verb
paramenamō
Strong’sG3887
I remain by, abide with
stem paramen-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 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.
παρα-μένω,
[in LXX: Pr 12:7, Da TH 11:17 (עמד), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3887 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
poetry παρμένω Refs 5th c.BC+: — stay beside or near, stand by, οὐδέ τις αὐτῷ Ἀργείων παρέμεινε Refs 8th c.BC+; of slaves, remain, stay, opposed to δραπετεύω, ἀποδιδράσκω, Refs 5th c.BC+; in Law, of slaves whose manumission was deferred, Refs 2nd c.BC+, as a slave's name, Refs 4th c.BC+
II absolutely, stand one's ground, stand fast, Refs 8th c.BC+; more fully, μάχαις τλάμονι ψυχᾷ π. Refs 5th c.BC+; εὐανθεῖ ἐν ὀργᾷ πRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀδύνατός εἰμι.. παραμένειν to remain with the army, Refs; offortune, remain steady. παραμένει γὰρ οὐδὲ ἕν Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 stay at a place, stay behind or at home, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 survive, remain alive, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 of things, endure, last, Refs; ἀεὶ παραμένουσα [ἡ φύσις] Refs 5th c.BC+; of money, stay by one, last for ever, Refs 4th c.BC+; of wine, last, keep good, εἰς τριγονίαν π. ἐν ἀπιττώτοις ἄγγεσι Refs 3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| paramenamiπαραμενῶ | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | stay | 2× |
| paramenarōπαραμένειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | continuing | 1× |
| paramenarantosπαραμείνας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | continues | 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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paramenamō | paramename | paramenami2×παραμενῶ | paramenama | paramenamē | paramenamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paramenasō | paramenase | paramenasi | paramenasa | paramenasē | paramenaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paramenatō | paramenate | paramenati | paramenata | paramenatē | paramenatelē |
| we 1st person plural | paramenanō | paramenane | paramenani | paramenana | paramenanē | paramenanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paramenavō | paramenave | paramenavi | paramenava | paramenavē | paramenavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paramenalō | paramenale | paramenali | paramenala | paramenalē | paramenalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paramenameiō | paramenameia | paramenameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paramenaseiō | paramenaseia | paramenaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paramenateiō | paramenateia | paramenateiē |
| we 1st person plural | paramenaneiō | paramenaneia | paramenaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paramenaveiō | paramenaveia | paramenaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paramenaleiō | paramenaleia | paramenaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paramenasōr | paramenasar | paramenasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paramenatōr | paramenatar | paramenatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paramenavōr | paramenavar | paramenavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paramenalōr | paramenalar | paramenalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paramenamoiō | paramenamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | paramenasoiō | paramenasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paramenatoiō | paramenatoia |
| we 1st person plural | paramenanoiō | paramenanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paramenavoiō | paramenavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paramenaloiō | paramenaloia |
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 | paramenarō1×παραμένειν | paramenari | paramenara | paramenarē |
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 | paramenarōntos | paramenarintos | paramenarantos1×παραμείνας | paramenarēntos |
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
paramen 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
paramenami“stay”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular2×
1 Corinthians 16:6pros vin de tucharantem paramenami ē kai paracheimazami, hina vis min …Perhaps I will stay with you awhile, or even spend …
Philippians 1:25… houtem peitharēntos oidamē hoti menami kai paramenami pantoi vi eis tan vu prokopan …… that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your …
paramenarō“continuing”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Hebrews 7:23… genarēntois hierevois dia tem thanato kōluorō paramenarō;… priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office.
paramenarantos“continues”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
James 1:25… nomon teleion ton tau eleutheriau kai paramenarantos, ouk akroatos epilēsmonau generantos alla poiētos …… the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so — not being a …