th. 3.55, X. HG 5.4.65, etc., and ἠμ- (v. infr.): — Pass. and Med., v. infr. v. — Only pres. and impf. in Hom., Hes., Lyr., and Trag.: aor. only in Prose (exc. Thgn., v. infr.): the impf. ἤμελλον with long augm. is established by the metre in Hes. Th. 898, Thgn. 906, Ar. Ec. 597, Ra. 1038 (both anap.), A.R. 1.1309 (cf. Sch. ad loc.), Call. Del. 58: aor. 1 ἠμέλλησα Thgn. 259; ἤμελλον is not found in earlier Att. Inscrr., but occurs in Pap., as PPetr. 2p.146 (iii B. C.), Phld. Rh. 1.145 S. (but ἔμελλον Hyp. Ath. 7, Arist. Ath. 25.3). I to be destined or likely to, indicating an estimated certainty or strong probability in the present, past, or future (cf. Aristonic. ap. Sch. Il. 10.326, 11.817, 16.46,al.): a. c. pres. inf. (or its equivalent), of a probability in the present, ὅθι που μέλλουσιν ἄριστοι βουλὰς βουλεύειν where belike the best are holding counsel, Il. 10.326; ᾧ μέλλεις εὔχεσθαι to whom thou doubtless prayest, 11.364; μέλλεις δὲ σὺ ἴδμεναι doubtless thou knowest, Od. 4.200; τὰ δὲ μέλλετ' ἀκουέμεν belike you have heard it, Il. 14.125, cf. Od. 4.94; οὕτω που Διὶ μέλλει ὑπερμενέϊ φίλον εἶναι Il. 2.116; ὄλβον δὲ θεοὶ μέλλουσιν ὀπάζειν methinks it is the gods who give wealth, Od. 18.19; εἰ δ' οὕτω τοῦτ' ἐστίν, ἐμοὶ μέλλει φίλον εἶναι you may be sure it is my good pleasure, Il. 1.564. b. c. aor. inf., of a probability in the past, μέλλω που ἀπεχθέσθαι Διὶ πατρί I must have become hateful to father Zeus, 21.83; κελευσέμεναι δέ σ' ἔμελλε δαίμων a god must surely have bidden thee, Od. 4.274; πολλάκι που μέλλεις ἀρήμεναι you must often have prayed, 22.322; μέλλω ἀθανάτους ἀλιτέσθαι I must have sinned against the immortals, 4.377; ἄλλοτε δή ποτε μᾶλλον ἐρωῆσαι πολέμοιο μέλλω at any other time rather than this I may have drawn back.., Il. 13.777; μέλλει μέν πού τις καὶ φίλτερον ἄλλον ὀλέσσαι before now, no doubt, a man has lost.., 24.46, cf. 18.362; τοῦ δ' ἤδη μέλλουσι κύνες ταχέες τ' οἰωνοὶ ῥινὸν ἀπ' ὀστεόφιν ἐρύσαι Od. 14.133; of a destiny in the past, ἔμελλεν οἷ αὐτῷ θάνατον.. λιτέσθαι he was fated to have been praying for his own death, Il. 16.46; ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἄρ' ἔμελλον ἑταίρῳ κτεινομένῳ ἐπαμῦναι since I was (i.e. am) not destined to have succoured my comrade when they were slaying him, 18.98: c. pres. inf., οὐκ ἄρ' ἔμελλες ἀνάλκιδος ἀνδρὸς ἑταίρους ἔδμεναι he was to turn out no helpless man whose comrades you ate, Od. 9.475. c. c. fut. inf., of a destin y or probability in the future, ἅ οὐ τελέεσθαι ἔμελλον which were not to be accomplished, Il. 2.36; τάχα δ' ἀνστήσεσθαι ἔμελλεν ib. 694; ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἄρ' ἔμελλον ἔγωγε νοστήσας οἶκόνδε.. εὐφρανέειν ἄλοχον 5.686, cf. 12.113, 22.356, Od. 13.293, 384; μέλλον ἔτι ξυνέσεσθαι ὀϊζυῖ πολλῇ 7.270; περὶ τρίποδος γὰρ ἔμελλον θεύσεσθαι they were to have run.., Il. 11.700, cf. E. HF 463; χρόνῳ ἔμελλέ σ' Ἕκτωρ.. ἀποφθίσειν S. Aj. 1027; ἔμελλον ἄρα παύσειν ποθ' ὑμᾶς τοῦ κοάξ Ar. Ra. 268; φεύγεις; ἔμελλόν σ' ἆρα κινήσειν ἐγώ Id. Nu. 1301, cf. V. 460, Pl. 103, Ach. 347: c. pres. inf., καὶ γὰρ ἐγώ ποτ' ἔμελλον ἐν ἀνδράσιν ὄλβιος εἶναι I had a chance of being, might have been.., Od. 18.138; μέλλεν ποτὲ οἶκος ὅδ' ἀφνειὸς καὶ ἀμύμων ἔμμεναι, ὄφρ' ἔτι κεῖνος ἀνὴρ ἐπιδήμιος ἦεν 1.232: c. aor. inf. (cf. infr. 11), οὐδεὶς ἂν οὐδὲ μελλήσειε γενέσθαι ἀγαθός Arist. EN 1105b11: with inf. understood, [ τὰ μὲν] πάσχουσι, τὰ δὲ μέλλουσι [πάσχειν ] A. Pers. 814; ἀλλ' οὐχ οὑμὸς τοῦτο πέπονθεν βίος οὐ μὰ Δί' οὐδέ γε μέλλει no, not likely ! Ar. Pl. 551; οὐδὲν.. οὔτε ἐπάθετε οὔτε ἐμελλήσατε Th. 3.55; οὔτ' ἐμὲ ἀπέφηνεν ἡ βουλὴ οὔτ' ἐμέλλησεν Din. 1.49. in εἰ clauses, εἰ μέλλει πόλις εἶναι if it is to be a city, Pl. Prt. 324e: c. fut. inf., εἰ ἐμέλλομεν.. ἀνοίσειν if we were to refer.., Id. Phd. 75b: c. aor. inf., εἰ μέλλομεν.. δηλῶσαι Id. Lg. 713a, cf. Smp. 184d, Plt. 268d, al.: so in part., τὴν μέλλουσαν οἰκήσεσθαι πόλιν καλῶς Arist. Pol. 1261a3, etc. in final clauses, ξυνεπιμέλεσθαι ᾗ μέλλει ἄριστα ἕξειν, = ᾗ ἄριστα ἕξει, Th. 8.39; εἴχομεν ἂν.. ἐπιστάτην λαβεῖν.. ὃς ἔμελλεν.. ποιήσειν Pl. Revelation 20:1-15 b, cf. App. Syr. 46, etc. in questions, the inf. being understood, τί οὐ μέλλω (μέλλεις, etc.); why shouldn't I? why is it not likely that I should?, i. e. yes, of course, τὸν υἱὸν ἑόρακας αὐτοῦ; Answ. τί δ' οὐ μέλλω (sc. ἑορακέναι); of course I have, X. HG 4.1.6; τί δ' οὐ μέλλει, εἴπερ γε δρᾷ αὐτό; Pl. R. 605c; πῶς γὰρ οὐ μέλλει; Id. Phd. 78b, etc.; ἀλλὰ τί μέλλει; what (else) would you expect ? i. e. yes, of course, Id. R. 349d, Hp.Mi. 373d.

