μέλλω
mellō · be about to
Strong's ID: 3195
Lexical summary
109
NT occurrences
29
Observed forms
About this Greek word
To be about to, be on the point of, Mt. 2:13; Jn. 4:47; it serves to express in general a settled futurity, Mt. 11:14; Lk. 9:31; Jn. 11:51; to intend, Lk. 10:1; participle μέλλων, μέλλουσα, μέλλον, future as distinguished from past and present, Mt. 12:32; Lk. 13:9; to be always, as it were, about to do, to delay, linger, Acts 22:16
Principal-part candidates
Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.
Present
Citation form attested in NT
NT evidence
Future
Citation form attested in NT
NT evidence
Aorist
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Perfect active
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Perfect middle/passive
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Aorist passive
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Observed NT forms
These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.
Finite verb paradigms
Indicative mood
| Number | Person | Present Active | Imperfect Active | Future Active | References |
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| Second | — | — | |||
| Third | — | ||||
| Plural | First | — | — | ||
| Second | — | ||||
| Third | — |
Subjunctive mood
| Number | Person | Present Active | References |
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| Singular | Third |
Infinitive
| Voice | Present |
|---|---|
| Active |
Participle paradigms
Present Active participles
| Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Nominative | — | — | ||
| Genitive | |||||
| Dative | — | ||||
| Accusative | |||||
| Vocative | — | — | — | — | |
| Plural | Nominative | — | |||
| Genitive | — | ||||
| Dative | — | — | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | ||||
| Vocative | — | — | — | — |
NT distribution
NT Book
Book distribution counts: Acts: 34 occurrences; Revelation: 13 occurrences; John: 12 occurrences; Luke: 12 occurrences; Hebrews: 9 occurrences; Matthew: 9 occurrences; Romans: 5 occurrences; 1 Timothy: 3 occurrences; Mark: 2 occurrences; 2 Peter: 2 occurrences; James: 1 occurrences; 1 Peter: 1 occurrences; 2 Timothy: 1 occurrences; Ephesians: 1 occurrences; Galatians: 1 occurrences; Colossians: 1 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 1 occurrences; 1 Thessalonians: 1 occurrences
Author
- Luke46
- John25
- Paul14
- Hebrews9
- Matthew9
- Peter3
- Mark2
- James1
Author distribution counts: Luke: 46 occurrences; John: 25 occurrences; Paul: 14 occurrences; Hebrews: 9 occurrences; Matthew: 9 occurrences; Peter: 3 occurrences; Mark: 2 occurrences; James: 1 occurrences