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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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μέριμνα

MainId: 003224000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: μ

StrongCodes: G3308

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': ['06000500700006'], 'Content': 'It is possible to interpret μέριμνα in {S:06000500700006} as being the context of what one worries about.'}

BaseForms:

  1. BaseFormID: 003224001000000

    PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

    Inflections:

    1. Lemma: μέριμνα

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ης

    RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'μεριμνάω', 'Meanings': []}

    LEXMeanings:

    1. LEXID: 003224001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 25.224

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Attitudes and Emotions

      LEXSubDomains: Worry, Anxiety, Distress, Peace

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

        LastEdited: 2021-11-26 11:50:38

        DefinitionShort: a feeling of apprehension or distress in view of possible danger or misfortune

        Glosses: ['anxiety', 'worry', 'anxious concern']

        Comments: For μέριμνα as part of an idiom in {S:06000500700006}, see {D:25.250}.|The term μέριμνα may refer to either unnecessary worry or legitimate concern. The equivalent of ‘worry’ may be expressed in some languages in an idiomatic manner, for example, ‘to be killed by one’s mind’ or ‘to be pained by thinking.’

      LEXReferences: MAT 13:22, MARK 4:19, LUKE 8:14, LUKE 21:34, 2COR 11:28, 1PET 5:7

    2. LEXID: 003224001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 25.250

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Attitudes and Emotions

      LEXSubDomains: Worry, Anxiety, Distress, Peace

      LEXCollocations: τὴν μέριμναν ἐπιρίπτω ἐπί

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

        LastEdited: 2021-11-26 11:50:38

        DefinitionShort: (an idiom, literally: to cast cares upon) to stop worrying and to put one’s trust in someone

        Glosses: ['to put one’s cares upon', 'to leave one’s worries to']

        Comments: For another explanation of this expression in {S:06000500700006}, taking only ἐπιρίπτω ἐπί as an idiom, see {D:90.18}.

      LEXReferences: 1PET 5:7