verb
prosmenamō
Strong’sG4357
I remain, persist in
stem prosmen-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 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.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Doric dialect ποτι- Refs 2nd c.BC+:— bide, wait, χρόνον πολλόν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡσυχάζων π. Refs; π. χρόνον ὀλίγον ἔστ᾽ ἂν.., π. ἕως.., Refs 5th c.BC+
2 with dative, remain attached to, cleave to, πάθεα π. τοκεῦσιν NT+4th c.BC+; π. ταῖς δεήσεσιν continue in.. , NT+2nd c.AD+
II transitive, wait for, await, with accusative, Refs 6th c.BC+; face in battle, stand one's ground against, δορίκτυπον ἀλαλάν Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative et infinitive future, Ὀρέστην τῶνδε προσμένουσ᾽ ἀεὶ παυστῆρ᾽ ἐφήξειν 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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× |
| prosmenarantosπροσμείνας | 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 | prosmenarōntos | prosmenarintos | prosmenarantos1×προσμείνας | prosmenarēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
prosmenatō“continues”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 5:5… kai monorēntas elpizatē epi theon kai prosmenatō tai deēsiai kai tai proseuchai nuktau …… puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions …
prosmenalō“remained”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 15:32“remained”… ton ochlon, hoti ēdē hēmerais treis prosmenalō mi kai ouk echalō tinem esthialeia; …… for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do …
Mark 8:2… ton ochlon hoti ēdē hēmerais treis prosmenalō mi kai ouk echalō tinem esthialeia;… this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing …
prosmenarō“remain”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive2×
Acts 11:23“remain”… parakalate pantoin ta prothesia tau kardiau prosmenarō to kurio,… rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
Acts 13:43… Barnabo, hotinois proslalarōntois autoi peithale; autoin prosmenarō ta charita tou theou.… 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, poreuorōntos eis Makedonian, hina …As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct …
prosmenarantos“staying”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 18:18“staying”Tos de Paulos ēti prosmenarantos hēmerain hikanain toi adelfoi apotasserantos ekplate …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 …