verb
diamenamō
Greekδιαμένω (diamenō)
Strong’sG1265
I remain, continue
stem diamen-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δια-μένω
[in LXX for עמד, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1265 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diamenasōδιαμένεις | happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular | remain | 1× |
| diamenatōδιαμένει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | continue | 1× |
| diamenateδιέμενεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | remained | 1× |
| diamenateiaδιαμείνῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | remain | 1× |
| diamenarētoisδιαμεμενηκότες | has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine | stood | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diamenamō | diamename | diamenami | diamenama | diamenamē | diamenamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diamenasō1×διαμένεις | diamenase | diamenasi | diamenasa | diamenasē | diamenaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diamenatō1×διαμένει | diamenate1×διέμενεν | diamenati | diamenata | diamenatē | diamenatelē |
| we 1st person plural | diamenanō | diamenane | diamenani | diamenana | diamenanē | diamenanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diamenavō | diamenave | diamenavi | diamenava | diamenavē | diamenavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diamenalō | diamenale | diamenali | diamenala | diamenalē | diamenalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diamenameiō | diamenameia | diamenameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diamenaseiō | diamenaseia | diamenaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diamenateiō | diamenateia1×διαμείνῃ | diamenateiē |
| we 1st person plural | diamenaneiō | diamenaneia | diamenaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diamenaveiō | diamenaveia | diamenaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diamenaleiō | diamenaleia | diamenaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diamenasōr | diamenasar | diamenasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diamenatōr | diamenatar | diamenatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diamenavōr | diamenavar | diamenavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diamenalōr | diamenalar | diamenalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diamenamoiō | diamenamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diamenasoiō | diamenasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diamenatoiō | diamenatoia |
| we 1st person plural | diamenanoiō | diamenanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diamenavoiō | diamenavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diamenaloiō | diamenaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diamenarō | diamenari | diamenara | diamenarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diamenarōtos | diamenaritos | diamenaratos | diamenarētos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
diamen is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
diamenasō“remain”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Hebrews 1:11“remain”autois apollueli, sis de diamenasō; kai pantois hōs himatiem palaiili,They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.
diamenatō“continue”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Peter 3:4“continue”kai legarōtois; Pou atō tas epangelias tau parousiau autou? apo hau gar tois patērois koimila, panteim houtōs diamenatō apo archau ktisiau.“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”
diamenate“remained”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 1:22“remained”exercharatos de ouk dunete lalara autoi, kai epignōskala hoti optasian horatē en to nao; kai autos ate dianeuarōtos autoi, kai diamenate kōfos.When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
diamenateia“remain”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Galatians 2:5“remain”hoi oude pros hōran eikana ta hupotaga, hina tas alētheias teu euangelieu diamenateia pros vin.We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.
diamenarētois“stood”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 22:28“stood”Vis de avō tois diamenarētois meta mu en toi peirasmoi mu;You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials.