verb
perimenamō
Strong’sG4037
I wait for
stem perimen-once in the New Testament1 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.
περι-μένω,
[in LXX: Ge 49:18 (קוה pi.), Wi 8:12*;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
wait for, await, with accusative person, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοῦ καιροῦ μὴ περιμένοντός τι as the time could not wait for.., Refs 1st c.AD+
2 require, expect, σχολάζουσαν φιληκοΐαν Refs
3 endure, put up with, μακρὰ λέγοντας ἡμᾶς αὐτοὺς περιεμείναμεν Refs 5th c.BC+
4 of events, await, be in store for, τίς με πότμος ἔτι π.; Refs 5th c.BC+; μὴ θύσαντας δεινὰ π. Refs 5th c.BC+
II with infinitive, οὐ περιμενοῦσιν ἄλλους σφᾶς διολέσαι will not wait for others to destroy them, Refs; ἕκαστος [τῶν λόγων] π. ἀποτελεσθῆναι awaits its accomplishment, Refs; μηδ᾽ ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὸν [τὰ τοιαῦτα] ἐλθεῖν π. Refs 4th c.BC+
III absolutely, wait, stand still, Refs 5th c.BC+; μέχρι τούτου, ἕως ἂν.. Refs 4th c.BC+; ἄχρι ἂν.. Refs 5th c.BC+; μέχρις ἄν.. Refs 1st c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | perimenarōntos | perimenarintos | perimenarantos | perimenarēntos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
perimenarō“wait for”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 1:4… autoi apo Hierosolumeiu mē chōrizorō, alla perimenarō tan epangelian tou patrou han akouava …… them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which …