# G272 ἀμελέω

ἀμελέω (ameléō), Strong’s G272: to be careless of KJV: make light of, neglect, be negligent, no regard. Occurs 8 times.

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*ameléō* — to be careless of

KJV: make light of, neglect, be negligent, no regard

Built from [Α A](https://besorah.bible/word/G1) (the first letter of the alphabet) + [μέλω mélō](https://besorah.bible/word/G3199) (to be of interest to, i.e. to concern)

Occurs 8 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Matthew 22:5](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/22?v=5) — But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;
- [1 Timothy 4:14](https://besorah.bible/besorah/1-timothy/4?v=14) — Don’t neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the elders.
- [Hebrews 2:3](https://besorah.bible/besorah/hebrews/2?v=3) — how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation—which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was…
- [Hebrews 8:9](https://besorah.bible/besorah/hebrews/8?v=9) — not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out…
- [Wisdom of Solomon 3:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/wisdom-of-solomon/3?v=10) — But the ungodly will be punished even as their reasoning deserves, those who neglected righteousness and revolted from…
- [2 Maccabees 4:14](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/2-maccabees/4?v=14) — so that the priests had no more any zeal for the services of the altar; but despising the sanctuary and neglecting the…