II to be about to, in purely temporal sense, c. fut. inf., Ἕκτορα δῖον ἔτετμεν ἀδελφεόν, εὖτ' ἄρ' ἔμελλε στρέψεσθ' ἐκ χώρης Il. 6.515; ὁ μέν μιν ἔμελλε γενείου.. ἁψάμενος λίσσεσθαι (perh. pres. inf.), ὁ δ' αὐχένα μέσσον ἔλασσε 10.454; ἄλεισον ἀναιρήσεσθαι ἔμελλε Od. 22.9, cf. Il. 23.544, 2.39, 6.52, 393; δειπνήσειν μέλλομεν, ἢ τί; Ar. Av. 464, cf. Eq. 931 (lyr.), Th. 2.8, etc.: c. pres. inf., τί μέλλεις δρᾶν; Ar. V. 1379, Th. 215, cf. Ec. 760, Ach. 493, Av. 498, al.; μέλλω μαίνεσθαι Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 1.23: more rarely c. aor. inf., παθεῖν A. Pr. 625; κτανεῖν S. OT 967 (nisi leg. κτενεῖν) ; ἀναλαβεῖν, λιπεῖν, θανεῖν, E. Or. 292, Heracl. 709, Med. 393; ἀπολέσαι, λαβεῖν, Ar. Av. 366, Ach. 1159 (lyr.); προσθεῖναι Th. 3.92; οὐδὲ ἐμέλλησαν οὐδὲ διενοήθησαν ἐνθέσθαι D. 35.19: Phryn. 316 wrongly condemns this constr. — The inf. is sts. omitted, τὸ μέλλειν ἀγαθά (sc. πράσσειν or πράξειν) the expectation of good things, E. Or. 1182, cf. IA 1118.

