Greek · G3308, G982 · unreviewed

μερίμναις βιωτικαῖς

Solicitude · relating to the present existence

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μέριμνα G3308 solicitude
Pronunciation mérimna
Anxiety that divides attention away from what matters most, especially spiritual priorities.
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βιωτικός G982 relating to the present existence
Pronunciation biōtikós
Worldly concerns of temporal existence; contrasts with eternal or spiritual matters in NT ethics
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What does μερίμναις βιωτικαῖς (merimnais biōtikais) mean in the Bible?

μέριμνα · βιωτικός is a Greek word meaning "cares or anxieties of life".

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Meaning

cares or anxieties of life
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 13:22 · 2 Cor 11:28
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Mark 4:19
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Luke 8:14
Dative · Plural · Feminine Luke 21:34
Accusative · Singular · Feminine 1 Pet 5:7
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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