What does γνήσιος · μεριμνάω mean in the Bible?
γνήσιος · μεριμνάω is a Greek phrase meaning "genuinely care, sincerely be concerned".
Greek · G1103, G3309
γνησίως μεριμνήσει
Genuine · to be anxious about
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γνήσιος G1103 genuine
Pronunciation gnḗsios
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μεριμνάω G3309 to be anxious about
Pronunciation merimnáō
Anxious worry versus caring concern; context determines whether the emotion is sinful or virtuous.
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What does γνησίως μεριμνήσει (gnēsiōs merimnēsei) mean in the Bible?
γνήσιος · μεριμνάω is a Greek phrase meaning "genuinely care, sincerely be concerned".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1103, G3309?
G1103, G3309 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. genuinely care, sincerely be concerned
Source Gloss
genuinely care, sincerely be concerned
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Dative (2) Number pattern Singular (4)
Dative · Singular · Neuter 1 Tim 1:2 · Titus 1:4 2×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter 2 Cor 8:8 1×
Vocative · Singular · Masculine Phil 4:3 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 18 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 12 aorist 4 future 2
Voice
active 18
Mood
indicative 8 subjunctive 5 imperative 3 participle 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:25 μεριμνᾶτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 6:27 μεριμνῶν present active participle participle Matthew 6:28 μεριμνᾶτε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:31 μεριμνήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:34 μεριμνήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:34 μεριμνήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 10:19 μεριμνήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 12:11 μεριμνήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 12:22 μεριμνᾶτε present active imperative imperative Luke 12:25 μεριμνῶν present active participle participle Luke 12:26 μεριμνᾶτε present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 7:32 μεριμνᾷ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 7:33 μεριμνᾷ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 7:34 μεριμνᾷ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 7:34 μεριμνᾷ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 12:25 μεριμνῶσι present active subjunctive subjunctive Philippians 2:20 μεριμνήσει future active indicative prospective Philippians 4:6 μεριμνᾶτε present active imperative imperative
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
γνησίως μεριμνήσει is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain