Word Study · Strong's G3308 · Greek
μέριμνα
merimna
mer'-im-nah
Strong's 1890 spelling: mérimna
“solicitude”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
solicitude
Rendered in the KJV as
care.
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- μέριμνα2
- μέριμναι1
- μερίμναις1
- μέριμναν1
- μεριμνῶν1
How it is rendered · 4
- cares3
- [is my] care1
- anxiety1
- care1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular2
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural1
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NSF · 2
- N-ASF · 1
- N-DPF · 1
- N-GPF · 1
- N-NPF · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Luke carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 8:14μεριμνῶνmerimnōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralThe seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.here: cares
- Luke 21:34μερίμναιςmerimnaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluralBut watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.here: cares