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In the New Testament, it is used to describe the worries and concerns of life that can distract believers from their faith and trust in God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, life was filled with uncertainties and challenges, much like today. People faced daily concerns about food, clothing, and shelter, as well as social and political pressures. The New Testament addresses these anxieties, encouraging believers to trust in God's provision and care. The concept of "merimna" reflects the human tendency to be preoccupied with life's challenges, which can lead to a divided focus and a lack of peace.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 3308</b> <i>mérimna</i> (see <a href="/greek/3307.htm">3307</a> <i>/merízō</i>, "divide") – properly, a <i>part</i>, <i>separated</i> from the whole; (figuratively) <i>worry</i> (<i>anxiety</i>), <i>dividing</i> and <i>fracturing</i> a person's being<i> into parts</i>. <a href="/greek/3309.htm">See 3309</a> (<i>merimnaō</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>care, anxiety<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>anxiety (1), concern (1), worries (3), worry (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3308: μέριμνα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μέριμνα</span></span>, <span class="greek2">μεριμνᾷς</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (from <span class="greek2">μερίζω</span>, <span class="greek2">μερίζομαι</span>, to be drawn in different directions, cf. (English 'distraction' and '<span class="latin">curae quae meum animum divorse trahunt</span>) <span class="abbreviation">Terence</span>, Andr. 1, 5, 25; <span class="abbreviation">Vergil</span> Aen. 4, 285f; (but according to others derived from a root meaning to be thoughtful, and akin to <span class="greek2">μάρτυς</span>, memor, etc.; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Vanicek</span>, p. 1201; <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 466; <span class="abbreviation">Fick</span> 4:283; see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">μάρτυς</span></span>)), <span class="accented">care, anxiety</span>: <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a> (from <a href="/interlinear/psalms/54-23.htm">Psalm 54:23</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 55:23>)); <a href="/interlinear/luke/8-14.htm">Luke 8:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/21-34.htm">Luke 21:34</a>; with the genitive of the object, care to be taken of, care for a thing, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-28.htm">2 Corinthians 11:28</a>; <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">αἰῶνος</span> (<span class="greek2">τούτου</span>), anxiety about things pertaining to this earthly life, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-22.htm">Matthew 13:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/4-19.htm">Mark 4:19</a>. ((<span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> h. Merc.), <span class="abbreviation">Hesiod</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span>, others)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>care. <p>From <a href="/greek/3307.htm">merizo</a> (through the idea of distraction); solicitude -- care. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3307.htm">merizo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>μεριμνα μέριμνα μεριμναι μέριμναι μεριμναις μερίμναις μεριμναν μέριμναν μέριμνάν μερίμνης μεριμνων μεριμνών μεριμνῶν merimna mérimna merimnai mérimnai merimnais merímnais merimnan mérimnan merimnon merimnôn merimnōn merimnō̂n<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/13-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 13:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἡ <b>μέριμνα</b> τοῦ αἰῶνος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the word, <span class="itali">and the worry</span> of the world<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the word; and <span class="itali">the care</span> of this world,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">care</span> the age<p><b><a href="/text/mark/4-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 4:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ αἱ <b>μέριμναι</b> τοῦ αἰῶνος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">but the worries</span> of the world,<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And <span class="itali">the cares</span> of this world,<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">cares</span> the of this life<p><b><a href="/text/luke/8-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 8:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ὑπὸ <b>μεριμνῶν</b> καὶ πλούτου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> they are choked <span class="itali">with worries</span> and riches<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> are choked with <span class="itali">cares</span> and riches<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and under <span class="itali">cares</span> and riches<p><b><a href="/text/luke/21-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 21:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μέθῃ καὶ <b>μερίμναις</b> βιωτικαῖς καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and drunkenness <span class="itali">and the worries</span> of life,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">cares</span> of this life,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> drunkenness and <span class="itali">cares</span> of life and<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/11-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 11:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡμέραν ἡ <b>μέριμνα</b> πασῶν τῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> pressure <span class="itali">on me [of] concern</span> for all<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> daily, <span class="itali">the care</span> of all the churches.<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> day the <span class="itali">care</span> concering all the<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/5-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 5:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πᾶσαν τὴν <b>μέριμναν</b> ὑμῶν ἐπιρίψαντες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> all <span class="itali">your anxiety</span> on Him, because<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> all your <span class="itali">care</span> upon him;<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/5-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all the <span class="itali">anxiety</span> of you having cast<p><b><a href="/greek/3308.htm">Strong's Greek 3308</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3308.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/merimna_3308.htm">μέριμνα — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/merimnai_3308.htm">μέριμναι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/merimnais_3308.htm">μερίμναις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/merimnan_3308.htm">μέριμναν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/merimno_n_3308.htm">μεριμνῶν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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