μελετάω (meletaō) means “to meditate/plot” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: mel-et-ah'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
μελετάω · meletaō · to meditate/plot
μελετάω, -ῶ (μελέτη, care), [in LXX chiefly for הָגָה m ;] 1. with genitive, to care for (Hes.). 2. C. accusative to attend to, practise: 1Ti.4:15 (RV, be diligent in; cf. Souter in Exp., VIII, vi, 429, but see infr.). 3. to study, ponder: Act.4:25 (LXX) 1Ti.4:15 (AV, meditate on; cf. CGT, in l, but see supr.; cf. προ-μελετάω).† (AS)
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I devise, plan; practice, exercise myself in, study, ponder.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| be diligent | 1 |
| plot | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
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| do ye premeditate | 1 |
| imagine | 1 |
| meditate upon | 1 |
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You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Read word by wordBe diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.
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