Strong's G3349 · Greek

μετεωρίζομαι

meteorizo · met-eh-o-rid'-zo

from a compound of 3326 and a collateral form of 142 or perhaps rather 109 (compare "meteor"); to raise in mid-air, i.e. (figuratively) suspend (passively, fluctuate or be anxious)

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

μετ-εωρίζω (G3349)

1 μετ-εωρίζω ( μετέωρος , (a) in mid air ; (b) buoyed up ; (c) in suspense ; Thuc.; in π. opp. to ἀμέριμνος , v. Zorell, s.v.): [in LXX: Ob 1:4 ( גּבהּ hi.), Mi 4:1 ( נשׂא ni.), Ps 130 (131):1 , Ez 10:16 , 17 , 19 ( רוּם ), II Mac 5:17 7:34 , III Mac 6:5 *;] to raise on high (Thuc., Xen., al.; Ob 1:4 , Mi 4:1 , Ez 10:16 , 17 , 19 ). Metaph., to buoy up ; pass., to be elated , puffed up (Polyb., al., Ps 130 (131):1 , II Mac 5:17 7:34 , III Mac 6:5 ); to be anxious , in suspense (Polyb., v. 70, 10; FlJ, BJ , iv, 2, 5): Lk 12:29 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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