Merimna means “care” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H3308 — yophi (“beauty”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G3308 μέριμνα (merimna) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. merimna (mer'-im-nah) n. 1. solicitude [from G3307 (through the idea of distraction)] It has 15 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include care. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
merimna (mer'-im-nah) n. 1. solicitude [from G3307 (through the idea of distraction)] KJV: care Root(s): G3307
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Usage: μέριμνα, -ης, ἡ [in LXX: Psa.55:22 (יְהַב), Job.11:18, Sir.30:24, al ;] (in cl. chiefly poët.) care, anxiety: 1Pe.5:7; pl., Luk.8:14 21:34; with genitive obj., Mat.13:22, Mrk.4:19, 2Co.11:28.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render merimna, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G3308 (μέριμνα) appears 9 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
6 indexed usages in New Testament.
He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
3 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; And peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.
Cast thy care upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee; He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
But fools will meditate evils.
6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
Wherefore he called for all his friends, and said unto them, The sleep is gone from mine eyes, and my heart faileth for very care.
And carefulness bringeth age before the time.
The hopes of a man void of understanding are vain and false: And dreams lift up fools.
First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3308.
And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; And peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.
Cast thy care upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee; He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
But fools will meditate evils.
He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Wherefore he called for all his friends, and said unto them, The sleep is gone from mine eyes, and my heart faileth for very care.
And carefulness bringeth age before the time.
The hopes of a man void of understanding are vain and false: And dreams lift up fools.
Whoso regardeth dreams Is like him that catcheth at a shadow, And followeth after the wind.
So doth the potter sitting at his work, And turning the wheel about with his feet, Who is always carefully set at his work, And maketh all his work by number;
A daughter is a wakeful care to a father; And the care for her taketh away sleep: When she is young, lest she pass away the flower of her age; And being married, lest she should be hated:
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3308, grouped by book.
Merimna (Strong's G3308) is a Greek word most simply glossed "care". merimna (mer'-im-nah) n. 1. solicitude [from G3307 (through the idea of distraction)]
This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's G3308 across 10 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3308 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as care. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 3 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3308, with linked reader references where each row is available.