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Care (Noun and Verb), Careful, Carefully, Carefulness:

probably connected with merizo, "to draw in different directions, distract," hence signifies "that which causes this, a care, especially an anxious care," Mat 13:22; Mar 4:19; Luk 8:14; 21:34; 2Cr 11:28 (RV, "anxiety for"); 1Pe 5:7 (RV, "anxiety").
See ANXIETY.

Note: The negative adjective amerimnos (a, negative) signifies "free from care," Mat 28:14, RV, "we will... rid you of care," AV, "we will... secure you" ("secure" lit. means "free from care"); 1Cr 7:32, AV, "without carefulness."

Care (Noun and Verb), Careful, Carefully, Carefulness:

primarily "haste, zeal, diligence," hence means "earnest care, carefulness," 2Cr 7:11, 12; 8:16 (RV, "earnest care," in each place). Merimna conveys the thought of anxiety, spoude, of watchful interest and earnestness.
See BUSINESS, DILIGENCE (A, No. 2), EARNESTNESS, FORWARDNESS, HASTE.

Care (Noun and Verb), Careful, Carefully, Carefulness:

akin to A, No. 1, signifies "to be anxious about, to have a distracting care," e.g., Mat 6:25, 28, RV, "be anxious," for AV, "take thought;" Mat 10:19; Luk 10:41 (RV, "anxious," for AV, "careful"); Luk 12:11 (RV, "anxious"); to be careful for, 1Cr 7:32-34; to have a care for, 1Cr 12:25; to care for, Phl 2:20; "be anxious," Phl 4:6, RV.
See THOUGHT (to take).

Care (Noun and Verb), Careful, Carefully, Carefulness:

the third person sing. of melo, used impersonally, signifies that "something is an object of care," especially the care of forethought and interest, rather than anxiety, Mat 22:16; Mar 4:38; 12:14; Luk 10:40; Jhn 10:13; 12:6; Act 18:17; 1Cr 9:9 (RV, "Is it for the oxen that God careth?" The AV seriously misses the point. God does "care" for oxen, but there was a Divinely designed significance in the OT passage, relating to the service of preachers of the Gospel); 7:21; 1Pe 5:7.

Care (Noun and Verb), Careful, Carefully, Carefulness:

signifies "to take care of," involving forethought and provision (epi indicating "the direction of the mind toward the object cared for"), Luk 10:34, 35, of the Good Samaritan's care for the wounded man, and in 1Ti 3:5, of a bishop's (or overseer's) care of a church, a significant association of ideas.

Care (Noun and Verb), Careful, Carefully, Carefulness:

"to think, consider, be thoughtful" (from phren, "the mind"), is translated "be careful" in Tts 3:8.

Care (Noun and Verb), Careful, Carefully, Carefulness:

translated "be careful," in Phl 4:10, AV [RV, "(ye did) take thought"], has a much wider range of meaning than No. 5, and denotes to be minded, in whatever way.
See AFFECTION, B, Note (1), MIND, REGARD, SAVOR, THINK, UNDERSTAND.

Note: Episkopeo, "to oversee," is rendered "looking carefully," in Hbr 12:15, RV. See OVERSIGHT.

Care (Noun and Verb), Careful, Carefully, Carefulness:

"carefully;" see ACCURATELY.

Note: For akribesteron, "more carefully," see EXACTLY.

Care (Noun and Verb), Careful, Carefully, Carefulness:

Spoudaioteros, the comparative adverb corresponding to A, No. 2, signifies "the more diligently," Phl 2:28, RV (AV, "carefully"). The adverb spoudaios denotes "diligently." 2Ti 1:17 (some mss. have the comparative here); Tts 3:13; or "earnestly," Luk 7:4 (AV, "instantly"). See also spoudaios and its comparative, in 2Cr 8:17, 22, RV, "earnest," "more earnest."