Strong G3308μέριμνα
concern
- Transliteration
- merimna
- Pronunciation
- mer'-im-nah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G3307 (through the idea of distraction); solicitude: - care.
Detailed definition
μέριμνα, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX: Psa.55:22 (יְהַב), Job.11:18, Sir.30:24, al;] (in cl. chiefly poët.)
care, anxiety: 1Pe.5:7; pl., Luk.8:14 21:34; with genitive obj., Mat.13:22, Mrk.4:19, 2Co.11:28.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Psa.55:22 (יְהַב), Job.11:18, Sir.30:24, al;] (in cl. chiefly poët.)
care, anxiety: 1Pe.5:7; pl., Luk.8:14 21:34; with genitive obj., Mat.13:22, Mrk.4:19, 2Co.11:28.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3308 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- care6
First verses
- Matthew 13:22He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
- Mark 4:19And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
- Luke 8:14And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
- Luke 21:34And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
- 2 Corinthians 11:28Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.
- 1 Peter 5:7Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
μέριμν-α, ἡ,
care, thought, solicitude, ὅν τε θαμιναὶ ἐπιστρωφῶσι μέριμναι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“hymnus ad Mercurium” 44, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 2.54, etc.)]; μ. τινός care for.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 132, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1460; ἀμφί τι 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 843 (Lyric poetry); ἐλθεῖν ἐς τόδε μερίμνης 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 244, compare 404)]: plural, cares, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 178, 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 11.1, 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 13.8, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 343, etc.; γνώμαις δὲ λεπταῖς.. ξύνειμι καὶ μερίμναις 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 1404; λύπας, μερίμνας, ἁρπαγάς 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 88.)]—Rare in early Prose, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Insomn.” 89, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Amatores” 134b (_plural_); later ἡ τοῦ βίου μ. “UPZ” 20.29 (2nd c.BC))]; μ. καὶ φροντίς[NT+2nd c.AD+ (Aristeas 271; μ. τοῦ αἰῶνος NT.Matt.13.22, compare 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 131.3, etc.)]
2 concrete, object of care or thought, μεγάλην σε πατὴρ ἐφύτευσε μ. θνητοῖς ἀνθρώποισι [Refs (“hymnus ad Mercurium” 160.)]
3 pursuit, ambition, especially in plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 1.108, “N.” 3.69; κουφόταται μ. 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 1.69: _sing._, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 8.92.)]
4 Κηΐα μ. the Cean poet's fancy, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 18.11.)]
5 anxious mind, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 460 (Lyric poetry))]. (Cf. Sanskrit smárati 'remember', Latin memor.)
care, thought, solicitude, ὅν τε θαμιναὶ ἐπιστρωφῶσι μέριμναι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“hymnus ad Mercurium” 44, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 2.54, etc.)]; μ. τινός care for.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 132, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1460; ἀμφί τι 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 843 (Lyric poetry); ἐλθεῖν ἐς τόδε μερίμνης 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 244, compare 404)]: plural, cares, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 178, 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 11.1, 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 13.8, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 343, etc.; γνώμαις δὲ λεπταῖς.. ξύνειμι καὶ μερίμναις 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 1404; λύπας, μερίμνας, ἁρπαγάς 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 88.)]—Rare in early Prose, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Insomn.” 89, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Amatores” 134b (_plural_); later ἡ τοῦ βίου μ. “UPZ” 20.29 (2nd c.BC))]; μ. καὶ φροντίς[NT+2nd c.AD+ (Aristeas 271; μ. τοῦ αἰῶνος NT.Matt.13.22, compare 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 131.3, etc.)]
2 concrete, object of care or thought, μεγάλην σε πατὴρ ἐφύτευσε μ. θνητοῖς ἀνθρώποισι [Refs (“hymnus ad Mercurium” 160.)]
3 pursuit, ambition, especially in plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 1.108, “N.” 3.69; κουφόταται μ. 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 1.69: _sing._, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 8.92.)]
4 Κηΐα μ. the Cean poet's fancy, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 18.11.)]
5 anxious mind, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 460 (Lyric poetry))]. (Cf. Sanskrit smárati 'remember', Latin memor.)