Word: metewrizw
Pronounce: met-eh-o-rid'-zo
Strongs Number: G3349
Orig: 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):--be of doubtful mind. G3326 G109
Use: TDNT-4:630,* Verb
Heb Strong: H1361 H5375 H7311
1) to rise up on high
1a) to put a ship [out to sea] up upon the deep
1b) to raise up fortifications
2) metaph.
2a) to lift up one's soul, raise his spirits
2a1) to buoy up with hope
2a2) to inflate with pride
2a3) to be elated
2a4) to take one airs, be puffed up with pride
2b) by a metaphor taken from ships that are tossed about on the deep by winds and waves
2b1) to cause one to waver or fluctuate in the mind
2b2) to agitate or harass with cares
2b3) to make anxious