Lexical Summary
melló: to be about to, to intend, to be destined
Original Word: μέλλω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: melló
Pronunciation: mel'-lo
Phonetic Spelling: (mel'-lo)
KJV: 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
NASB: about, going, come, intending, will, things to come, would
Word Origin: [a strengthened form of G3199 (μέλω - concerned) (through the idea of expectation)]
1. 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)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
to be about to
A strengthened form of melo (through the idea of expectation); 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) -- 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.
see GREEK melo
HELPS Word-studies
3195 méllō – properly, at the very point of acting; ready, "about to happen." 3195 (méllō) is used "in general of what is sure to happen" (J. Thayer).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. verb
Definitionto be about to
NASB Translationabout (30), almost (1), am about (2), certainly (1), come (12), delay (1), future (1), going (19), intend (1), intending (8), later (1), must (1), next* (1), point (1), propose (1), ready (1), things to come (3), will (6), will certainly (1), would (3), would live...thereafter (1), would certainly (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3195: μέλλωμέλλω; future
μελλήσω (
Matthew 24:6; and
L T Tr WH in
2 Peter 1:12); imperfect
ἔμελλον (so all editions in
Luke 9:31 (except
T WH);
John 6:6, 71 (except
R G);
