Dictionary entry

μελετάω

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

μελετάω, -ῶ

(< μελέτη, care), [in LXX chiefly for הגה;]

1. c. gen., to care for (Hes.).

2. C. acc. to attend to, practise: I Ti 4:15 (RV, be diligent in; cf. Souter in Exp., VIII, vi, 429, but v. infr.).

3. to study, ponder: Ac 4:25(LXX), I Ti 4:15 (AV, meditate on; cf. CGT, in l., but v. supr.; cf. προ-μελετάω).†