προμεριμνᾶτε [1 verse]( verb 2nd pl pres imperat act) "Take thought beforehand" is promerimnao, which means "take thought before" from deconstruction. The word only appears here in the gospel. It is made of pros(pros), which means "before" and mermêrizô, which means "to be anxious", "to be in doubt," and "to be thoughtful."