verb

perimenamō

Greekπεριμένω (perimenō)

Strong’sG4037

I wait for

stem perimen-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

wait for1×

What it means

περι-μένω,

[in LXX: Ge 49:18 (קוה pi.), Wi 8:12*;]

to wait for: c. acc.., Ac 1:4.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4037 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidper-ee-men'-o

to stay around, i.e. await

Fromfrom G4012 and G3306;

King Jameswait for.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
perimenarōπεριμένειν	happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive	wait for	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, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	perimenamō	perimename	perimenami	perimenama	perimenamē	perimenamelē
you 2nd person singular	perimenasō	perimenase	perimenasi	perimenasa	perimenasē	perimenaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	perimenatō	perimenate	perimenati	perimenata	perimenatē	perimenatelē
we 1st person plural	perimenanō	perimenane	perimenani	perimenana	perimenanē	perimenanelē
ye 2nd person plural	perimenavō	perimenave	perimenavi	perimenava	perimenavē	perimenavelē
they 3rd person plural	perimenalō	perimenale	perimenali	perimenala	perimenalē	perimenalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	perimenameiō	perimenameia	perimenameiē
you 2nd person singular	perimenaseiō	perimenaseia	perimenaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	perimenateiō	perimenateia	perimenateiē
we 1st person plural	perimenaneiō	perimenaneia	perimenaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	perimenaveiō	perimenaveia	perimenaveiē
they 3rd person plural	perimenaleiō	perimenaleia	perimenaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	perimenasōr	perimenasar	perimenasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	perimenatōr	perimenatar	perimenatēr
ye 2nd person plural	perimenavōr	perimenavar	perimenavēr
they 3rd person plural	perimenalōr	perimenalar	perimenalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	perimenamoiō	perimenamoia
you 2nd person singular	perimenasoiō	perimenasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	perimenatoiō	perimenatoia
we 1st person plural	perimenanoiō	perimenanoia
ye 2nd person plural	perimenavoiō	perimenavoia
they 3rd person plural	perimenaloiō	perimenaloia

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	perimenarō1×περιμένειν	perimenari	perimenara	perimenarē

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	perimenarōtos	perimenaritos	perimenaratos	perimenarētos

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

perimenstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

perimen 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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

perimenarō“wait for”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×

Acts 1:4“wait for”kai sunalizerōtos parangellata autoi apo Hierosolumeiu mē chōrizirō, alla perimenarō tan epangelian tou patērou han akouava mu;And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss.