Gloss
to remain in, stay in; remain faithful, continue in
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἐμμένω
Greek transliteration
emmenō
Simplified transliteration
emmeno
Principal Parts
-, ἐνέμεινα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number
1696
GK Number
1844
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1c(2)
Definition
pr. to remain in a place; met. to abide by, to continue firm in, persevere in, Acts 14:22; 28:30; Gal. 3:10; Heb. 8:9*
Greek-English Concordance for ἐμμένω
| Acts 14:22 | strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue (emmenein | ἐμμένειν | pres act inf ) in the faith, and saying, “It is through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God.” |
| Acts 28:30 | Paul lived (enemeinen | ἐνέμεινεν | aor act ind 3 sg) there two whole years in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to him, |
| Galatians 3:10 | For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does (emmenei | ἐμμένει | pres act ind 3 sg) not continue (emmenei | ἐμμένει | pres act ind 3 sg) in all things written in the book of the law, to do them.” |
| Hebrews 8:9 | It will not be like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, because they did (enemeinan | ἐνέμειναν | aor act ind 3 pl) not continue (enemeinan | ἐνέμειναν | aor act ind 3 pl) in my covenant and I abandoned them, says the Lord. |
