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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.)
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:25 - "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn't there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:27 - And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:28 - Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:31 - So then, don't worry saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:34 - So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:19 - Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:41 - But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:11 - But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:22 - Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:25 - And which of you by worrying can add an hour to his life?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:26 - So if you cannot do such a very little thing as this, why do you worry about the rest?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:32 - And I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:33 - But a married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:34 - and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, to be holy both in body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:25 - so that there may be no division in the body, but the members may have mutual concern for one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:20 - For there is no one here like him who will readily demonstrate his deep concern for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:6 - Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.
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