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Koine Greek wordlink #45600

SR GNT Luke 8:14 μεριμνῶν (merimnōn) ‘having heard and under worries and riches and’ Strongs=33080 Lemma=merimna
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=feminine number=plural

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Only use of identical word form μεριμνῶν (N-GFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μεριμνῶν’ (N-GFP) is always and only glossed as ‘worries’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘merimna’ have 2 different glosses: ‘worries’, ‘worry’.

Greek words (2) other than μεριμνῶν (N-GFP) with a gloss related to ‘worries’

MARK 4:19 μέριμναι (merimnai) N-NFP ‘and the worries of the age and’ SR GNT Mark 4:19 word 3

LUKE 21:34 μερίμναις (merimnais) N-DFP ‘and drunkenness and worries of living and may approach’ SR GNT Luke 21:34 word 17

Key: N=noun DFP=dative,feminine,plural GFP=genitive,feminine,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural