Lexical 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 |
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