- Original: μεριμνάω - Transliteration: merimnao - Phonetic: mer-im-nah'-o - Definition: 1. to be anxious a. to be troubled with cares 2. to care for, look out for (a thing) a. to seek to promote one's interests b. caring or providing for - Origin: from G3308 - TDNT entry: 13:49,6 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G3308 ; to be anxious about: - (be have) care (-ful) take thought. Total KJV Occurrences: 7 • care, 2 1 Corinthians 12:25; Philippians 2:20 • careful, 1 Philippians 4:6 • for, 4 1 Corinthians 7:32; 1 Corinthians 7:33; 1 Corinthians 7:34(2)