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merimnaō G3309

μεριμνάω (merimnaō) means “to worry” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

μεριμνάω Greek · G3309 19 tagged occurrences in 17 verses

Pronunciation guide: mer-im-nah'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3309

μεριμνάω · merimnaō · 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)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I am over-anxious; with acc: I am anxious about, distracted; I care for.

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How translators render G3309

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
is concerned about 4
worry 3
worry about 3
do you worry 2
be anxious for 1
by worrying 1
care for 1
concern 1
will worry about 1
worrying 1
you are worried 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
thought 6
careth for 4
take 4
take ye thought 2
be careful 1
by taking thought 1
care 1
care for 1
shall take thought 1
should have 1
take ye 1
thou art careful 1
will 1
with taking thought 1

Verses containing G3309

Page 1 of 1. 17 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 6:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

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  2. Matthew 6:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

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  3. Matthew 6:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.

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  4. Matthew 6:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

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  5. Matthew 6:34 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

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  6. Matthew 10:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.

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  7. Luke 10:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.

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  8. Luke 12:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

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  9. Luke 12:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

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  10. Luke 12:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

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  11. Luke 12:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

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  12. 1 Corinthians 7:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  13. 1 Corinthians 7:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,

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  14. 1 Corinthians 7:34 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.

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  15. 1 Corinthians 12:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another.

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  16. Philippians 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.

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  17. Philippians 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

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