Strong's Lexicon
G1961 — ἐπιμένω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1961 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐπιμένω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1909 and G3306 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 16 |
| Transliteration: | epimeno |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ep-ee-men'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to stay over, i.e. remain 2. (figuratively) persevere |
| KJV Renderings: | abide (in), continue (in), tarry |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
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, 1Co 16:8; ἐν τῇ σαρκί, to live still longer on earth Php 1:24 (G T WH omit ἐν); αὐτοῦ, there, Act 15:34 (Rec.); (Lachmann αὐτοῖς); with the dative of thing: τῇ σαρκί, to abide as it were a captive to life on earth, Php 1:24 G T WH; ἐπί τίνι, with one, Act 28:14 (L T Tr WH παῥ); πρός τινα, with one, 1Co 16:7; Gal 1:18; with specification of time how long: Act 10:48; Act 21:4; Act 21:10; Act 28:12; Act 28:14; 1Co 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, Rom 6:1; τῇ ἀπιστία, Rom 11:23; τῇ πίστει, Col 1:23; in the work of teaching, 1Ti 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, Act 13:43 Rec.; τῇ χρηστότητι, Rom 11:22; with a participle denoting the action persisted in: Joh 8:7 Rec.; Act 12:16; cf. Buttmann, 299f (257); (Winer’s Grammar, § 54, 4).
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐπιμένω (abide (in))
John 8:7
- KJV: So when they continued asking him he lifted up himself and said unto them He that is without sin among you let him first cast a stone at her
- GK: ως δε επέμενον ερωτώντες αυτόν ανακύψας είπε προς αυτούς ο αναμάρτητος υμών πρώτος τον λίθον επ΄ αυτή βαλέτω
Acts 10:48
- KJV: And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord Then prayed they him to tarry certain days
- GK: προσέταξέ τε αυτούς βαπτισθήναι εν τω ονόματι του κυρίου τότε ηρώτησαν αυτόν επιμείναι ημέρας τινάς
Acts 12:16
- KJV: But Peter continued knocking and when they had opened and saw him they were astonished
- GK: ο δε Πέτρος επέμενε κρούων ανοίξαντες δε είδον αυτόν και εξέστησαν
Acts 13:43
- KJV: Now when the congregation was broken up many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas who speaking to them persuaded them to continue in the grace of God
- GK: λυθείσης δε της συναγωγής ηκολούθησαν πολλοί των Ιουδαίων και των σεβομένων προσηλύτων τω Παύλω και τω Βαρνάβα οίτινες προσλαλούντες έπειθον αυτούς επιμένειν τη χάριτι του θεού
Acts 15:34
- KJV: Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still
- GK: έδοξε δε τω Σίλα επιμείναι αυτού
Acts 21:4
- KJV: And finding disciples we tarried there seven days who said to Paul through the Spirit that he should not go up to Jerusalem
- GK: και ανευρόντες τους μαθητάς επεμείναμεν αυτού ημέρας επτά οίτινες τω Παύλω έλεγον διά του πνεύματος μη αναβαίνειν εις Ιεροσολήν
Acts 21:10
- KJV: And as we tarried many days there came down from Judæa a certain prophet named Agabus
- GK: επιμενόντων δε ημών ημέρας πλείους κατήλθέ τις από της Ιουδαίας προφήτης ονόματι Άγαβος
Acts 28:12
- KJV: And landing at Syracuse we tarried three days
- GK: και καταχθέντες εις Συρακούσας επεμείναμεν ημέρας τρεις
Acts 28:14
- KJV: Where we found brethren and were desired to tarry with them seven days and so we went toward Rome
- GK: ου ευρόντες αδελφούς παρεκλήθημεν επ΄ αυτοίς επιμείναι ημέρας επτά και ούτως εις την Ρώμην ήλθομεν
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