UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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:

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