Strong's Greek · G1959

ἐπιμελέομαι

epimeléomai

take care of

Definition

to care for (physically or otherwise)

Derivation

middle voice from G1909 (ἐπί) and the same as G3199 (μέλω);

Appears 3 times in Scripture

Luke 10:34

He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

Luke 10:35

The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’

1 Timothy 3:5

For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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