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μέριμνα

μέριμνα, care, thought

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μεριμνῶν feminine genitive plural of μέριμνα

μεριμνῶν present active participle masculine vocative singular, present active participle neuter nominative singular, present active participle neuter vocative singular, present active participle neuter accusative singular, present active participle masculine nominative singular of μεριμνάω

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μέριμν-α, ἡ,
  • care, thought, solicitude, ὅν τε θαμιναὶ ἐπιστρωφῶσι μέριμναι h.Merc. 44, cf. Pi. O. 2.54, etc.; μ. τινός care for . ., A. Eu. 132, S. OT 1460; ἀμφί τι A. Th. 843 (lyr.); ἐλθεῖν ἐς τόδε μερίμνης E. Ion 244, cf. 404: pl., cares, Hes. Op. 178, Emp. 11.1, Sapph. Supp. 13.8, Thgn. 343, etc.; γνώμαις δὲ λεπταῖς . . ξύνειμι καὶ μερίμναις Ar. Nu. 1404; λύπας, μερίμνας, ἁρπαγάς Diph. 88.—Rare in early Prose, Hp. Insomn. 89, Pl. Amat. 134b (pl.); later ἡ τοῦ βίου μ. UPZ 20.29 (ii B. C.); μ. καὶ φροντίς Aristeas 271; μ. τοῦ αἰῶνος Ev.Matt. 13.22, cf. Vett.Val. 131.3, etc.
      • 2 concrete, object of care or thought, μεγάλην σε πατὴρ ἐφύτευσε μ. θνητοῖς ἀνθρώποισι h.Merc. 160.
      • 3 pursuit, ambition, esp. in pl., Pi. O. 1.108, N. 3.69; κουφόταται μ. B. 1.69: sg., Pi. P. 8.92.
      • 4 Κηΐα μ. the Cean poetʼs fancy, B. 18.11.
      • 5 anxious mind, A. Ag. 460 (lyr.). (Cf. Skt. smárati ‘remember’, Lat. memor.)

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