What does Mello mean?

Mello (μέλλω, Strong's G3195) is a Greek word. Strong's defines it as to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation). The King James Bible translates it as about, after that, be (almost), (that which is, things, + which was for) to come, intend, was to (be), mean, mind, be at the point, (be) ready, + return, shall (begin), (which, that) should (after, afterwards, hereafter) tarry, which was for, will, would, be yet.

What is the Strong's number for Mello?

The Strong's number for Mello (μέλλω) is G3195. It is a Greek word from Strong's public-domain dictionary keyed to the King James Bible.

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Mello (Strong’s G3195): Meaning in the Bible

Mello (μέλλω) is the Greek word numbered G3195 in Strong’s concordance of the Bible. Strong’s defines it as to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation). In the King James Bible it is translated about, after that, be (almost), (that which is, things.

μέλλω

méllō · Greek

Strong’s G3195 · mel'-lo

Original wordμέλλω
Transliterationméllō
Pronunciationmel'-lo
Strong’s numberG3195
LanguageGreek

The full Strong’s definition

to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation)

Derivation. a strengthened form of G3199 (through the idea of expectation);

How the King James Bible translates it

about, after that, be (almost), (that which is, things, + which was for) to come, intend, was to (be), mean, mind, be at the point, (be) ready, + return, shall (begin), (which, that) should (after, afterwards, hereafter) tarry, which was for, will, would, be yet.

Where Mello appears in the Bible

In the King James Bible’s text tagged with Strong’s numbers, Mello (G3195) stands behind 110 English renderings in 105 verses across 18 of the 66 books. It is most frequent in Acts (33), Luke (13), Revelation (13).

How the King James Bible renders Mello, by count

should21 of 110 (19 percent)
shall17 of 110 (15 percent)
come15 of 110 (14 percent)
would7 of 110 (6 percent)
about4 of 110 (4 percent)
to4 of 110 (4 percent)

Three places to read Mello

Matthew 2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
Acts 5:35 And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
Romans 8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

Counts are made at build time from the King James text tagged with Strong’s numbers (eBible.org, public domain). Verses are read from the stored King James text, never typed.

Why the word matters

Every word the biblical writers chose carries weight. Studying Mello in the original Greek lets you read the passages where it appears more carefully, closer to what the first hearers understood, so the meaning is drawn from the text itself rather than from the English alone.

The lexical data on this page comes from the public-domain Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890), a Hebrew and Greek dictionary keyed to the King James Bible. It is a reference tool, not a settled verdict: no single word decides a doctrine, and meaning is finally shaped by how a word is used in its sentences. Read the passages themselves, prayerfully, and in full.

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