Lexical Definition
μεριμνάω merimnáō (mer-im-nah'-o) to worry G:V
from μέριμνα
(be, have) care(-ful), take thought.
- to be anxious about
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| μεριμνῶσιν | may have concern | 1Cor.12.25 |
| μεριμνῶν | being anxious | Matt.6.27 • Luke.12.25 |
| μεριμνᾷσ | you are anxious | Luke.10.41 |
| μεριμνᾷ | cares for | 1Cor.7.32 • 1Cor.7.34 |
| he cares for | 1Cor.7.33 | |
| she cares for | 1Cor.7.34 | |
| μεριμνᾶτε | are you anxious | Matt.6.28 • Luke.12.26 |
| do be anxious | Luke.12.22 | |
| do be anxious about | Matt.6.25 | |
| do worry about | Phil.4.6 | |
| μεριμνώντι | having concern | LXX.Prov.14.23 |
| μεριμνήσω | I will be anxious | LXX.Ps.38.18 |
| will I be anxious | LXX.Ezek.16.42 | |
| μεριμνήσητε | may be anxious | Matt.10.19 • Luke.12.11 |
| shall you be anxious | Matt.6.31 • Matt.6.34 | |
| μεριμνήσει | be anxious | LXX.2Sam.7.10 |
| will be anxious about | Matt.6.34 | |
| will care for | Phil.2.20 | |
| μεριμνάτωσαν | anxious | LXX.Exod.5.9 |
| be anxious | LXX.Exod.5.9 |
Abbott-Smith
μεριμνάω, -ῶ (< μέριμνα), [in LXX: Ps 37 (38):18 (דּאג), etc.;]
1. to be anxious: absol., Mt 6:27, 31, Lk 12:25; μηδὲν μ., Phl 4:6; c. dat. rei, Mt 6:25, Lk 12:22; seq. περί, Mt 6:28, Lk 10:41 12:26; πῶς, Mt 10:19, Lk 12:11; εἰς τὴν αὔριον, Mt 6:34.
2. to care for: c. acc., τὰ τ. κυριου, I Co 7:32-34; τὰ τ. κόσμου, I Co 7:34; τὰ περί ὑμῶν, Phl 2:20; seq. ὑπέρ, I Co 12:25; c. gen. (a construction otherwise unknown), ἑαυτῆς (WH; τὰ ἑ. Rec.; v. Bl., § 36, 7), Mt 6:34 (cf. προ-μεριμνάω).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Psalms | 38:18 |
| Matthew | 6:25 · 6:27 · 6:28 · 6:31 · 6:34 · 10:19 |
| Luke | 10:41 · 12:11 · 12:22 · 12:25 · 12:26 |
| 1 Corinthians | 7:32 · 7:34 · 12:25 |
| Philippians | 2:20 · 4:6 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
μεριμνάω-άω,
care for, be anxious about, meditate upon, ἔργον μεριμνάωῶν ποῖον..; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of philosophers, τὰ <μὲν ἀ>φανῆ μ. [μεριμνάωῶντες “Lyrica Adespota” 135, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.7.6; μ. περὶ τῆς τῶν πάντων φύσεως [prev. work] 1.1.14 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; πολλὰ μ. to be cumbered with many cares, [μεριμνάωῶσίν τε καὶ λυπουμένοις 4th-3rd c.BC: Apollodorus Comicus 3; μηθὲν τὴν ἀλήθειαν μεριμνάωᾶν 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.135 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus, compare 2.143 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus; μεριμνάωήσω ὑπὲρ τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου LXX.Ps.37.18; μ. εἰς τὴν αὔριον NT.Matt.6.34 ">NT+5th c.BC+]: c.infinitive, to be careful to do, ὁ μεριμνάωήσας τὰ δίκαια λέγειν [μεριμνάωῶ πῶς κλαύσω “Anthologia Graeca” 9.148; μὴ μεριμνάωᾶτε τῇ ψυχῇ τί φάγητε NT.Matt.6.25 ">NT+5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be treated with anxious care, [μεριμνάωημέναι 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 14.641c ">Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἔννοια, ἀμφισβήτησις μ., [Refs 6th c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Ps.37.18* ☩ Matt.6.34 ☩ Matt.6.25