Dictionary entry

ἀμελέω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀμελέω, -ῶ

(< μέλει), [in LXX: Je 4:17 (מרה) Je 31:32 (בּעל), Wi 3:10, II Mac 4:14*;]

(a) absol., to be careless, not to care: Mt 22:5;

(b) c. gen., to be careless of, to neglect: I Ti 4:14, He 2:3 8:9 (v. MM, VGT, s.v.).†