μέλλω mellō

Greek word for “to ensue” · Strong’s G3195 · used 109 times in 106 verses

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Meaning

μέλλω; to be about to be or do;

How it is translated

Glosses given for mellō in context, with how often each is used:

• about 43
• being about 25
• coming 10
• soon 5
• being soon 2
• may soon 2
• ensue 2
• going 2
• ensuing 2
• coming one 2
• will begin 1
• soon coming 1

Where it is used

Also in 6 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 20 (4), Acts 23 (4), Acts 27 (4), John 6 (3), Acts 22 (3), Acts 26 (3), Romans 8 (3), Revelation 3 (3), Matthew 17 (2), Luke 9 (2)

Forms

• μέλλει 16
• ἤμελλεν 11
• μέλλων 9
• μελλόντων 8
• μελλούσης 6
• μέλλοντα 6
• μέλλειν 6
• μέλλοντος 5
• μέλλοντι 4
• μέλλεις 4

Words used with it

Words that share verses with mellō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• τε te “and/both” 10
• Παῦλος Paulos “Paul” 9
• οἰκουμένη oikoumenē “world” 5
• ζωή zōē “life” 7
• Ἰουδαῖος Ioudaios “Jew” 7
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 8
• κατά kata “according to” 9
• ἀποθνήσκω apothnēskō “to die” 6
• περί peri “about” 8
• θάνατος thanatos “death” 6
• νεκρός nekros “dead” 6
• υἱός uhios “son” 8

Key verses

The verses using mellō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 3:7 — But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath…
• Matthew 16:27 — For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
• Luke 21:36 — Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
• Acts 17:31 — Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto…
• Acts 24:25 — And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season,…
• Acts 26:22 — Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and…
• 1 Timothy 4:8 — For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
• 2 Timothy 4:1 — I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
• Hebrews 1:14 — Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
• Hebrews 11:8 — By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he…
• 1 Peter 5:1 — The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be…
• Revelation 2:10 — Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.