July 29, 2026

Wednesday Word Study | Cares – Episode 9

Originally written August 10, 2011
posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/10/wednesday-word-study-conviction/

Strongs Concordance Number: 3199

Transliteration: meló
Phonetic Spelling: (mel’-o)
Definition: it is a care, it is an object of anxiety, it concerns.

Our verse for Monday Meditations this week was I Peter 5:7 and in the King James reads like this…

I Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

At first glance, we would think that the first care and careth are just similar versions of the same word, but they are not.

The word above is the second word, careth or cares. When it says that the Lord cares for us using this word, it means that we are the object of His concern.

Here is the word care as it is in the first part of the verse.

Strongs Concordance Number: 3308

Transliteration: merimna
Phonetic Spelling: (mer’-im-nah)
Definition: care, worry, anxiety, properly, a part, separated from the whole; (figuratively) worry (anxiety), dividing and fracturing a person’s being into parts.

This word is a noun and was translated to anxiety in the Amplified Bible. It is similar, but paints a different picture from the first care. In the first word we are an object of concern or an object of care. Here we see that the word care is taken to an extreme.

When studying this word, it refers to word #3309, which is the verb derivative of this word. The expounded definition is:

drawn in opposite directions; “divided into parts”, “to go to pieces” because pulled apart (in different directions), like the force exerted by sinful anxiety (worry).

I have heard many mothers and fathers talk about worrying about their children. When they are not home late at night or don’t call when they should. There is no doubt that we should care (3199) about our children and the other parts of our lives.

But when that care (3199) turns into the care of (3308) it will literally pull us apart in different directions and we will go to pieces. And this is sinful. So let’s insert these meanings fully into this scripture and see what we find.

Casting all your sinful anxiety, which pulls you apart, upon him; for you are an object of His concern.

Do we take care or concern to the wrong extreme? When we feel it pulling us apart, we can know that we have crossed the line and we must cast this care on the Father, because we are the object of His care.

Each Wednesday, I will post a Wednesday Word Study to further elaborate on a significant word from the previous Monday’s Meditation episode. On Mondays, I focus on one verse to meditate on for the week. On the Wednesday after I drill down to look at one specific word to gain further information and knowledge. Then, on the following Friday, I will post a teaching pulling it all together. Each week will provide a thorough study into a verse, a word, and then the overall concept.

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