III to be always going to do without ever doing: hence, delay, put off, freq. in Trag. (also in Med. μέλλομαι, v. infr. IV fin.): in this signf. usu. folld. by pres. inf., S. OT 678 (lyr.), OC 1627, etc.; τοὺς ξυμμάχους.. οὐ μελλήσομεν τιμωρεῖν· οἱ δ' οὐκέτι μέλλουσι κακῶς πάσχειν we shall not delay to succour our allies, for their sufferings are not being delayed, Th. 1.86: freq. with μὴ οὐ, A. Pr. 627, S. Aj. 540: with μή, τί μέλλομεν.. μὴ πράσσειν κακά; E. Med. 1242: rarely folld. by aor. inf., Id. Ph. 299 (lyr.), Rh. 673: inf. is freq. omitted, τί μέλλεις; why delayest thou ? A. Pr. 36, cf. Pers. 407, Ag. 908, 1353, S. Fr. 917, Th. 8.78, etc.; μακρὰ μ. S. OC 219 (lyr.); Ἄρης στυγεῖ μέλλοντας E. Heracl. 723; ἴωμεν καὶ μὴ μέλλωμεν ἔτι Pl. Lg. 712b; μέλλον τι.. ἔπος a hesitating word, which one hesitates to speak, E. Ion 1002; μέλλων σφυγμός a hesitating pulse, Gal. 8.653. part. μέλλων is used quasi-adjectivally, ὁ μ. χρόνος the future time, Pi. O. 10(11).7, A. Pr. 839, Arist. Top. 111b28: Gramm., ὁ μέλλων the future tense, D.T. 638.23, A.D. Synt. 69.28, etc.; ἡ μ. αὐτοῦ δύναμις his future power, Pl. R. 494c; μ. φυλάξασθαι χρέος Pi. O. 7.40; τὸν μ. βλαστόν (καρπόν codd.) Thphr. HP 4.15.1: esp. in neut., τὸ μέλλον, τὰ μέλλοντα things to come, the future, Pi. O. 2.56, A. Pr. 102, Th. 1.138, 4.71, Pl. Tht. 178e, etc.; opp. to what is simply future (τὸ ἐσόμενον), Arist. Div.Somn. 463b29, cf. GC 337b4; εἰς τὸ μέλλον (sc. ἔτος) Luke 13:9, cf. PLond. 3.1231.4 (ii A. D.), Plu. Caes. 14: — also in Med., τὰ ἰσχυρότατα ἐλπιζόμενα μέλλεται your strongest pleas are hopes in futurity, Th. 5.111: — but Pass. μέλλομαι, ὡς μὴ μέλλοιτο τὰ δέοντα that the necessary steps might not be delayed, X. An. 3.1.47; ἐν ὅσῳ ταῦτα μέλλεται while these delays are going on, D. 4.37: fut. μελλήσομαι dub. l. in Procop. Goth. 2.30: pf. part. μεμελλημένος, = μέλλων, σφυγμός Gal. 9.308.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

