verb
diamenamō
Strong’sG1265
I remain, continue
stem diamen-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -μενῶRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist -έμειναRefs 4th c.BC+: perfect -μεμένηκαRefs 2nd c.BC+:—continue, persist, of disease, τοῖσι παιδίοισι Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, keep, of seeds, Refs 4th c.BC+; persevere, ἐν τῇ ἕξει Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. ἐν ἑαυτῷ maintain his purpose, Refs 2nd c.BC+ codices: absolutely, hold out, Refs 4th c.BC+; to last, remain, live on, Refs 5th c.BC+; endure, be strong, Refs 5th c.BC+; of form, colour, and the like, ταὐτὸν δ. continue the same, be permanent, Refs 4th c.BC+: with participle, δ. λέγων Refs 4th c.BC+: with infinitive, continue to.., Refs 1st c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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× |
| diamenarēntoisδιαμεμενηκότες | 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 | diamenarōntos | diamenarintos | diamenarantos | diamenarēntos1× |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
diamenasō“remain”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Hebrews 1:11autois apoleli, sis de diamenasō; kai pantois hōs himatiem palaiili,They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like …
diamenatō“continue”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Peter 3:4“continue”… gar tois patrois koimila, panteim houtōs diamenatō apo archau ktisiau.… 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… kai autos ate dianeuarōntos autoi, kai diamenate kōfos.… kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
diamenateia“remain”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Galatians 2:5… hupotaga, hina tas alētheias teu euangelieu diamenateia pros vin.… the truth of the gospel would remain with you.
diamenarēntois“stood”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 22:28Vis de avō tois diamenarēntois meta mu en toi peirasmoi mu;You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials.