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μέλλω

Transliteration: mello · verb

109x in NTFirst: Matt 2:13
MeaningI am about to
Part of speechverb
Frequency109x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsμέλλει, μελλούσης, μέλλων, μέλλοντι, Μέλλει, μέλλω, μελλήσετε, μέλλοντα, μέλλῃ, ἤμελλεν
Example versesMatt 2:13 · Matt 3:7 · Matt 11:14 · Matt 12:32 · Matt 16:27
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What kind of word is μέλλω?

μέλλω (mello) is a verb that occurs 109 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I am about to” and first appears in Matt 2:13.

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