Gloss
to be about to, on the point of; to be destined, must; to intend to; (what is) to come, the future
Forms of the word
Dictionary
μέλλω
Greek transliteration
mellō
Simplified transliteration
mello
Principal Parts
(ἔμελλον ανδ ἤμελλον), μελλήσω, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number
3195
GK Number
3516
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
109
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1d(2c)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for μέλλω
| John 6:15 | Therefore when Jesus realized that they were about (mellousin | μέλλουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again up the mountainside alone. |
| John 6:71 | (He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was going (emellen | ἔμελλεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to betray him.) |
| John 7:35 | Then the Jews said to one another, “Where is (mellei | μέλλει | pres act ind 3 sg) this man about (mellei | μέλλει | pres act ind 3 sg) to go that we will not find him? Surely he (mellei | μέλλει | pres act ind 3 sg) is (mellei | μέλλει | pres act ind 3 sg) not going (mellei | μέλλει | pres act ind 3 sg) to go to our people dispersed among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he? |
| John 7:39 | Now he said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in him were (emellon | ἔμελλον | imperf act ind 3 pl) to receive; for the Spirit was not yet present, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. |
| John 11:51 | He did not say this on his own, but being high priest that year he was prophesying that Jesus was about (emellen | ἔμελλεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to die for the nation, |
| John 12:4 | But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who would (mellōn | μέλλων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) betray him) said, |
| John 12:33 | He said this to signify the kind of death he was going (ēmellen | ἤμελλεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to die. |
| John 14:22 | Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened that you (melleis | μέλλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) are (melleis | μέλλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) going (melleis | μέλλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?” |
| John 18:32 | This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken indicating what kind of death he was going (ēmellen | ἤμελλεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to die. |
| Acts 3:3 | When he saw Peter and John about (mellontas | μέλλοντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. |
| Acts 5:35 | And he said to them, “Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves about these men, what you intend (mellete | μέλλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) to do. |
| Acts 11:28 | And one of them stood up, named Agabus, and indicated by the Spirit that there (mellein | μέλλειν | pres act inf ) would (mellein | μέλλειν | pres act inf ) be a great famine over all the world (which took place in the days of Claudius). |
| Acts 12:6 | Now when Herod was about (ēmellen | ἤμελλεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was asleep between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and guards before the door were guarding the prison. |
| Acts 13:34 | But regarding the fact that he has raised Jesus from the dead, no more about (mellonta | μέλλοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) to return to corruption, thus he said: ‘I will give to you the sacred and sure promises made to David.’ |
| Acts 16:27 | When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison standing open, he (ēmellen | ἤμελλεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) drew his sword and was about (ēmellen | ἤμελλεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to kill himself, for he thought the prisoners had escaped. |
| Acts 17:31 | because he has appointed a day on which he will (mellei | μέλλει | pres act ind 3 sg) judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has appointed, having provided proof to all by raising him from the dead.” |
| Acts 18:14 | But when Paul was about (mellontos | μέλλοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or a serious piece of villainy, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you. |
| Acts 19:27 | There is danger not only that this trade of ours will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis is in danger of being regarded as worthless and her magnificence in danger of (mellein | μέλλειν | pres act inf ) being destroyed, she whom all Asia and the world worship.” |
| Acts 20:3 | He spent three months there, and when a plot was hatched against him by the Jews as he was about (mellonti | μέλλοντι | pres act ptcp dat sg masc) to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. |
| Acts 20:7 | On the first day of the week, when we had gathered to break bread, Paul addressed them, and since he intended (mellōn | μέλλων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to leave the next day, he continued his message until midnight. |
| Acts 20:13 | We, then, went on to the ship and set sail for Assos, where we planned (mellontes | μέλλοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) to take Paul on board; for he had made this arrangement, intending (mellōn | μέλλων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) himself to travel by land. |
| Acts 20:38 | being saddened most of all because of the word he had spoken, that no longer were they going (mellousin | μέλλουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) see his face. And they escorted him to the ship. |
| Acts 21:27 | When the seven days were about (emellon | ἔμελλον | imperf act ind 3 pl) to be completed, the Jews from Asia, upon seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him, |
| Acts 21:37 | As he was about (mellōn | μέλλων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to be brought into the barracks, Paul said to the commanding officer, “Is it allowed for me to say something to you?” He replied, “Do you know Greek? |
| Acts 22:16 | And now why are you waiting (melleis | μέλλεις | pres act ind 2 sg)? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’ |
