What does μέριμνα · αἰών mean in the Bible?
μέριμνα · αἰών is a Greek phrase meaning "care, anxiety, worry of the age".
Greek · G3308, G165
μέριμνα τοῦ αἰῶνος
Solicitude · an age: age
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μέριμναG3308solicitude
Pronunciationmérimna
Anxiety that divides attention away from what matters most, especially spiritual priorities.
Open lexicon entry →αἰώνG165an age: age
Pronunciationaiṓn
An age or era; theologically, either the present evil age or the future eternal age to come.
Open lexicon entry →What does μέριμνα τοῦ αἰῶνος (merimna tou aiōnos) mean in the Bible?
μέριμνα · αἰών is a Greek phrase meaning "care, anxiety, worry of the age".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3308, G165?
G3308, G165 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. care, anxiety, worry of the age
Source Gloss
care, anxiety, worry of the age
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 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 patterns5Aligned forms6Case patternNominative (3)Number patternPlural (3)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 13:22 · 2 Cor 11:282×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineMark 4:191×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineLuke 8:141×
Dative · Plural · FeminineLuke 21:341×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine1 Pet 5:71×
Word Origins
μέριμνα τοῦ αἰῶνος is built from this root: