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Strong's #1961 - ἐπιμένω

Transliteration

epiménō

Phonetics

ep-ee-men'-o

Origin

from (G1909) and (G3306)

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to stay at or with, to tarry still, still to abide, to continue, remain
1. of tarrying in a place
2. to persevere, continue
  1. of the thing continued in
  2. in the work of teaching
  3. of the blessing for which one keeps himself fit
  4. denoting the action persisted in

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 4102 ‑ מָהַהּ (maw‑hah');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (18)

John 1

Acts 7

Romans 4

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 1

Philippians 1

Colossians 1

1 Timothy 1

BSB (16)

John 1

Acts 6

Romans 3

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 1

Philippians 1

Colossians 1

1 Timothy 1

CSB (16)

John 1

Acts 6

Romans 3

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 1

Philippians 1

Colossians 1

1 Timothy 1

ESV (17)

John 1

Acts 7

Romans 3

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 1

Philippians 1

Colossians 1

1 Timothy 1

KJV (19)

John 1

Acts 9

Romans 3

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 1

Philippians 1

Colossians 1

1 Timothy 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (17)

John 1

Acts 7

Romans 3

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 1

Philippians 1

Colossians 1

1 Timothy 1

N95 (17)

John 1

Acts 7

Romans 3

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 1

Philippians 1

Colossians 1

1 Timothy 1

NAS (17)

John 1

Acts 7

Romans 3

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 1

Philippians 1

Colossians 1

1 Timothy 1

NLT (14)

John 2

Acts 12

Romans 4

1 Corinthians 4

Galatians 3

Philippians 1

Colossians 3

1 Timothy 2

WEB (18)

John 1

Acts 7

Romans 4

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 1

Philippians 1

Colossians 1

1 Timothy 1

YLT (15)

John 1

Acts 6

Romans 2

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 1

Philippians 1

Colossians 1

1 Timothy 1

ASV (18)

continue in 1

continued 1

i will tarry 1

nbsp 1

shall we continue 1

so be that ye continue in 1

tarried 2

they continue 1

they continued 1

thou continue 1

to abide 1

to continue in 1

to tarry 3

we tarried 2

BSB (16)

and stayed with them 1

do not persist 1

i stayed 1

i will stay 1

kept on 1

persevere 1

shall we continue 1

that i remain 1

they continued 1

to spend 2

to stay 1

we had been there 1

we stayed there 1

you continue 1

you continue in 1

CSB (16)

continue 1

in 1

on 1

persevere 1

remain 4

spend 1

stay 3

stayed 3

staying 1

ESV (17)

continue 5

continued 2

persist 1

remain 2

remained 1

spend 1

stay 2

stayed 2

staying 1

KJV (19)

abide 3

abode 1

continue 5

continued 2

still 1

tarried 3

tarry 4

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (17)

continue 4

continued 1

persevere 1

persisted 1

remain 5

stay 1

stayed 3

staying 1

N95 (17)

continue 4

continued 1

persevere 1

persisted 1

remain 4

stay 2

stayed 3

staying 1

NAS (17)

continue 4

continued 1

persevere 1

persisted 1

remain 4

stay 2

stayed 3

staying 1

NLT (14)

awhile 1

continue 3

continued 1

kept 1

on 1

spend 1

stay 1

stayed 3

staying 1

true 1

WEB (18)

* 1

continue 1

continue in 1

continued 1

i will stay 1

it is so that you continue in 1

shall we continue 1

stayed 2

they continued 1

to continue in 1

to remain 1

to stay 3

we stayed 2

you continue 1

YLT (15)

also ye remain 1

i will remain 1

remain 2

remained 1

they continued 1

thou mayest remain 1

to remain 4

was continuing 1

we remained 1

we remaining 1

we tarried 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-AAI-1P 2

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAN 4

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 1

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

ANT

V-AAI-1P 2

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAN 4

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 1

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 1

V-PAN 2

V-PAP-GPM 1

BEZ

V-AAI-1P 2

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAN- 4

V-FAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 1

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 1

V-PAN- 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAS-1P 1

V-PAS-2S 1

V-PAS-3P 1

BGB

V-AAI-1P 2

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAN 3

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 1

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-1P 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAN 2

V-PAP-GPM 1

BMT

V-AAI-1P 2

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAN 3

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 1

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-1P 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAN 2

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAS-1P 1

BYZ

V-AAI-1P 2

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAN 4

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 1

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 1

V-PAN 2

V-PAP-GPM 1

ELZ

V-AAI-1P 2

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAN 3

V-FAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 1

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAD-2S 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAPGPM 1

