Μελεά G3190
Melea (Μελεά) — a personal name appearing in Jesus' genealogy in Luke's Gospel
This name appears in Luke 3:31, within the genealogical section between David and the exile. Like many individuals in this portion of Luke's lineage, Melea is unknown outside this reference. The name may derive from Hebrew roots related to 'fullness' or possibly a shortened form of a longer theophoric name. Luke's careful preservation of these names, even when the individuals left no other historical trace, demonstrates his commitment to establishing Jesus' authentic Davidic descent through verifiable ancestral records, even through less prominent family lines.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The genitive form situates this ancestor within the chain of descent. Cross-linguistic preservation of the Greek transliteration maintains the genealogical integrity of Luke's record, each otherwise obscure name contributing to the cumulative case for Jesus' legitimate claim to David's throne through biological ancestry. 1×
AR["مَلَعَا"]·ben["মেলেয়ার"]·DE["Μελεὰ"]·EN["Melea"]·FR["Méléa"]·heb["מֶלְאָה"]·HI["मेलेया"]·ID["Melea"]·IT["melea"]·jav["Melea,"]·KO["멜레아-의"]·PT["Meleá"]·RU["Мелеаев"]·ES["Meleá"]·SW["Meleá"]·TR["Melea"]·urd["ملیاہ-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Μελεά (Rec. -ᾶς, genitive, -ᾶ) indecl., ὁ (Heb. מְלֵאָה), Melea: Luk.3:31.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)