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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 - “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:27 - Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:28 - “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:31 - “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:34 - “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:19 - When you are arrested, don’t worry about how to respond or what to say. God will give you the right words at the right time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:41 - But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:11 - “And when you are brought to trial in the synagogues and before rulers and authorities, don’t worry about how to defend yourself or what to say,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:22 - Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said, “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food to eat or enough clothes to wear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:25 - Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:26 - And if worry can’t accomplish a little thing like that, what’s the use of worrying over bigger things?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:32 - I want you to be free from the concerns of this life. An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord’s work and thinking how to please him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:33 - But a married man has to think about his earthly responsibilities and how to please his wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:34 - His interests are divided. In the same way, a woman who is no longer married or has never been married can be devoted to the Lord and holy in body and in spirit. But a married woman has to think about her earthly responsibilities and how to please her husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:25 - This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:20 - I have no one else like Timothy, who genuinely cares about your welfare.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:6 - Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
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