"not to care for, to neglect, disregard, Mt. 22:5; 1 Tim. 4:14; Heb. 2:3; 8:9*"
Definition and meaning
not to care for, to neglect, disregard, Mt. 22:5; 1 Tim. 4:14; Heb. 2:3; 8:9*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀμελέω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of ameleo (G272) across the King James Bible.
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.
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Common questions
Strong's G272 (ameleo) is a Greek word that means: not to care for, to neglect, disregard, Mt. 22:5; 1 Tim. 4:14; Heb. 2:3; 8:9* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word ameleo (G272) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G272 is ameleo, a Greek word defined as: not to care for, to neglect, disregard, Mt. 22:5; 1 Tim. 4:14; Heb. 2:3; 8:9*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ameleo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.