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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

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 BoxMat 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:25 - “For this G3778 reason G1223 I say G3004 to you, [fn]do not be worried G3309 about G3588 your [fn]life, G5590 as to what G5101 you will eat G2068 or G2228 what G5101 you will drink; G4095 nor G3366 for your body, G4983 as to what G5101 you will put G1746 on. Is not life G5590 more G4183 than food, G5160 and the body G4983 more G4183 than clothing? G1742

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:27 - “And who G5101 of you by being worried G3309 can G1410 add G4369 a single [fn]hour G4083 to his [fn]life? G2244

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:28 - “And why G5101 are you worried G3309 about G4012 clothing? G1742 Observe G2648 how G4459 the lilies G2918 of the field G68 grow; G837 they do not toil G2872 nor G3761 do they spin, G3514

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:31 - “Do not worry G3309 then, G3767 saying, G3004 ‘What G5101 will we eat?’ G2068 or G2228 ‘What G5101 will we drink?’ G4095 or G2228 ‘What G5101 will we wear G4016 for clothing?’ G4016

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:34 - “So G3767 do not worry G3309 about G1519 tomorrow; G839 for tomorrow G839 will [fn]care G3309 for itself. G1438 [fn]Each day G2250 has enough G713 trouble G2549 of its own.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:19 - “But when G3752 they hand G3860 you over, do not worry G3309 about how G4459 or G2228 what G5101 you are to say; G2980 for it will be given G1325 you in that hour G5610 what G5101 you are to say. G2980

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:41 - But the Lord G2962 answered G611 and said G3004 to her, “Martha, G3136 Martha, G3136 you are worried G3309 and bothered G5182 about G4012 so many G4183 things; G4183

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:11 - “When G3752 they bring G1533 you before G1909 the synagogues G4864 and the rulers G746 and the authorities, G1849 do not worry G3309 about how G4459 or G2228 what G5101 you are to speak G626 in your defense, G626 or G2228 what G5101 you are to say; G3004

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:22 - And He said G3004 to His disciples, G3101 “For this G3778 reason G1223 I say G3004 to you, [fn]do not worry G3309 about G3588 your [fn]life, G5590 as to what G5101 you will eat; G2068 nor G3366 for your body, G4983 as to what G5101 you will put G1746 on.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:25 - “And which G5101 of you by worrying G3309 can G1410 add G4369 a single [fn]hour G4083 to his [fn]life’s G2244 span? G2244

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:26 - “If G1487 then G3767 you cannot G1410 G3761 do even G3761 a very G1646 little G1646 thing, G1646 why G5101 do you worry G3309 about G4012 other G3062 matters? G3062

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:32 - But I want G2309 you to be free G275 from concern. G275 One who is unmarried G22 is concerned G3309 about the things of the Lord, G2962 how G4459 he may please G700 the Lord; G2962

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:33 - but one who is married G1060 is concerned G3309 about the things of the world, G2889 how G4459 he may please G700 his wife, G1135

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:34 - and his interests are divided. G3307 The woman G1135 who is unmarried, G22 and the virgin, G3933 is concerned G3309 about the things of the Lord, G2962 that she may be holy G40 both G2532 in body G4983 and spirit; G4151 but one who is married G1060 is concerned G3309 about the things of the world, G2889 how G4459 she may please G700 her husband. G435

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:25 - so G2443 that there may be no G3361 [fn]division G4978 in the body, G4983 but that the members G3196 may have G3309 the same G846 care G3309 for one G240 another. G240

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:20 - For I have G2192 no G3762 one G3762 else of kindred G2473 spirit G2473 who G3748 will genuinely G1104 be concerned G3309 for your welfare. G3588

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:6 - Be anxious G3309 for nothing, G3367 but in everything G3956 by prayer G4335 and supplication G1162 with thanksgiving G2169 let your requests G155 be made G1107 known G1107 to God. G2316
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