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Lexicon :: Strong's G1961 - epimenō

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ἐπιμένω
Transliteration
epimenō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ee-men'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐπιμένω epiménō, ep-ee-men'-o; from G1909 and G3306; to stay over, i.e. remain (figuratively, persevere):—abide (in), continue (in), tarry.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's G1961 in the following manner: tarry (7x), continue in (5x), continue (2x), abide (2x), abide in (1x), abide still (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's G1961 in the following manner: tarry (7x), continue in (5x), continue (2x), abide (2x), abide in (1x), abide still (1x).

  1. to stay at or with, to tarry still, still to abide, to continue, remain

    1. of tarrying in a place

    2. to persevere, continue

      1. of the thing continued in

      2. in the work of teaching

      3. of the blessing for which one keeps himself fit

      4. denoting the action persisted in

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπιμένω epiménō, ep-ee-men'-o; from G1909 and G3306; to stay over, i.e. remain (figuratively, persevere):—abide (in), continue (in), tarry.
STRONGS G1961:
ἐπιμένω; (imperfect ἐπέμενον); future ἐπιμένω; 1 aorist ἐπέμεινα; to stay at or with; to tarry still; still to abide, to continue, remain;
a. properly, of tarrying in a place: ἐν Ἐφέσῳ, 1 Corinthians 16:8; ἐν τῇ σαρκί, to live still longer on earth Philippians 1:24 (G T WH omit ἐν); αὐτοῦ, there, Acts 15:34 (Rec.); Acts 21:4 (Lachmann αὐτοῖς); with the dative of thing: τῇ σαρκί, to abide as it were a captive to life on earth, Philippians 1:24 G T WH; ἐπί τίνι, with one, Acts 28:14 (L T Tr WH παῥ); πρός τινα, with one, 1 Corinthians 16:7; Galatians 1:18; with specification of time how long: Acts 10:48; Acts 21:4, 10; Acts 28:12, 14; 1 Corinthians 16:7.
b. tropically, to persevere, continue; with the dative of the thing continued in (cf. Winer's De verb. comp. etc. Part ii., p. 10f): τῇ ἁμαρτία, Romans 6:1; τῇ ἀπιστία, Romans 11:23; τῇ πίστει, Colossians 1:23; in the work of teaching, 1 Timothy 4:16 (τῷ μή ἀδικεῖν, Xenophon, oec. 14, 7; τῇ μνηστεία, Aelian v. h. 10, 15); with the dative of the blessing for which one keeps himself fit: τῇ χάριτι, Acts 13:43 Rec.; τῇ χρηστότητι, Romans 11:22; with a participle denoting the action persisted in: John 8:7 Rec.; Acts 12:16; cf. Buttmann, 299f (257); (Winer's Grammar, § 54, 4).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

John
8:7
Acts
10:48; 12:16; 13:43; 15:34; 21:4; 21:4; 21:10; 28:12; 28:14; 28:14
Romans
6:1; 11:22; 11:23
1 Corinthians
16:7; 16:7; 16:8
Galatians
1:18
Philippians
1:24; 1:24
Colossians
1:23
1 Timothy
4:16

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Strong's Number G1961 matches the Greek ἐπιμένω (epimenō),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:7 - ὡς δὲ ἐπέμενον G1961 ἐρωτῶντες αὐτόν ἀνέκυψεν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ ἀναμάρτητος ὑμῶν πρῶτος ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν βαλέτω λίθον

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:48

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:48 - προσέταξεν δὲ αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ βαπτισθῆναι τότε ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν ἐπιμεῖναι G1961 ἡμέρας τινάς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:16 - ὁ δὲ Πέτρος ἐπέμενεν G1961 κρούων ἀνοίξαντες δὲ εἶδαν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐξέστησαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:4 - ἀνευρόντες δὲ τοὺς μαθητὰς ἐπεμείναμεν G1961 αὐτοῦ ἡμέρας ἑπτά οἵτινες τῷ Παύλῳ ἔλεγον διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος μὴ ἐπιβαίνειν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:10 - ἐπιμενόντων G1961 δὲ ἡμέρας πλείους κατῆλθέν τις ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας προφήτης ὀνόματι Ἇγαβος

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:12 - καὶ καταχθέντες εἰς Συρακούσας ἐπεμείναμεν G1961 ἡμέρας τρεῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:14 - οὗ εὑρόντες ἀδελφοὺς παρεκλήθημεν παρ᾽ αὐτοῖς ἐπιμεῖναι G1961 ἡμέρας ἑπτά καὶ οὕτως εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην ἤλθαμεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:1 - τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν ἐπιμένωμεν G1961 τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ ἵνα ἡ χάρις πλεονάσῃ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:22 - ἴδε οὖν χρηστότητα καὶ ἀποτομίαν θεοῦ ἐπὶ μὲν τοὺς πεσόντας ἀποτομία ἐπὶ δὲ σὲ χρηστότης θεοῦ ἐὰν ἐπιμένῃς G1961 τῇ χρηστότητι ἐπεὶ καὶ σὺ ἐκκοπήσῃ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:23 - κἀκεῖνοι δέ ἐὰν μὴ ἐπιμένωσιν G1961 τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ ἐγκεντρισθήσονται δυνατὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ θεὸς πάλιν ἐγκεντρίσαι αὐτούς

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:7 - οὐ θέλω γὰρ ὑμᾶς ἄρτι ἐν παρόδῳ ἰδεῖν ἐλπίζω γὰρ χρόνον τινὰ ἐπιμεῖναι G1961 πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐὰν ὁ κύριος ἐπιτρέψῃ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:8 - ἐπιμενῶ G1961 δὲ ἐν Ἐφέσῳ ἕως τῆς πεντηκοστῆς

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:18 - ἔπειτα μετὰ ἔτη τρία ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἱστορῆσαι Κηφᾶν καὶ ἐπέμεινα G1961 πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡμέρας δεκαπέντε

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:24 - τὸ δὲ ἐπιμένειν G1961 ἐν τῇ σαρκὶ ἀναγκαιότερον δι᾽ ὑμᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:23 - εἴ γε ἐπιμένετε G1961 τῇ πίστει τεθεμελιωμένοι καὶ ἑδραῖοι καὶ μὴ μετακινούμενοι ἀπὸ τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ εὐαγγελίου οὗ ἠκούσατε τοῦ κηρυχθέντος ἐν πάσῃ κτίσει τῇ ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν οὗ ἐγενόμην ἐγὼ Παῦλος διάκονος

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:16 - ἔπεχε σεαυτῷ καὶ τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ ἐπίμενε G1961 αὐτοῖς τοῦτο γὰρ ποιῶν καὶ σεαυτὸν σώσεις καὶ τοὺς ἀκούοντάς σου
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