μεριμνάω merimnaō · G3309

to worry

μεριμνάω, -ῶ; (μέριμνα), [in LXX: Psa.38:18 (דָּאַג), etc. ; ] ; 1. to be anxious: absol., Mat.6:27, 31, Luk.12:25; μηδὲν μ., Php.4:6; with dative of thing(s), Mat.6:25, Luk.12:22; before περί, Mat.6:28, Luk.10:41 12:26; πῶς, Mat.10:19, Luk.12:11; εἰς τὴν αὔριον, Mat.6:34. ; 2. to care for: with accusative, τὰ τ. κυριου, 1Co.7:32-34; τὰ τ. κόσμου, 1Co.7:34; τὰ περί ὑμῶν, Php.2:20; before ὑπέρ, 1Co.12:25; with genitive (a construction otherwise unknown), ἑαυτῆς (WH; τὰ ἑ. Rec.; see Bl., § 35, 7), Mat.6:34 (cf. προ-μεριμνάω).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

μεριμν-άω, ; care for, be anxious about, meditate upon, ἔργον μεριμνῶν ποῖον..; []; especially of philosophers, τὰ < μὲν ἀ> φανῆ μ. []; πολλὰ μ. to be cumbered with many cares, []: c.infinitive, to be careful to do, ὁ μεριμνήσας τὰ δίκαια λέγειν []:—passive, to be treated with anxious care, []; ἔννοια, ἀμφισβήτησις μ., []

Where it's used 19 times

Matthew 6:25 · Matthew 6:27 · Matthew 6:28 · Matthew 6:31 · Matthew 6:34 · Matthew 10:19 · Luke 10:41 · Luke 12:11 · Luke 12:22 · Luke 12:25 · Luke 12:26 · 1 Corinthians 7:32 · 1 Corinthians 7:33 · 1 Corinthians 7:34 · 1 Corinthians 12:25 · Philippians 2:20 · Philippians 4:6 … and 2 more

Source: TBESG G3309; TFLSJ G3309

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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