μέλλω; future μελλήσω (Matthew 24:6; and L T Tr WH in 2 Peter 1:12); imperfect ἔμελλον (so all editions in Luke 9:31 (except T WH); John 6:6, 71 (except R G); (except T); (except L Tr); Acts 21:27; Revelation 3:2 (where R present); (except L Tr)) and ἤμελλον (so all editions in Luke 7:2; Luke 10:1 (except R G); ; John 4:47; John 12:33; John 18:32; Acts 12:6 (exe. R G L); (except R G); (except R G T); Hebrews 11:8 (except L); cf. references under the word βούλομαι, at the beginning and Rutherford's note on Babrius 7, 15), to be about to do anything; so:

1. the participle, ὁ μέλλων, absolutely: τά μέλλοντα and τά ἐνεστῶτα are contrasted, Romans 8:38; 1 Corinthians 3:22; εἰς τό μέλλον, for the future, hereafter, Luke 13:9 (but see εἰς, A. II. 2 (where Grimm supplies ἔτος)); 1 Timothy 6:19; τά μέλλοντα, things future, things to come, i. e., according to the context, the more perfect state of things which will exist in the αἰών μέλλων, Colossians 2:17; with nouns, ὁ αἰών ὁ μέλλων, Matthew 12:32; Ephesians 1:21; ζωῆς τῆς νῦν καί τῆς μελλούσης, 1 Timothy 4:8; τήν οἰκουμένην τήν μέλλουσαν, Hebrews 2:5; τῆς μελλούσης ὀργῆς Matthew 3:7; τό κρίμα τό μέλλον, Acts 24:25; πόλις, Hebrews 13:14; τά μέλλοντα ἀγαθά, Hebrews 9:11 (but L Tr marginal reading WH text γενομένων); ; τοῦ μέλλοντος namely, Ἀδάμ, i. e. the Messiah, Romans 5:14.

2. joined to an infinitive (cf. Winers Grammar, 333f (313); Buttmann, § 140, 2), a. to be on the point of doing or suffering something: with an infinitive present, ἤμελλεν ἑαυτόν ἀναιρεῖν, Acts 16:27; τελευτᾶν, Luke 7:2; ἀποθνῄσκειν, John 4:47; add, Luke 21:7; Acts 3:3; Acts 18:14; Acts 20:3; Acts 22:26; Acts 23:27; with an infinitive passive, Acts 21:27; Acts 27:33, etc.

b. to intend, have in mind, think to: with an infinitive present, Matthew 2:13; Luke 10:1; Luke 19:4; John 6:6, 15; John 7:35; John 12:4; John 14:22 Acts 5:35; Acts 17:31; Acts 20:7, 13; Acts 22:26; Acts 26:2; Acts 27:30; Hebrews 8:5; (2 Peter 1:10 L T Tr WH); Revelation 10:4; with an infinitive aorist (a construction censured by Phryn., p. 336, but authenticated more recently by many examples from the best writings from Homer down; cf. Winers Grammar, 333f (313f); Lob. ad Phryn., p. 745ff; (but see Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 420ff)): Acts 12:6 L T WH; Revelation 2:10 (βαλεῖν R G); ; with future infinitive ἔσεσθαι, Acts 23:30 R G.

