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Koine Greek wordlink #119235

SR GNT 1Cor 12:25 μεριμνῶσι (merimnōsi) ‘same for one_another may_be caring_for the members’ Strongs=33090 Lemma=merimnaō
Word role=verb mood=subjunctive tense=present voice=active person=3rd number=plural

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Only use of identical word form μεριμνῶσι (V-SPA3..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μεριμνῶσι’ (V-SPA3..P) is always and only glossed as ‘may_be caring_for’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘merimnaō’ have 9 different glosses: ‘be worrying’, ‘is caring_for’, ‘may_be caring_for’, ‘will_be caring_for’, ‘will_be worrying’, ‘you are worrying’, ‘you_all are worrying’, ‘you_all may worry’, ‘worrying’.

Greek words (5) other than μεριμνῶσι (V-SPA3..P) with a gloss related to ‘caring_for’

1COR 7:32 μεριμνᾷ (merimna) V-IPA3..S ‘to_be the unmarried is caring_for the things of the master’ SR GNT 1Cor 7:32 word 8

1COR 7:33 μεριμνᾷ (merimna) V-IPA3..S ‘the one but having married is caring_for the things of the world’ SR GNT 1Cor 7:33 word 4

1COR 7:34 μεριμνᾷ (merimna) V-IPA3..S ‘unmarried is caring_for the things of the master’ SR GNT 1Cor 7:34 word 3

1COR 7:34 μεριμνᾷ (merimna) V-IPA3..S ‘the woman but having married is caring_for the things of the world’ SR GNT 1Cor 7:34 word 19

PHP 2:20 μεριμνήσει (merimnaʸsei) V-IFA3..S ‘the things concerning you_all will_be caring_for’ SR GNT Php 2:20 word 10

Key: V=verb IFA3..S=indicative,future,active,3rd person singular IPA3..S=indicative,present,active,3rd person singular SPA3..P=subjunctive,present,active,3rd person plural