προμεριμνάω G4305
to be anxious beforehand, to worry in advance, to take anxious thought ahead of time
A compound verb intensifying basic anxiety with advance worrying. Jesus uses it in Mark 13:11 in parallel with Luke 21:14's prohibition against premeditation: when arrested, don't be anxious beforehand about what to say. The verb captures the futile mental exercise of rehearsing future scenarios and fretting about them in advance. Instead of advance anxiety about testimony under pressure, Jesus promises that the Holy Spirit will give words in the moment when needed. Beforehand-anxiety reveals trust in oneself rather than God.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — The translations converge on advance worry ('be anxious beforehand,' 'os preocupéis de antemano,' 's'inquiéter d'avance,' 'vorher sorgen'). Jesus targets the specific anxiety of mentally rehearsing future trials and scripting responses in advance. This forward-projecting worry accomplishes nothing except demonstrating lack of trust in divine provision. The antidote is present-tense faith: when the moment arrives, the Spirit will supply what's needed. 1×
AR["تَقْلَقُوا-مِنْ-قَبْلُ"]·ben["আগে-থেকে-চিন্তা-করো-না"]·DE["vorher-sorgen"]·EN["be-anxious-beforehand"]·FR["s'inquiéter-d'avance"]·heb["תִּדְאֲגוּ-מֵרֹאשׁ"]·HI["पहले-से-चिन्ता-करो"]·ID["khawatir-lebih-dulu"]·IT["promerimnate"]·jav["sami-kuwatir-rumiyin"]·KO["미리-걱정하라"]·PT["vos-preocupeis-de-antemão"]·RU["заботьтесь-заранее"]·ES["os-preocupéis-de-antemano"]·SW["jishughulishe-mapema"]·TR["önceden-endişelenin"]·urd["پہلے-سے-فکر-کرو"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
προμεριμνάω, take thought before, τί λαλήσητε NT