μεριμνήσει

merimnáō

will care

To be anxious, to worry, to be concerned or preoccupied with the care of something; primary sense is to experience or feel anxiety, with broader contextual senses including attentive concern, solicitude, or thoughtful consideration, depending on whether the context is negative (distress, worry) or neutral/positive (thoughtful care for another).

G3309

Philippians 2:20 · Word #10

Lexicon G3309

Lemmaμεριμνάω
Transliterationmerimnáō
Strong'sG3309
DefinitionTo be anxious, to worry, to be concerned or preoccupied with the care of something; primary sense is to experience or feel anxiety, with broader contextual senses including attentive concern, solicitude, or thoughtful consideration, depending on whether the context is negative (distress, worry) or neutral/positive (thoughtful care for another).

Morphology V FUT ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense FUT — Future — Action expected to happen
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasewill care
Literalwill-be-concerned

Lexical Info

Lemmaμεριμνάω
Strong'sG3309

SIBI-P1 Translation G3309-04

will be anxious

Morphological NotesVerb; future tense, active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular (Gr,V,IFA3,,S,).
Rendering RationaleThe future active indicative, third person singular, denotes a forthcoming state or action performed by the subject. "Will be anxious" preserves the primary root sense of experiencing anxiety or divided concern while accurately reflecting the future tense and active voice.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

will care

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 'will be anxious' is negative, but the silex_definition and context here are positive—referring to genuine, solicitous care. 'Will care' is the contextually correct rendering.