Gloss
to stay, remain, live, dwell, abide; to be in a state that begins and continues, yet may or may not end or stop. To abide in Christ is to follow his example of a life obedient to the will of God
Forms of the word
Dictionary
μένω
Greek transliteration
menō
Simplified transliteration
meno
Principal Parts
(ἔμενον), μενῶ, ἔμεινα, μεμένηκα, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number
3306
GK Number
3531
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
118
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1c(2)
Definition
pluperfect, memenhvkein, to stay, Mt. 26:38; Acts 27:31; to continue; 1 Cor. 7:11; 2 Tim. 2:13; to dwell, lodge, sojourn, Jn. 1:39; Acts 9:43; to remain, Jn. 9:41; to rest, settle, Jn. 1:32, 33; 3:36; to last, endure, Mt. 11:23; Jn. 6:27; 1 Cor. 3:14; to survive, 1 Cor. 15:6; to be existent, 1 Cor. 13:13; to continue unchanged, Rom. 9:11; to be permanent, Jn. 15:16; 2 Cor. 3:11; Heb. 10:34; 13:14; 1 Pet. 1:23; to persevere, be constant, be steadfast, 1 Tim. 2:15; 2 Tim. 3:14; to abide, to be in close and settled union, Jn. 6:56; 14:10; 15:4; to indwell, Jn. 5:38; 1 Jn. 2:14; trans. to wait for, Acts 20:5, 23
Greek-English Concordance for μένω
| Matthew 10:11 | And whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy and stay (meinate | μείνατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) there until you leave. |
| Matthew 11:23 | And as for you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, had been done the mighty works done in you it would have remained (emeinen | ἔμεινεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to this day. |
| Matthew 26:38 | Then he said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, to the point of death; remain (meinate | μείνατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) here and keep watch with me.” |
| Mark 6:10 | And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay (menete | μένετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) there until you leave that area. |
| Mark 14:34 | And he said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to the point of death; remain (meinate | μείνατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) here and stay alert.” |
| Luke 1:56 | Mary remained (emeinen | ἔμεινεν | aor act ind 3 sg) with her about three months and returned to her home. |
| Luke 8:27 | When he stepped out on the land, a man from the town met him, who was possessed by demons, and for a long time had not worn clothes or had (emenen | ἔμενεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) lived (emenen | ἔμενεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) in a house but among the tombs. |
| Luke 9:4 | And whatever house you enter, stay (menete | μένετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) there, and from there go out. |
| Luke 10:7 | Remain (menete | μένετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) in that house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house. |
| Luke 19:5 | As he came to that spot, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and climb down, for today I must stay (meinai | μεῖναι | aor act inf ) at your house.” |
| Luke 24:29 | but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay (meinon | μεῖνον | aor act imperative 2 sg) with us, for it is toward evening and the day is already far spent.” So he went in to stay (meinai | μεῖναι | aor act inf ) with them. |
| John 1:32 | Then John testified, saying, “I saw the Spirit coming down as a dove from heaven, and it remained (emeinen | ἔμεινεν | aor act ind 3 sg) on him. |
| John 1:33 | I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining (menon | μένον | pres act ptcp acc sg neut) it is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ |
| John 1:38 | When Jesus turned around and saw them following him, he said to them, “What do you want?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which translated means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?” (meneis | μένεις | pres act ind 2 sg) |
| John 1:39 | He said to them, “Come and you will see.” So they went and saw where he was staying (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg), and they (emeinan | ἔμειναν | aor act ind 3 pl) remained (emeinan | ἔμειναν | aor act ind 3 pl) with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. |
| John 2:12 | After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and his brothers and his disciples, but they (emeinan | ἔμειναν | aor act ind 3 pl) stayed (emeinan | ἔμειναν | aor act ind 3 pl) there only a few days. |
| John 3:36 | The one who believes in the Son has eternal life; but the one who disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) on him. |
| John 4:40 | When therefore the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay (meinai | μεῖναι | aor act inf ) with them. He stayed (emeinen | ἔμεινεν | aor act ind 3 sg) there for two days. |
| John 5:38 | and his word you do not have residing (menonta | μένοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) in you, because you do not believe the one whom he sent. |
| John 6:27 | Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts (menousan | μένουσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem) for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you; for on him God the Father has set his seal.” |
| John 6:56 | The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood dwells (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) in me, and I in him. |
| John 7:9 | Having said this, he stayed (emeinen | ἔμεινεν | aor act ind 3 sg) behind in Galilee. |
| John 8:31 | Jesus therefore said to the Jews who had put their trust in him, “If you continue (meinēte | μείνητε | aor act subj 2 pl) in my word, you are truly my disciples, |
| John 8:35 | A slave does (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) not remain (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) in the house forever, but a son remains (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) forever. |
| John 9:41 | Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now you are saying, ‘We can see,’ so your guilt remains (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg). |
