Words the Bible translates as care for
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 8 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- episkeptomaiἐπισκέπτομαιto come to someone and take a close look, meaning to act on what is found: to visit and help, to look after, to pick out
- darashדָּרַשׁto seek something out with care and effort, going after it deliberately until it is found, answered, or settled
- diakoneōδιακονέωto serve someone by meeting their needs: to wait on them, look after them, or carry out a task on their behalf.
- merimnaōμεριμνάωto care for, attend to: to give focused, active concern to someone or something, devoting attention to their interests
+1 more meaning
- to worry, be anxious: to be gripped by fretful, distrustful concern about one's needs or circumstances
- pronoeōπρονοέωto care fornot studied yet
- baqarבָּקַרto examine with discriminating attention: to look someone or something over closely enough to sort, weigh, or tell one thing from another
- episkopeōἐπισκοπέωto oversee/care fornot studied yet
- thalpōθάλπωto care fornot studied yet
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