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Koine Greek wordlink #132217

SR GNT Php 4:6 μεριμνᾶτε (merimnate) ‘nothing be worrying but in everything’ Strongs=33090 Lemma=merimnaō
Word role=verb mood=imperative tense=present voice=active person=2nd number=plural
Year=64 AD Refers to Word #132153

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Other uses (2) of identical word form μεριμνᾶτε (V-MPA2··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μεριμνᾶτε’ (V-MPA2··P) is always and only glossed as ‘be worrying’.

Mat 6:25 ‘I am saying to you_all not be worrying for the life of you_all’ SR GNT Mat 6:25 word 6

OET-LV: 25 Because _of this I _am _saying to _you _all, be_ not _worrying for _the life of _you _all, what you _all _may _eat or what you _all _may _drink, nor for _the body of _you _all what you _all _may _dress _in. Not the life is more than the food, and the body than the clothing? (MAT_6:25)

OET-RV: 25 “So that’s why I’m telling you all not to worry about your worldly life—things like what you’ll eat or drink, or how you look and what you’ll wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing? (MAT 6:25)

Luke 12:22 ‘I am saying to you_all not be worrying for your life what’ SR GNT Luke 12:22 word 13

OET-LV: 22 And he _said to the apprentices/followers Because _of this I _am _saying to _you _all, be_ not _worrying for _your life, what you _all _may _eat nor for _the body what you _all _may _dress _in. (LUK_12:22)

OET-RV: 22 Then Yeshua told his followers, “That’s why I’m telling you all not to worry about your lifestyle: what to eat or what to wear, (LUK 12:22)

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 (6) other than μεριμνᾶτε (V-MPA2··P) with a gloss related to ‘worrying’

MAT 6:27 μεριμνῶν (merimnōn) V-PPA·NMS ‘and of you_all worrying is able to add to’ SR GNT Mat 6:27 word 5

OET-LV: 27 And who of you _all worrying is _able to _add one hour to the lifespan of _him? (MAT_6:27)

OET-RV: 27 Who can add an hour to their lifetime by worrying? (MAT 6:27)

MAT 6:28 μεριμνᾶτε (merimnate) V-IPA2··P ‘about clothing why you_all are worrying observe the lilies’ SR GNT Mat 6:28 word 5

OET-LV: 28 And about clothing why are _you _all _worrying? Observe how the lilies of _the field are _growing, they _are_ not _labouring nor are _they _spinning, (MAT_6:28)

OET-RV: 28 “Why would you worry about clothes? Look how the flowers grow in the fields—they don’t work or make fabric, (MAT 6:28)

MAT 6:34 μεριμνήσει (merimnaʸsei) V-IFA3··S ‘the day for next will_be worrying about itself sufficient to the’ SR GNT Mat 6:34 word 10

OET-LV: 34 Therefore you _all _may_ not _worry for the_ next _day, because/for the_ next _day will _be _worrying about _itself. The evil of _it sufficient to _the day is. (MAT_6:34)

OET-RV: 34 Don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow can worry about itself—today’s problems are enough by themselves. (MAT 6:34)

LUKE 10:41 μεριμνᾷς (merimnas) V-IPA2··S ‘master Martha Martha you are worrying and you are_being troubled about’ SR GNT Luke 10:41 word 13

OET-LV: 41 But the master answering said to _her: Martha, Martha, you _are _worrying and you _are _being _troubled about many things, (LUK_10:41)

OET-RV: 41 “Martha, Martha,” Yeshua answered, “you are worried and concerned about many things, (LUK 10:41)

LUKE 12:25 μεριμνῶν (merimnōn) V-PPA·NMS ‘and of you_all worrying is able to the’ SR GNT Luke 12:25 word 5

OET-LV: 25 And which of you _all worrying, is _able to _add an_hour to the lifespan of _him? (LUK_12:25)

OET-RV: 25 Which of you can add even an hour to your life by spending more time worrying? (LUK 12:25)

LUKE 12:26 μεριμνᾶτε (merimnate) V-IPA2··P ‘about the rest you_all are worrying’ SR GNT Luke 12:26 word 15

OET-LV: 26 Therefore if you _all _are_ not _even _being _able the_least, why are _you _all _worrying about the rest? (LUK_12:26)

OET-RV: 26 So if you can’t even do something small like that, why worry about bigger things? (LUK 12:26)

Key: V=verb