verb
prosmenamō
Greekπροσμένω (prosmenō)
Strong’sG4357
I remain, persist in
stem prosmen-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
προσ-μένω,
[in LXX: Jg 3:25 A (חוּל hi.), To 2:2 א, Wi 3:9, III Mac 7:17*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4357 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpros-men'-o
to stay further, i.e. remain in a place, with a person; figuratively, to adhere to, persevere in
King Jamesabide still, be with, cleave unto, continue in (with).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| prosmenatōπροσμένει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | continues | 1× |
| prosmenalōπροσμένουσίν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | remained | 2× |
| prosmenarōπροσμένειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | remain | 2× |
| prosmenaraπροσμεῖναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | remain | 1× |
| prosmenaratosπροσμείνας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | staying | 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 | prosmenamō | prosmename | prosmenami | prosmenama | prosmenamē | prosmenamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | prosmenasō | prosmenase | prosmenasi | prosmenasa | prosmenasē | prosmenaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prosmenatō1×προσμένει | prosmenate | prosmenati | prosmenata | prosmenatē | prosmenatelē |
| we 1st person plural | prosmenanō | prosmenane | prosmenani | prosmenana | prosmenanē | prosmenanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prosmenavō | prosmenave | prosmenavi | prosmenava | prosmenavē | prosmenavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | prosmenalō2×προσμένουσίν | prosmenale | prosmenali | prosmenala | prosmenalē | prosmenalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prosmenameiō | prosmenameia | prosmenameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | prosmenaseiō | prosmenaseia | prosmenaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prosmenateiō | prosmenateia | prosmenateiē |
| we 1st person plural | prosmenaneiō | prosmenaneia | prosmenaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prosmenaveiō | prosmenaveia | prosmenaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | prosmenaleiō | prosmenaleia | prosmenaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | prosmenasōr | prosmenasar | prosmenasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prosmenatōr | prosmenatar | prosmenatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | prosmenavōr | prosmenavar | prosmenavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | prosmenalōr | prosmenalar | prosmenalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prosmenamoiō | prosmenamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | prosmenasoiō | prosmenasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prosmenatoiō | prosmenatoia |
| we 1st person plural | prosmenanoiō | prosmenanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | prosmenavoiō | prosmenavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | prosmenaloiō | prosmenaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | prosmenarō2×προσμένειν | prosmenari | prosmenara1×προσμεῖναι | prosmenarē |
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 | prosmenarōtos | prosmenaritos | prosmenaratos1×προσμείνας | prosmenarētos |
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
prosmen 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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
prosmenatō“continues”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 5:5“continues”tas de ontōs chēras kai monirētas elpizatē epi theon kai prosmenatō tai deēsiai kai tai proseuchai nuxau kai hēmerau;The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.
prosmenalō“remained”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 15:32“remained”Tos de Iēsus proskaleratos toin mathētoin autou legata; Splanchnizemō epi ton ochlon, hoti ēdē hēmerais treis prosmenalō mi kai ouk echalō tinem esthialeia; kai apoluara autoin nēstioin ouk thelamō, mēpote ekluileia en ta hoda.Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
Mark 8:2“been with”Splanchnizemō epi ton ochlon hoti ēdē hēmerais treis prosmenalō mi kai ouk echalō tinem esthialeia;“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
prosmenarō“remain”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive2×
Acts 11:23“remain”hos paragineratos kai horaratos tan charian tan tou theou, chairita kai parakalate pantoin ta prothesia tau kardiau prosmenarō to kurio,When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
Acts 13:43“continue”luiratau de tau sunagōgau akolouthala pollois toiu Ioudaioiu kai toiu seberōtoiu prosēlutoiu to Paulo kai to Barnabao, hotinois proslalarōtois autoi peithale; autoin prosmenarō ta charia tou theou.After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
prosmenara“remain”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
1 Timothy 1:3“remain”Kathōs parakalama sin prosmenara en Efesa, poreuerōtos eis Makedonian, hina parangellaseia tinoi mē heterodidaskalarōAs I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
prosmenaratos“staying”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 18:18“staying”Tos de Paulos ēti prosmenaratos hēmerain hikanain toi adelfoi apotasseratos ekplate eis tan Surian, kai sun auto Priskillas kai Akulaos, keireratos en Kenchreai tan kefalan, echate gar euchan.Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.