μετ-εωρίζω: [pres. impv. pass. 2 pers. plur. perewpiζεσθε; (see below)]; (fr. μετέωρος in mid-air, high; raised on high; metaph. a. elated with hope, Diod. 13, 46; lofty, proud, Polyb. 3, 82, 2; 16, 21, 2; Sept. Is. v. 15. Ὁ. wavering in mind, unsteady, doubtful, in suspense: Polyb. 24, 10,11; Joseph. antt. 8, 8, 2; Ὁ. j. 4, 2, 5; Cic. ad Att. 5, 11, 5; 15, 14; hence perewpifw) ; al prop. to raise on high (as ναῦν eis τὸ πέλαγος, to put a ship [out to sea] up upon the deep, Lat. propellere in altwn, Philostr. v. Ap. 6, 12, 3 [ef. Thue. 8, 16, 2]; τὸ ἔρυμα, to raise fortifications, Thuc. 4, 90): ἑαυτόν, of birds, Ael. ἢ. a. 11, 33; pass. μετεωρίζεσθαι ἢ καπνὸν ἢ κονιορτόν, Xen. Cyr. 6, 3,5; of the wind, ἄνεμος ξηρὸς μετεωρισθείς, Arstph. nub. 404; and many other exx. also in prof. auth.; in Sept. ef. Mic. iv. 1; Ezek. x. 16; Obad. 4. 2. metaph. a. to lift up one’s soul, raise his spirits; to buoy up with hope; to inflate with pride: Polyb. 26, 5,4; 24, 3,6 ete.; joined with φυσᾶν, Dem. p. 169, 23; Philo, vit. Moys. i. § 35; [quis rer. div. her. §§ 14,54; cong. erud. grat. § 23]; pass. to be elated; to take on airs, be puffed up with pride: Arstph. av. 1447; often in Polyb.; Diod. 11, 32,41; 16,18 ete.; Ps. exxx. (cxxxi.) 1; 2 Mace. vii. 34; with the addition of τὴν διάνοιαν, v.17. Hence μὴ μετεωρίζεσθε, Lk. xii. 29, some (following the Vulg. nolite in sublime tolli) think should be interpreted, do not exalt yourselves, do not seek great things, (Luth. fahret nicht hoch her) ; but this explanation does not suit the preceding context. b. by a metaphor taken from ships that are tossed about on the deep by winds and waves, to cause one to waver or fluctuate in mind, Polyb. 5, 70, 10; to agitate or harass with cares; to render anxious: Philo de monarch. § 6; Schol. ad Soph. Oed. Tyr. 914; ad Eur. Or. 1537; hence Lk. xii. 29 agreeably to its connection is best explained, neither be ye anxious, or and waver not between hope and fear ΓΑ. V. neither be ye of doubtful mind (with mrg. Or, live not in careful suspense) ]. Kuinoel on Lk. 1. ὁ. discusses the word at length; and numerous exx. from Philo are given in Loesner, Observv. p. 115 sqq.

μετεωρίζομαι meteōrizomai 1x

to raise aloft; met. to unsettle in mind; pass. to be excited with anxiety, be in anxious suspense, Lk. 12:29*

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.†

μετεωρίζω (meteōrizō) — to worry. μετεωρ-ίζω, raise to a height, τὸ ἔρυμα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ἐμβριθὲς ἄγειν ἄνω -ίζουσα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ σκέλη lift the legs, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἑαυτόν[Refs]; of a dolphin, δελφινίσκον μ. τῷ νώτῳ lifts or buoys it up on his back, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τοὺς πόδας μ., of quadrupeds, [Refs]; τὸ πνεῦμα μ. cause one to pant [Refs]; ναῦν μ. εἰς τὸ πέλαγος put it out to sea, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] —middle, τοὺς δελφῖνας μετεωρίζου heave up your dolphins (see. δελφίς [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be raised up, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be suspended, σχοινίοις [Refs 5th c.AD+]; of smoke or dust, rise, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of wind, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of water vapour, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of ships, μετεωρισθεὶς ἐν τῷ πελάγει keeping out on the high sea, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; rise up, as from bed, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of wind rising from the stomach, [Refs]; μετεωριζόμενος suffering from flatulence, [Refs]

2. intransitive, attain considerable height, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II. metaphorically, buoy up, elevate, especially with false hopes, μ. καὶ φυσήσας ὑμᾶς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; unsettle a man's mind, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—passive, to be elevated, ὑπὸ λόγων ὁ νοῦς -ίζεται [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, to be anxious, [Refs 3rd c.AD+], perhaps in this sense [NT]