verb
emmenamō
Strong’sG1696
I remain or abide in, abide by, maintain
stem emmen-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 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.
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -μενῶRefs 5th c.BC+: perfect ἐμμεμένηκα Refs 5th c.BC+:—abide in a place, πολὺν χρόνον μελάθροις ἐμμένειν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ Refs 5th c.BC+
2 abide by, stand by, cleave to, be true to, with dative, τοῖς ὁρκίοις Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τοῖς Καρχηδονίοις remain constant to them, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἐ. ἐν ταῖς σπονδαῖς τὸν ἐνιαυτόν Indut. cited in Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, stand fast be faithful, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 of things, remain fixed, stand fast, hold good, εἴ σοί γ᾽ ἅπερ φὴς ἐμμενεῖ Refs 5th c.BC+; μάλα μοι τοῦτ᾽ ἐμμένοι may it remain fixed in my mind, Refs 4th c.BC+; εἴ σφι ἔτι ἐμμένει [ἡ φιλίη] Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ σιδηροφορεῖσθαι τοῖς ἠπειρώταις ἐμμεμένηκεν continued as a custom, Refs 5th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | emmenarōntos | emmenarintos | emmenarantos | emmenarēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
emmenatō“abide”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Galatians 3:10“abide”… gar hoti Epikataratos pantos hos ouk emmenatō pantei tei graforēntei en te biblie …… a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the …
emmenata“stayed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 28:30Emmenata de dietian holan en idie misthōme, …Paul stayed there two full years in his …
emmenala“continue”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 8:9“continue”… ek gēau Aiguptau, hoti autois ouk emmenala en ta diathēka mu, kamis amelama …… 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 14:22epistērizarōntois tain psuchain toiu mathētoiu, parakalarōntois emmenarō ta pistia kai hoti dia pollaiu …… the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure …