King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3308
Transliteration: merimna
Phonetic Spelling: (mer'-im-nah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: care, anxiety
Meaning: care, anxiety
μέριμνα, μεριμνᾷς, ἡ (from μερίζω, μερίζομαι, to be drawn in different directions, cf. (English 'distraction' and 'curae quae meum animum divorse trahunt) Terence, Andr. 1, 5, 25; Vergil Aen. 4, 285f; (but according to others derived from a root meaning to be thoughtful, and akin to μάρτυς, memor, etc.; cf. Vanicek, p. 1201; Curtius, § 466; Fick 4:283; see μάρτυς)), care, anxiety: 1 Peter 5:7 (from Psalm 54:23 ()); Luke 8:14; Luke 21:34; with the genitive of the object, care to be taken of, care for a thing, 2 Corinthians 11:28; τοῦ αἰῶνος (τούτου), anxiety about things pertaining to this earthly life, Matthew 13:22; Mark 4:19. ((Homer h. Merc.), Hesiod, Pindar, others)
Word Summary
merimna: care, anxiety
Original Word: μέριμναTransliteration: merimna
Phonetic Spelling: (mer'-im-nah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: care, anxiety
Meaning: care, anxiety
Strong's Concordance
care. From merizo (through the idea of distraction); solicitude -- care.
see GREEK merizo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3308: μέριμναμέριμνα, μεριμνᾷς, ἡ (from μερίζω, μερίζομαι, to be drawn in different directions, cf. (English 'distraction' and 'curae quae meum animum divorse trahunt) Terence, Andr. 1, 5, 25; Vergil Aen. 4, 285f; (but according to others derived from a root meaning to be thoughtful, and akin to μάρτυς, memor, etc.; cf. Vanicek, p. 1201; Curtius, § 466; Fick 4:283; see μάρτυς)), care, anxiety: 1 Peter 5:7 (from Psalm 54:23