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
| John 10:40 | He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing at an earlier time, and there he remained (emeinen | ἔμεινεν | aor act ind 3 sg). |
| John 11:6 | So when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed (emeinen | ἔμεινεν | aor act ind 3 sg) where he was for two more days. |
| John 11:54 | Jesus therefore no longer walked about openly among the Jews, but went from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and he (emeinen | ἔμεινεν | aor act ind 3 sg) stayed (emeinen | ἔμεινεν | aor act ind 3 sg) there with his disciples. |
| John 12:24 | I tell you the solemn truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) a single kernel; but if it dies it produces a great harvest. |
| John 12:34 | The crowd responded, “We have heard from the law that the Christ is to remain (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) forever; so how is it that you are saying that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” |
| John 12:46 | I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me should (meinē | μείνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) not remain (meinē | μείνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) in darkness. |
| John 14:10 | Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father residing (menōn | μένων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) in me is doing his works. |
| John 14:17 | the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him; but you will know him, for he (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) will (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) dwell (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) with you and will be in you. |
| John 14:25 | “These things I have spoken to you while (menōn | μένων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) I (menōn | μένων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) am (menōn | μένων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) still (menōn | μένων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) with you. |
| John 15:4 | Abide (meinate | μείνατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) in me and I will abide in you. Just as the branch is not able to bear fruit by itself, unless it abides (menē | μένῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) in the vine, so neither can you unless you (menēte | μένητε | pres act subj 2 pl) abide (menēte | μένητε | pres act subj 2 pl) in me. |
| John 15:5 | I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who abides (menōn | μένων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) in me and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. |
| John 15:6 | If anyone does (menē | μένῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) not abide (menē | μένῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; men gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. |
| John 15:7 | If you abide (meinēte | μείνητε | aor act subj 2 pl) in me and my words abide (meinē | μείνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you. |
| John 15:9 | As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; abide (meinate | μείνατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) in my love. |
| John 15:10 | If you keep my commandments, you will abide (meneite | μενεῖτε | fut act ind 2 pl) in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide (menō | μένω | pres act ind 1 sg) in his love. |
| John 15:16 | You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should remain (menē | μένῃ | pres act subj 3 sg), so that the Father may give you whatever you ask in my name. |
| John 19:31 | Then, since it was the day of Preparation, so that the bodies would (meinē | μείνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) not remain (meinē | μείνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs of the crucified men broken and their bodies taken down. |
| John 21:22 | Jesus replied, “If I should want him to remain (menein | μένειν | pres act inf ) alive until I come back, what concern is that to you? You are to follow me!” |
| John 21:23 | So the word spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but rather, “If I should want him to remain (menein | μένειν | pres act inf ) alive until I come back, what concern is that to you?” |
| Acts 5:4 | While (menon | μένον | pres act ptcp nom sg neut) it (menon | μένον | pres act ptcp nom sg neut) remained (menon | μένον | pres act ptcp nom sg neut) unsold, did (emenen | ἔμενεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) it (emenen | ἔμενεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) not remain (emenen | ἔμενεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) yours? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have contrived this affair in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God!” |
| Acts 9:43 | And he (meinai | μεῖναι | aor act inf ) stayed (meinai | μεῖναι | aor act inf ) a number of days in Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner. |
| Acts 16:15 | And when she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” (menete | μένετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) And she prevailed upon us. |
| Acts 18:3 | and because he was of the same trade he stayed (emenen | ἔμενεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. |
| Acts 18:20 | When they asked him to (meinai | μεῖναι | aor act inf ) stay (meinai | μεῖναι | aor act inf ) a longer time, he would not consent |
| Acts 20:5 | These men had gone on ahead and were waiting (emenon | ἔμενον | imperf act ind 3 pl) for us in Troas. |
