verb
emmenamō
Greekἐμμένω (emmenō)
Strong’sG1696
I remain or abide in, abide by, maintain
stem emmen-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐμμένω
[in LXX chiefly for קוּם;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1696 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| emmenatōἐμμένει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | abide | 1× |
| emmenataἘνέμεινεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | stayed | 1× |
| emmenalaἐνέμειναν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | continue | 1× |
| emmenarōἐμμένειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | continue | 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 | emmenamō | emmename | emmenami | emmenama | emmenamē | emmenamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | emmenasō | emmenase | emmenasi | emmenasa | emmenasē | emmenaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emmenatō1×ἐμμένει | emmenate | emmenati | emmenata1×Ἐνέμεινεν | emmenatē | emmenatelē |
| we 1st person plural | emmenanō | emmenane | emmenani | emmenana | emmenanē | emmenanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emmenavō | emmenave | emmenavi | emmenava | emmenavē | emmenavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | emmenalō | emmenale | emmenali | emmenala1×ἐνέμειναν | emmenalē | emmenalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emmenameiō | emmenameia | emmenameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | emmenaseiō | emmenaseia | emmenaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emmenateiō | emmenateia | emmenateiē |
| we 1st person plural | emmenaneiō | emmenaneia | emmenaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emmenaveiō | emmenaveia | emmenaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | emmenaleiō | emmenaleia | emmenaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | emmenasōr | emmenasar | emmenasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emmenatōr | emmenatar | emmenatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | emmenavōr | emmenavar | emmenavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | emmenalōr | emmenalar | emmenalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emmenamoiō | emmenamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | emmenasoiō | emmenasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emmenatoiō | emmenatoia |
| we 1st person plural | emmenanoiō | emmenanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | emmenavoiō | emmenavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | emmenaloiō | emmenaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | emmenarō1×ἐμμένειν | emmenari | emmenara | emmenarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | emmenarōtos | emmenaritos | emmenaratos | emmenarētos |
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
emmen 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
emmenatō“abide”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Galatians 3:10“abide”Hosois gar ek ergeiu nomou alō hupo kataran alō, grafitē gar hoti Epikataratos pantos hos ouk emmenatō pantei tei grafirētei en te biblie tou nomou teu poiara auteim.All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
emmenata“stayed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 28:30“stayed”Emmenata de dietian holan en idie misthōme, kai apodechete pantoin toin eisporeuerōtoin pros auton,Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.
emmenala“continue”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 8:9“continue”ouk kata tan diathēkan han poiama toi patēroi autoiu en hēmera epilamberatou mu tau cheirau autoiu exagara autoin ek gēau Aiguptau, hoti autois ouk emmenala en ta diathēka mu, kamis amelama autoiu, legatō kurios.It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.
emmenarō“continue”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 14:22“continue”epistērizarōtois tain psuchain toiu mathētoiu, parakalarōtois emmenarō ta pistia kai hoti dia pollaiu thlipsiaiu datō nin eiserchara eis tan basileian tou theou.strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.