V-PAS-1P 1

V-PAS-2S 1

V-PAS-3P 1

NA26

V-1AAIP 2

V-1AAIS 1

V-1FAIS 1

V-1PASP 1

V-2PADS 1

V-2PAIP 1

V-2PASS 1

V-3IAIS 1

V-3PASP 1

V-AAN 3

V-PAN 1

V-PAPGPM 1

SBL

V-AAI-1P 2

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAN 4

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 1

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 1

V-PAN 2

V-PAP-GPM 1

SCV

V-AAI-1P 2

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAN 4

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 1

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 1

V-PAN 2

V-PAP-GPM 1

STV

V-AAI-1P 2

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAN 3

V-FAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 1

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAS-1P 1

V-PAS-2S 1

V-PAS-3P 1

TIS

V-AAI-1P 2

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAN 4

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 1

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 1

V-PAN 2

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-AAI-1P 2

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAN 3

V-FAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAS-1P 1

V-PAS-2S 1

V-PAS-3P 1

TRG

V-AAI-1P 2

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAN 3

V-FAI-1S 1

V-IAI-3P 1

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAD-2S 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAPGPM 1

V-PAS-1P 1

V-PAS-2S 1

V-PAS-3P 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἐπιμένω,

1. stay on, tarry, abs., Il. 19.142, Od. 17.277; ἐπιμεῖναι ἐς αὔριον 11.351; ἄγε νῦν ἐπίμεινον, Ἀρήϊα τεύχεα δύω do you wait, and I will put on my armour, Il. 6.340; also ἐ. ἐνὶ μεγάροισιν.. ὄφρα.. Od. 4.587; ἐ. ἵνα.. h.Cer. 160, Ar. Nu. 196; so ἐ. ἐς τε.. X. An. 5.5.2: after Hom., remain in a place, ἐ. ἐν τῇ πόλει And. 1.75, etc.; ἐπί τῇ στρατιᾷ X. An. 7.2.1.

2.. abs., remain in place, continue as they are, of things, Th. 4.4, Pl. Phd. 80c, X. Cyn. 6.4; keep one's seat, of a horseman, Id. Cyr. 1.4.8; stay behind in a place, Str. 10.2.24.

3.. continue in a pursuit, ἐπὶ τῇ ζητήσει, ἐπὶ λόγῳ, Pl. La. 194a, Tht. 179e; ἐπὶ τοῖς δοξαζομένοις Id. R. 490b; ἐπὶ τοῦ κακουργήματος D. 24.86; ἐπὶ τῆς πολιορκίας Plb. 1.77.1; c.dat., persist in, τῇ ἀπονοία PTeb. 424.4 (iii A.D.); continue treatment, ἐ.βοηθήματι Herod. Med. in Rh.Mus. 58.83; cleave to, μιᾷ γυναικί PSI 3.158.26 (iii A.D.): also c. part., ἐ. ἐπὶ τῶν ἵππων ὀρθὸς ἑστηκώς Pl. Men. 93d, cf. John 8:7; spend time over, ὑποδείγμασι A.D. Synt. 166.14.

4.. abide by, ταῖς σπονδαῖς dub. l. in X. HG. 3.4.6.

5.. endure, τοῖς συμβεβηκόσι Sor. 1.3.

II. c. acc., await, be in store for, τινά E. Supp. 624 (lyr.), v.l.in Id. Ph. 223 (lyr.), cf. Pl. R. 361d: c. aor. inf., ἐ. τι τελεσθῆναι Th. 3.2; μὴ 'πιμεῖναι τοὐμὸν ὀξῦναι στόμα not to wait so as to.., S. Tr. 1176: c. fut. inf., Th. 3.26.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἐπιμένω; (imperfect ἐπέμενον); future ἐπιμένω; 1 aorist ἐπέμεινα; to stay at or with; to tarry still; still to abide, to continue, remain;

a. properly, of tarrying in a place: ἐν Ἐφέσῳ, 1 Corinthians 16:8; ἐν τῇ σαρκί, to live still longer on earth Philippians 1:24 (G T WH omit ἐν); αὐτοῦ, there, Acts 15:34 (Rec.); (Lachmann αὐτοῖς); with the dative of thing: τῇ σαρκί, to abide as it were a captive to life on earth, Philippians 1:24 G T WH; ἐπί τίνι, with one, Acts 28:14 (L T Tr WH παῥ); πρός τινα, with one, 1 Corinthians 16:7; Galatians 1:18; with specification of time how long: Acts 10:48; Acts 21:4, 10; Acts 28:12, 14; 1 Corinthians 16:7.

b. tropically, to persevere, continue; with the dative of the thing continued in (cf. Winer's De verb. comp. etc. Part ii., p. 10f): τῇ ἁμαρτία, Romans 6:1; τῇ ἀπιστία, Romans 11:23; τῇ πίστει, Colossians 1:23; in the work of teaching, 1 Timothy 4:16 (τῷ μή ἀδικεῖν, Xenophon, oec. 14, 7; τῇ μνηστεία, Aelian v. h. 10, 15); with the dative of the blessing for which one keeps himself fit: τῇ χάριτι, Acts 13:43 Rec.; τῇ χρηστότητι, Romans 11:22; with a participle denoting the action persisted in: John 8:7 Rec.; Acts 12:16; cf. Buttmann, 299f (257); (Winer's Grammar, § 54, 4).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐπι -ρένω ,

