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Care

ἐπιμέλειαStrong’s G1958

epimeleia

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Epimeleia is the Greek word usually translated “care”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.”
Acts 27:3 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “care”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • care 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἐπιμέλεια epimeleia · care

    ἐπιμέλεια, -ας, ἡ (ἐπιμελέομαι), [in LXX: Pro.3:8 (שִׁקּוּי), Wis.13:13, Est.6:10, 1Ma.16:14, al. ;] attention, care: Act.27:3 (see Field, Notes, 143).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “care” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    CARE, noun

    1. Concern; anxiety; solicitude; nothing some degree of pain in the mind, from apprehension of evil.“They shall eat bread by weight and with care” Ezekiel 4:16
    2. Caution; a looking to; regard; attention, or heed, with a view to safety or protection, as in the phrase, take care of yourself.
    3. Charge or oversight, implying concern for safety and prosperity; as, he was under the care of a physician.“That which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches” 2 Corinthians 11:28
    4. The object of care or watchful regard and attention; as, Is she thy care?
    All definitions and other forms of “care”

      CARE, verb transitive

      1. To be anxious or solicitous; to be concerned about.“Master, carest thou not that we perish?” Mark 4:38
      2. To be inclined or disposed; to have regard to; with for before a noun, and to before a verb.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.