μεριμνάω

Verb

merimnaō · to worry

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 3309

Lexical summary

19

NT occurrences

8

Observed forms

About this Greek word

To be anxious, or solicitous, Phil. 4:6; to expend careful thought, Mt. 6:27, 28, 31, 34a; 10:19; Lk. 10:41; 12:11, 22, 25, 26; to concern one’s self, Mt. 6:25; 1 Cor. 12:25; to have the thoughts occupied with, 1 Cor. 7:32, 33, 34; to feel an interest in, Phil. 2:20*

Principal-part candidates

Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.

Present

Lexicon lemma

μεριμνάωPresent active

NT evidence

Future

Reconstructed from NT-attested forms

μεριμνήσωFuture active

NT evidence

Aorist

Citation form not reconstructed

Not available from current evidenceAorist active

NT evidence

Perfect active

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect active

No NT forms support this principal part.

Perfect middle/passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect middle/passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidenceAorist passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Finite verb paradigms

Indicative mood

Indicative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveFuture ActiveReferences
SingularSecond
—
Third
PluralSecond
—
Matthew 6:28

Subjunctive mood

Subjunctive mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveAorist ActiveReferences
PluralSecond—
Matthew 6:31
Third
—

Imperative mood

Imperative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveReferences
PluralSecond
Matthew 6:25

Participle paradigms

Present Active participles

Present Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
SingularNominative
Matthew 6:27
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

NT distribution

NT Book

μεριμνάω

Book distribution counts: Matthew: 7 occurrences; Luke: 5 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 5 occurrences; Philippians: 2 occurrences

Author

μεριμνάω
  • Paul7
  • Matthew7
  • Luke5

Author distribution counts: Paul: 7 occurrences; Matthew: 7 occurrences; Luke: 5 occurrences