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Lexicon :: Strong's G3309 - merimnaō

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μεριμνάω
Transliteration
merimnaō (Key)
Pronunciation
mer-im-nah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:589,584

Strong’s Definitions

μεριμνάω merimnáō, mer-im-nah'-o; from G3308; to be anxious about:—(be, have) care(-ful), take thought.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's G3309 in the following manner: take thought (11x), care (5x), be careful (2x), have care (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's G3309 in the following manner: take thought (11x), care (5x), be careful (2x), have care (1x).

  1. to be anxious

    1. to be troubled with cares

  2. to care for, look out for (a thing)

    1. to seek to promote one's interests

    2. caring or providing for

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μεριμνάω merimnáō, mer-im-nah'-o; from G3308; to be anxious about:—(be, have) care(-ful), take thought.
STRONGS G3309:
μεριμνάω, μερίμνω future μεριμνήσω; 1 aorist subjunctive 2 person plural μεριμνήσητε; (μέριμνα);
a. to be anxious; to be troubled with cares: absolutely, Matthew 6:27, 31; Luke 12:25; μηδέν μεριμνᾶτε, be anxious about nothing, Philippians 4:6; with the dative of the thing for the interests of which one is solicitous (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 31, 1 b.): τῇ ψυχή, about sustaining life, τῷ σώματι, Matthew 6:25; Luke 12:22; περί τίνος, about a thing, Matthew 6:28; Luke 12:26; εἰς τήν αὔριον, for the morrow, i. e. about what may be on the morrow, Matthew 6:34; followed by an indirect question πῶς ἤ τί, Matthew 10:19; Luke 12:11 (here Tr marginal reading omits; Tr text WH brackets ἤ τί); joined with τυρβάζεσθαι (θορυβάζεσθαι) followed by περί πολλά, Luke 10:41 (WH marginal reading omits)
b. to care for, look out for (a thing); to seek to promote one's interests: τά ἑαυτῆς, Matthew 6:34 Rec.; τά τοῦ κυρίου, 1 Corinthians 7:32-34; τά τοῦ κόσμου, 1 Corinthians 7:34; ἑαυτῆς, Matthew 6:34 L T Tr WH (a usage unknown to Greek writers, although they put a genitive after other verbs of caring or providing for, as ἐπιμελεῖσθαι, φροντίζειν, προνόειν, cf. Krüger, § 47, 11; Winers Grammar, 205 (193); Buttmann, § 133, 25); τά περί τίνος, Philippians 2:20; ἵνα τό αὐτό ὑπέρ ἀλλήλων μεριμνῶσι τά μέλη, that the members may have the same care one for another, 1 Corinthians 12:25. (The Sept. for דָּאַג, to be anxious, Psalm 37:19 (Ps. 38:19); רָגַז, to be disturbed, annoyed in spirit, 2 Samuel 7:10; 1 Chronicles 17:9; in Greek writings from Xenophon, and Sophocles down.) (Compare: προμεριμνάω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
7:10
1 Chronicles
17:9
Psalms
37:19; 38:19
Matthew
6:25; 6:27; 6:28; 6:31; 6:34; 6:34; 6:34; 10:19
Luke
10:41; 12:11; 12:22; 12:25; 12:26
1 Corinthians
7:32; 7:33; 7:34; 7:34; 12:25
Philippians
2:20; 4:6

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Strong's Number G3309 matches the Greek μεριμνάω (merimnaō),
which occurs 19 times in 17 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:25 - Διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν, μὴ μεριμνᾶτε G3309 τῇ ψυχῇ ὑμῶν, τί φάγητε καὶ τί πίητε, μηδὲ τῷ σώματι ὑμῶν, τί ἐνδύσησθε· οὐχὶ ἡ ψυχὴ πλεῖόν ἐστιν τῆς τροφῆς καὶ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ἐνδύματος;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:27 - τίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν G3309 δύναται προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ πῆχυν ἕνα;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:28 - καὶ περὶ ἐνδύματος τί μεριμνᾶτε; G3309 καταμάθετε τὰ κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ πῶς αὐξάνει· οὐ κοπιᾷ, οὐδὲ νήθει·

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:31 - μὴ οὖν μεριμνήσητε G3309 λέγοντες, Τί φάγωμεν; ἤ, Τί πίωμεν; ἤ, Τί περιβαλώμεθα;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:34 - μὴ οὖν μεριμνήσητε G3309 εἰς τὴν αὔριον ἡ γὰρ αὔριον μεριμνήσει G3309 τὰ ἑαυτῆς· ἀρκετὸν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἡ κακία αὐτῆς

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:19 - ὅταν δὲ παραδιδῶσιν ὑμᾶς μὴ μεριμνήσητε G3309 πῶς ἢ τί λαλήσητε· δοθήσεται γὰρ ὑμῖν ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ τί λαλήσετε

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:41 - ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Μάρθα Μάρθα μεριμνᾷς G3309 καὶ τυρβάζῃ περὶ πολλά

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:11 - ὅταν δὲ προσφέρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἐπὶ τὰς συναγωγὰς καὶ τὰς ἀρχὰς καὶ τὰς ἐξουσίας μὴ μεριμνᾶτε G3309 πῶς ἢ τί ἀπολογήσησθε ἢ τί εἴπητε·

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:22 - Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητάς αὐτοῦ Διὰ τοῦτο ὑμῖν· λέγω μὴ μεριμνᾶτε G3309 τῇ ψυχῇ ὑμῶν, τί φάγητε μηδὲ τῷ σώματι τί ἐνδύσησθε

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:25 - τίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν G3309 δύναται προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ πῆχυν ἕνα

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:26 - εἰ οὖν οὐτὲ ἐλάχιστον δύνασθε τί περὶ τῶν λοιπῶν μεριμνᾶτε G3309

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:32 - θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς ἀμερίμνους εἶναι ὁ ἄγαμος μεριμνᾷ G3309 τὰ τοῦ κυρίου πῶς ἀρέσει τῷ κυρίῳ·

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:33 - ὁ δὲ γαμήσας μεριμνᾷ G3309 τὰ τοῦ κόσμου πῶς ἀρέσει τῇ γυναικί

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:34 - μεμέρισται ἡ γυνὴ καὶ ἡ παρθένος ἡ ἄγαμος μεριμνᾷ G3309 τὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ σώματι καὶ πνεύματι· ἡ δὲ γαμήσασα μεριμνᾷ G3309 τὰ τοῦ κόσμου πῶς ἀρέσει τῷ ἀνδρί

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:25 - ἵνα μὴ ᾖ σχίσμα ἐν τῷ σώματι ἀλλὰ τὸ αὐτὸ ὑπὲρ ἀλλήλων μεριμνῶσιν G3309 τὰ μέλη

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:20 - οὐδένα γὰρ ἔχω ἰσόψυχον ὅστις γνησίως τὰ περὶ ὑμῶν μεριμνήσει· G3309

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:6 - μηδὲν μεριμνᾶτε G3309 ἀλλ᾽ ἐν παντὶ τῇ προσευχῇ καὶ τῇ δεήσει μετὰ εὐχαριστίας τὰ αἰτήματα ὑμῶν γνωριζέσθω πρὸς τὸν θεόν
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