Word study · Greek
amelέō
neglect
Say it: am-el-EH-o (approximate)
ἀμελέω
What it means
To neglect, to be careless of. In 4:14, "don't neglect the gift that is in you." In Matthew 22:5, the guests "made light of it," and in Hebrews 2:3, "neglect so great a salvation."
Range of meaning
- NeglectNot care for.
- Make light ofTreat as unimportant.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 4
"Don't neglect the gift that is in you" (4:14).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0272 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources