verb

meteōrizemō

Greekμετεωρίζομαι (meteōrizomai)

Strong’sG3349

I am anxious

stem meteōriz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

keep worrying1×

What it means

μετ-εωρίζω

(< μετέωρος, (a) in mid air; (b) buoyed up; (c) in suspense; Thuc.; in π. opp. to ἀμέριμνος, v. Zorell, s.v.): [in LXX: Ob 1:4 (גּבהּ hi.), Mi 4:1 (נשׂא ni.), Ps 130 (131):1, Ez 10:16, 17, 19 (רוּם), II Mac 5:17 7:34, III Mac 6:5*;]

to raise on high (Thuc., Xen., al.; Ob 1:4, Mi 4:1, Ez 10:16, 17, 19). Metaph.,

(a) to buoy up; pass., to be elated, puffed up (Polyb., al., Ps 130 (131):1, II Mac 5:17 7:34, III Mac 6:5);

(b) to be anxious, in suspense (Polyb., v. 70, 10; FlJ, BJ, iv, 2, 5): Lk 12:29.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3349 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmet-eh-o-rid'-zo

to raise in mid-air, i.e. (figuratively) suspend (passively, fluctuate or be anxious)

Fromfrom a compound of G3326 and a collateral form of G142 or perhaps rather G109 (compare "meteor");

King Jamesbe of doubtful mind.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
meteōrizevōrμετεωρίζεσθε	happening now · yepresent middle imperative 2nd person plural	keep worrying	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	meteōrizemō	meteōrizeme	meteōrizemi	meteōrizema	meteōrizemē	meteōrizemelē
you 2nd person singular	meteōrizesō	meteōrizese	meteōrizesi	meteōrizesa	meteōrizesē	meteōrizeselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	meteōrizetō	meteōrizete	meteōrizeti	meteōrizeta	meteōrizetē	meteōrizetelē
we 1st person plural	meteōrizenō	meteōrizene	meteōrizeni	meteōrizena	meteōrizenē	meteōrizenelē
ye 2nd person plural	meteōrizevō	meteōrizeve	meteōrizevi	meteōrizeva	meteōrizevē	meteōrizevelē
they 3rd person plural	meteōrizelō	meteōrizele	meteōrizeli	meteōrizela	meteōrizelē	meteōrizelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	meteōrizemeiō	meteōrizemeia	meteōrizemeiē
you 2nd person singular	meteōrizeseiō	meteōrizeseia	meteōrizeseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	meteōrizeteiō	meteōrizeteia	meteōrizeteiē
we 1st person plural	meteōrizeneiō	meteōrizeneia	meteōrizeneiē
ye 2nd person plural	meteōrizeveiō	meteōrizeveia	meteōrizeveiē
they 3rd person plural	meteōrizeleiō	meteōrizeleia	meteōrizeleiē

Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	meteōrizesōr	meteōrizesar	meteōrizesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	meteōrizetōr	meteōrizetar	meteōrizetēr
ye 2nd person plural	meteōrizevōr1×μετεωρίζεσθε	meteōrizevar	meteōrizevēr
they 3rd person plural	meteōrizelōr	meteōrizelar	meteōrizelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	meteōrizemoiō	meteōrizemoia
you 2nd person singular	meteōrizesoiō	meteōrizesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	meteōrizetoiō	meteōrizetoia
we 1st person plural	meteōrizenoiō	meteōrizenoia
ye 2nd person plural	meteōrizevoiō	meteōrizevoia
they 3rd person plural	meteōrizeloiō	meteōrizeloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	meteōrizerō	meteōrizeri	meteōrizera	meteōrizerē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	meteōrizerōtos	meteōrizeritos	meteōrizeratos	meteōrizerētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

meteōrizstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

meteōriz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

meteōrizevōr“keep worrying”happening now · yepresent middle imperative 2nd person plural1×

Luke 12:29“keep worrying”kai vis mē zētavōr tinem esthiaveia kai tinem pinaveia, kai mē meteōrizevōr,And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.