ΜΕΡΙΜΝΩΝ, μεριμνων
MERIMNŌN, merimnōn
Sounds Like: meh-RIM-non
Translations: worrying, being anxious, caring for, taking thought, being concerned
From the root: ΜΕΡΙΜΝΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is the present active participle of the verb 'μεριμνάω' (merimnao), meaning 'to be anxious,' 'to worry,' or 'to care for.' As a participle, it functions like an adjective or adverb, describing someone who is currently engaged in the act of worrying or being concerned. It can be used to describe a person who is anxious about something, or someone who is diligently taking care of a matter.
Inflection: Singular, Masculine, Nominative, Present, Active, Participle
Strong’s number: G3309 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΡΙΜΝΑΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΜΕΜΕΡΙΜΝΗΚΟΤΟΣ — of having been anxious, of having been concerned, of having cared, of having worried
- ΜΕΡΙΜΝΑΤΑΙ — worry, be anxious, care for, be concerned, take thought
- ΜΕΡΙΜΝΑΤΕ — be anxious, worry, care, be concerned
- ΜΕΡΙΜΝΑΤΩΣΑΝ — let them worry, let them be anxious, let them care, let them take thought
- ΜΕΡΙΜΝΑΩ — to be anxious, to worry, to care for, to be concerned, to take thought
- ΜΕΡΙΜΝΗΣ — will be anxious, will care, will worry
- ΜΕΡΙΜΝΗΣΕΙ — will be anxious, will care, will worry, will be concerned
- ΜΕΡΙΜΝΗΣΗΤΕ — worry, be anxious, care, be concerned
- ΜΕΡΙΜΝΗΣΙ — you worry, you are anxious, you care for, you are concerned about
- ΜΕΡΙΜΝΗΣΩ — I will be anxious, I will care for, I will worry, I will be concerned about
- ΜΕΡΙΜΝΩΜΕΝ — we are anxious, we are concerned, we care, we worry
- ΜΕΡΙΜΝΩΝΤΑ — worrying, being anxious, caring, being concerned, taking thought
- ΜΕΡΙΜΝΩΝΤΕΣ — being anxious, worrying, caring for, taking thought, having concern
- ΜΕΡΙΜΝΩΝΤΙ — (to) one who worries, (to) one who is anxious, (to) one who cares for
- ΜΕΡΙΜΝΩΣΙ — they care, they are anxious, they are concerned, they worry
- ΜΕΡΙΜΝΩΣΙΝ — they care, they are anxious, they worry
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