Strong's G3309 · Greek
μεριμνάω
merimnao · /mer-im-nah'-o/
Definition
from 3308; to be anxious about:--(be, have) care(-ful), take thought.
KJV: (be, have) care(-ful), take thought
Root / derivation: from 3308
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered μεριμνάω across 17 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
17 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew6 verses
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Matthew 6:27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
Matthew 6:28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
Matthew 6:31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Matthew 6:34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 10:19But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
Luke5 verses
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
Luke 12:11And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
Luke 12:22And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
Luke 12:25And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
Luke 12:26If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
1 Corinthians4 verses
But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: that belong: Gr. of the Lord
1 Corinthians 7:33But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:34There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
1 Corinthians 12:25That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. schism: or, division
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G3309 (merimnao) mean?
from 3308; to be anxious about:--(be, have) care(-ful), take thought.
How many times does G3309 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G3309 (μεριμνάω) appears in 17 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “thought.”
How is merimnao translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G3309 is rendered as “thought” (11×), “take” (4×), “careth” (3×), “care” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word μεριμνάω come from?
from 3308