Bible Dictionary: Worry

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.

2. (v. t.) To harass or beset with importunity, or with care an anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret; to trouble; to plague.

3. (v. t.) To harass with labor; to fatigue.

4. (v. i.) To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child worries; the horse worries.

5. (n.) A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry.

Greek

3308. merimna -- care, anxiety
... care, anxiety. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: merimna Phonetic
Spelling: (mer'-im-nah) Short Definition: care, worry, anxiety Definition: care ...
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3791. ochleo -- to disturb, trouble
... to disturb, trouble. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ochleo Phonetic Spelling:
(okh-leh'-o) Short Definition: I trouble, torment, worry Definition: I ...
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5299. hupopiazo -- to strike under the eye
... under the eye. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hupopiazo Phonetic Spelling:
(hoop-o-pee-ad'-zo) Short Definition: I bruise, worry, exhaust Definition: I ...
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3309. merimnao -- to be anxious, to care for
... cf. 1 Cor 12:25; Phil 2:20). 3809 ( ) is "an old verb for worry and anxiety --
literally, to be , distracted" (, 2, 156). It is ...
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3199. melo -- to be an object of care
... Word Origin a prim. verb Definition to be an object of care NASB Word Usage care
(2), cares (1), concerned (4), defer (2), worry (1). take care. ...
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4305. promerimnao -- to be anxious beforehand
... Word Origin from pro and merimnao Definition to be anxious beforehand NASB
Word Usage worry beforehand (1). be anxious beforehand. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5999. amal -- trouble, labor, toil
... grievance, iniquity, labor, mischief, misery, painful, perverseness, sorrow,.
From amal; toil, ie Wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. ...
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6087. atsab -- to hurt, pain, grieve
... A primitive root; properly, to carve, ie Fabricate or fashion; hence (in a bad sense)
to worry, pain or anger -- displease, grieve, hurt, make, be sorry, vex ...
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Library

Worry Versus Peace
... XIX Worry versus Peace. 'Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and
supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. ...
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Fear Not.
... Worry: A Hindrance to Service. (Psalm xxxvii:1-11; Matthew vi:19-34, Philippians
iv:6-7. American Revision.) Fear Not. There is nothing commoner than worry. ...
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Do Your Best --Leave the Rest.
... Worry: A Hindrance to Service. (Psalm xxxvii:1-11 ... ours that have failed. A
good deal of worry comes from pride and over-sensitiveness. ...
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A Fence of Trust.
... Worry: A Hindrance to Service. (Psalm xxxvii:1-11; Matthew ... Fence of Trust.
It will help to understand just what worry is. It is ...
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Thou Shalt not Steal.
... thought, and see whether a roasted chicken will fly into your mouth!" I do not say
that a man shall not labor and seek a living; but he shall not worry, not be ...
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What it Means to Trust the Lord
... There is no worry in trust. When we worry about anything, we have not committed
it to God. ... So many people use up a large portion of their energy in worry. ...
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Anxious for Nothing.
... Worry: A Hindrance to Service. ... There are three simple rules how not to worry. They
are infallible. I heard of a society whose purpose it was to cure worry. ...
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He Careth for Thee.
... Fret over nothing, never worry for a moment. ... I was asked one time if it was possible
to reach an experience where we would never fret or worry. ...
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Thankful for Anything.
... Worry: A Hindrance to Service. ... These temptations to worry are from the Evil
One. He can come in only through an open door. Remember that. ...
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He Has You on his Heart.
... Worry: A Hindrance to Service. ... I had their tickets. I reached the station from my
errands, hot and tired and with my head aching, ideal conditions for worry. ...
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Thesaurus

Worry (14 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety;
vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry. ...Worry (14 Occurrences). ...
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Worries (6 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Plural of Worry. Multi-Version Concordance
Worries (6 Occurrences). Matthew 13:22 And that sown toward ...
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Bother (9 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex.
See Pother. 2. (vi) To feel care or anxiety; to make ...
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Governor's (6 Occurrences)
... (WEB WEY NIV). Matthew 28:14 If this comes to the governor's ears, we will persuade
him and make you free of worry." (WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV). ...
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Gets (122 Occurrences)
... straying? (WEY). Matthew 28:14 If this comes to the governor's ears, we will
persuade him and make you free of worry." (See NIV). Mark ...
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Worrying (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Worry. Multi-Version
Concordance Worrying (3 Occurrences). Luke 12:25 Which of you ...
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Win (27 Occurrences)
... yourselves. (WEY NIV). Matthew 28:14 If this comes to the governor's ears, we
will persuade him and make you free of worry." (See NAS). Luke ...
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Importune (1 Occurrence)
... request or solicit, with urgency; to press with frequent demands, unreasonable or
troublesome application or pertinacity; hence, to tease; to irritate; to worry...
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Turmoil (15 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worrying
confusion. 2. (vt) To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry. ...
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Ears (449 Occurrences)
... Matthew 28:14 If this comes to the governor's ears, we will persuade him
and make you free of worry." (WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Worry (14 Occurrences)

Matthew 6:31 "Therefore don't be anxious, saying,'What will we eat?','What will we drink?' or,'With what will we be clothed?'
(See NAS NIV)

Matthew 6:34 Therefore don't be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day's own evil is sufficient.
(See NAS NIV)

Matthew 10:19 But when they deliver you up, don't be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say.
(See NAS NIV)

Matthew 13:22 And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
(See NAS)

Matthew 28:14 If this comes to the governor's ears, we will persuade him and make you free of worry."
(WEB)

Mark 13:11 When they lead you away and deliver you up, don't be anxious beforehand, or premeditate what you will say, but say whatever will be given you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.
(See NAS NIV)

Luke 12:11 When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don't be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say;
(See NAS NIV)

Luke 12:22 He said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, don't be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.
(See NAS NIV)

Luke 12:26 If then you aren't able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest?
(See NAS NIV)

Luke 12:29 Don't seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.
(See NAS NIV)

Luke 21:14 Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand how to answer,
(See NIV)

1 Corinthians 7:21 Were you called being a bondservant? Don't let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.
(See NAS)

1 Samuel 9:20 As for your donkeys who were lost three days ago, don't set your mind on them; for they are found. For whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you, and for all your father's house?"
(See NIV)

Isaiah 8:21 They will pass through it, sore distressed and hungry; and it will happen that when they are hungry, they will worry, and curse by their king and by their God. They will turn their faces upward,
(WEB)

Subtopics

Insecure

Worry

Related Terms

Worries (6 Occurrences)

Bother (9 Occurrences)

Governor's (6 Occurrences)

Gets (122 Occurrences)

Worrying (3 Occurrences)

Win (27 Occurrences)

Importune (1 Occurrence)

Turmoil (15 Occurrences)