Lexicon
προμελετάω
promeletaō
G4304
G:V Greek

to premeditate

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Promeletao refers to considering beforehand how to make a defense.

The attested use concerns considering in advance how to make a defense, expressed as something not to be done beforehand in Luke 21:14.

Senses in use

  1. Considering a defense beforehand · dominant

    In Luke 21:14, the present active infinitive occurs in the instruction not to consider beforehand how to make a defense; the APB renders the clause, “not to meditate beforehand how to make a defense.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 21:14, the APB presents the clause as “not to meditate beforehand how to make a defense.” This wording confirms the clause's overall setting rather than isolating every aspect of the term.

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