What does μετεωρίζω (meteōrízō) mean in the Bible?
μετεωρίζω (meteōrízō) is a Greek word meaning "to worry".
Greek · G3349
μετεωρίζω
To worry
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μετεωρίζωG3349
Pronunciationmeteōrízō
What does μετεωρίζω (meteōrízō) mean in the Bible?
μετεωρίζω (meteōrízō) is a Greek word meaning "to worry".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3349?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include worry about [it] (1).
Where does μετεωρίζω (meteōrízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 12:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itworry about [it]1×Luke 12:29
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 12:29
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
μετεωρίζεσθε1xmeteōrizestheLuke 12:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural1xLuke 12:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to worry
Source Gloss
to worry
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 12:29Verb Second Person Plural Present Passive Imperative
μετεωρίζεσθε.metewrizesqe
I am anxious
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
middle1
Mood
imperative1
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
μετεωρίζω is built from these roots: