Strong’s
G3309Verb19 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Matthew 6:27μεριμνῶν
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
- Luke 12:25μεριμνῶν
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
- 1 Corinthians 7:32μεριμνᾷ
I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.
- Philippians 2:20μεριμνήσει
I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.
Abbott-Smith
μεριμνάω, -ῶ
(μέριμνα), [in LXX: Psa.38:18 (דָּאַג), etc. ;]
(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).†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.