μετεωρίζωmeteōrízō
to raise on high (Thuc., Xen., and elsewhere; Obadiah 1:4, Micah 4:1, Ezekiel 10:16, Ezekiel 10:17, Ezekiel 10:19).
Greek (New Testament) · G3349
Meanings
Metaph.
(a) to buoy up; passive, to be elated, puffed up (Polyb., and elsewhere, Psalms 131:1, 2 Maccabees 5:17, 2 Maccabees 7:34, 3 Maccabees 6:5)
(b) to be anxious, in suspense: Luke 12:29.
Same root
- μετάmetá · G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G575 (ἀπό) or G1537 (ἐκ) and G1519 (εἰς) or G4314 (πρός); less intimate than G1722 (ἐν) and less close than G4862 (σύν))
- αἴρωaírō · G142to lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e. weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare H05375) to expiate sin
- ἀήρaḗr · G109by analogy, to blow); "air" (as naturally circumambient)
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Luke 12:29 “And don’t be concerned about what to eat and what to drink. Don’t worry about such things.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.