Greek

To worry

μετεωρίζωStrong’s G3349

meteōrizō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Meteōrizō is the Greek word usually translated “do worry yourself”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.”

Luke 12:29 KJV

Meaning

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

How it's translated

do worry yourself 1

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

Where it's used most

Luke 1

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

μετεωρίζω meteōrizō · to worry

μετ-εωρίζω (μετέωρος, (a) in mid air; (b) buoyed up; (with) in suspense; Thuc.; in π. opposite to ἀμέριμνος, see Zorell, see word) [in LXX: Ob 4 (גָּבַהּ hi.), Mic.4:1 (נָשָׂא ni.), Psa.131:1, Eze.10:16-17, 19 (רוּם), 2Ma.5:17 2Mac 7:34, 3Ma.6:5 * ;] to raise on high (Thue., Xen., al.; Ob, Mi, Ez, ll with). Metaphorical, (a) to buoy up; pass., to be elated, puffed up (Polyb., al., Psa.2:1-12, 3 Mac, ll. with) (b) to be anxious, in suspense (Polyb., see 70, 10; FlJ, BJ, iv, 2, 5) : Luk.12:29.† (AS)

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

WORRY, verb transitive

To tease; to trouble; to harass with importunity, or with care and anxiety.
To fatigue; to harass with labor; a popular sense of the word.
To harass by pursuit and barking; as, dogs worry sheep.
To tear; to mangle with the teeth.

All definitions

To vex; to persecute brutally.

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.