c. as in Greek writings from Homer down, of those things which will come to pass (or which one will do or suffer) by fixed necessity or divine appointment (German sollen (are to be, destined to be, etc.)); with present infinitive active: Matthew 16:27; Matthew 17:12; Matthew 20:22; Luke 9:31; John 6:71; John 7:39; John 11:51; John 12:33; John 18:32; Acts 20:38; Acts 26:22, 23; Hebrews 1:14; Hebrews 11:8; Revelation 2:10a; Revelation 3:10; Revelation 8:13, etc.; ἡλιάς ὁ μέλλων ἔρχεσθαι, Matthew 11:14; ὁ μέλλων λυτροῦσθαι, Luke 24:12; κρίνειν, 2 Timothy 4:1 (WH marginal reading κρῖναι); with present infinitive passive: Matthew 17:22; Mark 13:4; Luke 9:44; Luke 19:11; Luke 21:36; Acts 26:22; Romans 4:24; 1 Thessalonians 3:4; James 2:12; Revelation 1:19 (Tdf. γενέσθαι); Revelation 6:11; τῆς μελλούσης ἀποκαλύπτεσθαι δόξης, 1 Peter 5:1; with aorist infinitive: τήν μέλλουσαν δόξαν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι, Romans 8:18; τήν μέλλουσαν πίστιν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι, Galatians 3:23; used also of those things which we infer from certain preceding events will of necessity follow: with an infinitive present, Acts 28:6; Romans 8:13; with an infinitive future, Acts 27:10.

d. in general, of what is sure to happen: with an infinitive present, Matthew 24:6; John 6:71; 1 Timothy 1:16; Revelation 12:5; Revelation 17:8; with an infinitive future ἔσεσθαι, Acts 11:28; Acts 24:15.

e. to be always on the point of doing without ever doing, i. e. to delay: τί μέλλεις; Acts 22:16 (Aeschylus Prom. 36; τί μέλλετε; Euripides, Hec. 1094; Lucian, dial. mort. 10, 13, and often in secular authors; 4 Macc. 6:23; 9:1).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

μέλλω ,

[in LXX: Job 3:8 (H6264) Job 19:25 (H314); elsewhere for fut., and freq. in Wis, II, Iv Mac;]

to be about to be or do;

1. c. inf. (El., § 62, 4; 68, 2; M, Pr., 114);

(a) of intending or being about to do of one's own free will: c. inf. praes., Matthew 2:13, Luke 10:1, Acts 3:3; Acts 5:35, Hebrews 8:5, 2 Peter 1:12 (Field, Notes, 240), al.; c. inf. aor. (B1., § 58, 3), Acts 12:6, Hebrews 3:16;

(b) of compulsion, necessity or certainty: c. inf. praes., Matthew 16:27, Luke 9:31, John 6:71, Romans 4:24, al.; c. inf. aor., Romans 8:18, Galatians 3:23, Hebrews 3:2; Hebrews 12:4.

2. Ptcp., ὁ μέλλων : absol., Romans 8:38, 1 Corinthians 3:22; τὰ μ ., Colossians 2:17; εἰς τὸ μ . (Field, Notes, 65); c. subst., Matthew 3:7; Matthew 12:32 (ὁ αἰὼν ὁ μ .; LXX for עַד ), Acts 24:25, 1 Timothy 4:8, Hebrews 2:5, al.

