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
| Acts 20:23 | except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me, saying that in every city imprisonment and persecutions are (menousin | μένουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) waiting (menousin | μένουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) for (menousin | μένουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) me. |
| Acts 21:7 | And having completed the voyage from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and we (emeinamen | ἐμείναμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) greeted the brothers and stayed (emeinamen | ἐμείναμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) one day with them. |
| Acts 21:8 | On the next day we departed and went to Caesarea. There we (emeinamen | ἐμείναμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) went into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed (emeinamen | ἐμείναμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) with him. |
| Acts 27:31 | Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “If these men do (meinōsin | μείνωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) not remain (meinōsin | μείνωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) in the ship, you cannot be saved.” |
| Acts 27:41 | But caught in some crosscurrents, they ran the ship aground; the bow stuck and remained (emeinen | ἔμεινεν | aor act ind 3 sg) immovable, but the stern began to break up by the force of the waves. |
| Acts 28:16 | And when we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to stay (menein | μένειν | pres act inf ) by himself, with a soldier guarding him. |
| Romans 9:11 | even before they were born or had done anything either good or bad so that God’s purpose according to election might stand (menē | μένῃ | pres act subj 3 sg), |
| 1 Corinthians 3:14 | If the work that someone has built on it remains (menei | μενεῖ | fut act ind 3 sg), he will receive a reward. |
| 1 Corinthians 7:8 | Now to the unmarried and to the widows I say that it is good for them to remain (meinōsin | μείνωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) single, as I am. |
| 1 Corinthians 7:11 | (however if she does, let her remain (menetō | μενέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife. |
| 1 Corinthians 7:20 | Let (menetō | μενέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) each person continue (menetō | μενέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) in that condition in which he was called. |
| 1 Corinthians 7:24 | Each one in the condition in which he was called, brothers, in that condition let him remain (menetō | μενέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) with God. |
| 1 Corinthians 7:40 | But in my opinion she will be happier if she (meinē | μείνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) remains (meinē | μείνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) as she is. And I believe that I too have the Spirit of God. |
| 1 Corinthians 13:13 | And now remain (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) faith, hope, and love; these three. And the greatest of these is love. |
| 1 Corinthians 15:6 | Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living (menousin | μένουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl), although some have fallen asleep. |
| 2 Corinthians 3:11 | For if what was fading away came with glory, how much more will that which is permanent (menon | μένον | pres act ptcp nom sg neut) be filled with glory. |
| 2 Corinthians 3:14 | But their minds were closed. For until the present day the same veil remains (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) at the reading of the old covenant. Since the veil is not removed, it is clear that only in Christ is it taken away. |
| 2 Corinthians 9:9 | As it is written, “He has distributed generously, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) forever.” |
| Philippians 1:25 | So, convinced of this, I know that I will remain (menō | μενῶ | fut act ind 1 sg), and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, |
| 1 Timothy 2:15 | but she will be saved through childbearing, if they remain (meinōsin | μείνωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) in faith and love and holiness, with modesty. |
| 2 Timothy 2:13 | If we are faithless, he remains (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) faithful, for he is unable to deny himself.” |
| 2 Timothy 3:14 | But you, remain (mene | μένε | pres act imperative 2 sg) in what you have learned and have been convinced of, knowing from whom you learned |
| 2 Timothy 4:20 | Erastus remained (emeinen | ἔμεινεν | aor act ind 3 sg) in Corinth, and I left Trophimus behind in Miletus because he was sick. |
| Hebrews 7:3 | He is without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life; but like the Son of God he continues (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) a priest for all time. |
| Hebrews 7:24 | but on the other hand, Jesus, because he remains (menein | μένειν | pres act inf ) forever, has a priesthood that is permanent. |