[in LXX: Exodus 12:39 (H4102 hith.)*;]

to stay on, tarry or abide still: seq. έν , 1 Corinthians 16:8; αὐτοῦ , there, Acts 15:34 (WH, txt., RV, txt., omit) Acts 21:4; c. dat., τ . σαρκί , Philippians 1:24; seq. παρά , c. dat. pers., Acts 28:14; πρός , c. acc pers., 1 Corinthians 16:7, Galatians 1:18; c. acc temp., Acts 10:48; Acts 21:4; Acts 21:10; Acts 28:12; Acts 28:14, 1 Corinthians 16:7. Metaph., to continue in a pursuit or state: c. dat., τ . ἀμαρτίᾳ , Romans 6:1; τ . ὰπιστίᾳ , Romans 11:23; τ . πίστει , Colossians 1:23; αὐτοῖς (v. CGT, in l), 1 Timothy 4:16; τ . χρηστότητι , Romans 11:22; c. ptcp. (cf. Bl., § 73, 4; 76, 2), John 8:7, Acts 12:16.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

For ἐ. ";remain"; in a place, as in Acts 10:48, 1 Corinthians 16:7 f., cf. P Lond 897.12 (A.D. 84) (= III. p. 207) κέκρικα γὰρ νὴ τοὺς θεοὺς ἐν Ἀλεξανδρε ̣ίᾳ ἐπιμένειν, P Fay 296 (A.D. 113) πρὸς τὸ δύνασθαί με ἐπιμένιν ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ διευθύνων τὰ δημόσια. The construction with the dative is found in P Ryl II. 153.3 (A.D. 138–61) τῷ αὐ ]τ ̣ῷ ἀπελευθέ [ρῳ ] . . . ῳ ἐπιμ ̣[έ ]νοντι ὡς προγέγραπται τῇ πατρίδι μου : cf. ib. 239.9 (mid. iii/A.D.) ἐπίμινον τοῖς ἐκεῖ, ";stay on for the men there,"; PSI III. 158.26 (iii/A.D. ?) a planetary configuration makes men ἐπιψόγους μ ̣ὴ ἐπιμένοντας μιᾷ γυναικί (the opposite of ";love one only and cleave to her.";). For the tropical use, as in Romans 6:1, cf. P Oxy II. 237vi. 18 (A.D. 186) ἐπιμένει τῇ αὐτῇ ἀπονοίᾳ ἐνυβρίζων μοι, P Tebt II. 424.4 (late iii/A.D.) εἰ μὲν ἐπιμένις σου τῇ ἀπονοίᾳ, συνχέρω σοι, ";if you persist in your folly, I congratulate you"; (Edd.), and with [Jn] 8.7 ἐπέμενον ἐρωτῶντες cf. the late P Oxy I. 128.7 (vi/vii A.D.) ἐπιμένει γὰρ λέγων μὴ δύνασθαι ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον κοπωθῆναι, ";he insists that he is unable to bear such a strain"; (Edd.). See also Menandrea p. 3.35 ἐπιμένει τὸ χρέος ἀπεργαζόμενος, ";he stays on to work off the debt.";

List of Word Forms

επεμεινα επέμεινα ἐπέμεινα επεμειναμεν επεμείναμεν ἐπεμείναμεν επέμενε επεμενεν ἐπέμενεν επεμενον επέμενον ἐπέμενον επεμίγης επιμειναι επιμείναι ἐπιμεῖναι επιμείνης επιμείνωσι επιμενε επίμενε ἐπίμενε επιμενειν επιμένειν ἐπιμένειν επιμενετε επιμένετε ἐπιμένετε επιμενης ἐπιμένῃς Επιμενοντων επιμενόντων Ἐπιμενόντων επιμενούμεν επιμενω επιμενώ ἐπιμενῶ ἐπιμένω επιμενωμεν ἐπιμένωμεν επιμενωσι ἐπιμένωσι ἐπιμένωσιν επιμιγνύμενος επιμίγνυται επίμικτοι επίμικτος επιμύλιον epemeina epémeina epemeinamen epemeínamen epemenen epémenen epemenon epémenon epimeinai epimeînai epimene epímene epimenein epiménein epiméneis epiménēis epimenes epimenēs epimenete epiménete epimeno epimenō epiméno epiménō epimenomen epimenōmen epiménomen epiménōmen Epimenonton Epimenontōn Epimenónton Epimenóntōn epimenosin epimenōsin epiménosin epiménōsin