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Vocabulary of the Greek NT

In the NT μέλλω is construed 84 times with the pres. inf. : cf. P Par 43.2 (B.C. 154) μέλλω δὲ ἰσάγειν ἐν τῷ μεσορὴ μηνί, ib. 48.19 (B.C. 153) καταπλεῖν μέλλομεν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα, P Meyer 20.9 (Ist half iii/A.D.) μέλλι πρὸς ἡμᾶς ἔρχεσθαι, .18 μέλλω σοι ἀεὶ γράφειν, P Tebt II. 416.5 (iii/A.D.) μέλλω μένιν εἰς Ἀντινόου, and P Oxy VIII. 1156.10 (iii/A.D.) μέλλο [με ]ν ̣ χόρτου χρίαν ἔχιν. For the constr. with the fut. inf., which is obsolete in the NT (cf. TR Acts 23:30), cf. Syll 432.10 (B.C. 326–5) ὀμόσασιν. . . [ποιήσεσθαι τὴν ] ἐπιτροπὴν καθ᾽ ὅτι ἂν μέλλει ἔσ [ε ]σθαι κτλ. Μέλλω followed by the aor. inf. act. is seen in such passages as P Giss I. 12.5 (ii/A.D.) ὁσάκις ἐὰν μέλ ̣λῃς πέμψαι, P Oxy XII. 1488.20 (ii/A.D.) ἔμελλον γὰρ ἀνελθεῖν, and ib. VII. 1067.17 (iii/A.D.) εἰ μέλλεις ἐλθεῖν ἐλθέ, ";come if you are coming,"; and by the aor. inf. pass. in P Goodsp Cairo 3.10 (iii/B.C.) ἡνίκα ἤμελλον κοιμηθῆναι ἔγραψα ἐπιστόλια β ̄, and P Par 47.12 (c. B.C. 153) (= Witkowski, 2 p. 89, Selections, p. 22) κἂν ι ̣̔̓δῆς ὅτι μέλλομεν σωθῆναι, τότε βαπτιζώμεθα, ";and even if you know that we are about to be saved, just at that time we are immersed in trouble."; According to Meisterhans Gr. p. 169 the ἠ –augment appears in the Attic inscrr. after B.C. 300. Only one instance of the ἐ –augment is found at Priene, viz. Priene 11.5 (c. B.C. 297) ἔμελ ̣[λον τυχεῖν (see Rouffiac Recherches, p. 27). For the NT usage see Moulton Gr. ii. p. 188. Εἰς τὸ μέλλον in the sense of ";next year"; is seen in P Lond 1231.4 (A.D. 144) (= III. p. 108) τὴν εἰς τὸ μ ̣[έ ]λλον γε ̣ω ̣ργείαν —a good parallel to the meaning in Luke 13:9 as against AV ";then after that,"; RV ";thenceforth"; : cf. Field Notes, p. 65.

In Matthew 24:6 μελλήσετε δὲ ἀκούειν πολέμους the meaning may be ";you must then be prepared to hear of wars,"; but this use of the fut. tense is out of the question in 2 Peter 1:12 μελλήσω ἀεὶ ὑμᾶς ὑπομιμνήσκειν, as Mayor ad l. points out, and accordingly he prefers with Field (Notes, p. 240) to read μελήσω instead of μελλήσω with the meaning, ";I shall take care to remind you."; In MGr μελλούμενο is used for ";the future."; For compounds, like μελλοπρόεδρος, ";a future president,"; cf. P Giss I. p. 87 f.

List of Word Forms

έμελλε εμελλεν έμελλεν ἔμελλεν έμελλες εμελλον έμελλον ἔμελλον ήμελλε ημελλεν ήμελλεν ἤμελλεν ημελλον ἤμελλον μελλει μέλλει μελλειν μέλλειν μελλεις μέλλεις μελλετε μέλλετε μελλη μελλή μέλλη μέλλῃ μελλησετε μελλήσετε μελλησω μελλήσω μελλομεν μέλλομεν μελλον μέλλον μελλοντα μέλλοντα μελλοντας μέλλοντας μελλοντες μέλλοντες μελλοντι μέλλοντι μελλοντος μέλλοντος μελλοντων μελλόντων μελλουσαν μέλλουσαν μελλουσης μελλούσης μέλλουσι μελλουσιν μέλλουσιν μελλω μέλλω μελλων μέλλων emellen émellen ēmellen ḗmellen emellon émellon ēmellon ḗmellon melle mellē mellei méllei méllēi mellein méllein melleis mélleis mellesete mellēsete mellḗsete melleso mellēsō mellḗso mellḗsō mellete méllete mello mellō méllo méllō mellomen méllomen mellon mellōn méllon méllōn mellonta méllonta mellontas méllontas mellontes méllontes mellonti méllonti mellonton mellontōn mellónton mellóntōn mellontos méllontos mellousan méllousan mellouses mellousēs melloúses melloúsēs mellousin méllousin