Merimnáō — G3309

Definition

verb

to be anxious about

1. to be anxious
2. to care for, look out for (a thing)

Usually translated as

take thought, care, careful

Origin

from G3308

• mérimna (G3308)

Occurrences

Merimnáō occurs 19 times in 17 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (6), Luke (5), 1 Corinthians (4), Philippians (2)

• Matthew 6:25 — Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought (μεριμνᾶτε) for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
• Matthew 6:27 — Which of you by taking thought (μεριμνῶν) can add one cubit unto his stature?
• Matthew 6:28 — And why take ye thought (μεριμνᾶτε) for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
• Matthew 6:31 — Therefore take no thought (μεριμνήσητε), saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
• Matthew 6:34 — Take therefore no thought (μεριμνήσητε) for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
• Matthew 6:34 — Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought (μεριμνήσει) for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
• Matthew 10:19 — But when they deliver you up, take no thought (μεριμνήσητε) how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
• Luke 10:41 — And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful (μεριμνᾷς) and troubled about many things:
• Luke 12:11 — And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought (μεριμνᾶτε) how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
• Luke 12:22 — And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought (μεριμνᾶτε) for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
• Luke 12:25 — And which of you with taking thought (μεριμνῶν) can add to his stature one cubit?
• Luke 12:26 — If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought (μεριμνᾶτε) for the rest?
• 1 Corinthians 7:32 — But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for (μεριμνᾷ) the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
• 1 Corinthians 7:33 — But he that is married careth for (μεριμνᾷ) the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
• 1 Corinthians 7:34 — There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for (μεριμνᾷ) the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
• 1 Corinthians 7:34 — There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for (μεριμνᾷ) the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
• 1 Corinthians 12:25 — That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care (μεριμνῶσιν) one for another.
• Philippians 2:20 — For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care (μεριμνήσει) for your state.
• Philippians 4:6 — Be careful (μεριμνᾶτε) for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.