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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1961 matches the Greek ἐπιμένω (epimenō),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:7 - and when they continued asking him, having bent himself back, he said unto them, 'The sinless of you -- let him first cast the stone at her;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:48

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:48 - he commanded them also to be baptized in the name of the Lord; then they besought him to remain certain days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:16 - and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:43

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:43 - and the synagogue having been dismissed, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes did follow Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were persuading them to remain in the grace of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:34 - and it seemed good to Silas to remain there still.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:4 - And having found out the disciples, we tarried there seven days, and they said to Paul, through the Spirit, not to go up to Jerusalem;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:10 - And we remaining many more days, there came down a certain one from Judea, a prophet, by name Agabus,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:12 - and having landed at Syracuse, we remained three days,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:14 - where, having found brethren, we were called upon to remain with them seven days, and thus to Rome we came;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:1 - What, then, shall we say? shall we continue in the sin that the grace may abound?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:22 - Lo, then, goodness and severity of God -- upon those indeed who fell, severity; and upon thee, goodness, if thou mayest remain in the goodness, otherwise, thou also shalt be cut off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:23 - And those also, if they may not remain in unbelief, shall be graffed in, for God is able again to graff them in;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:7 - for I do not wish to see you now in the passing, but I hope to remain a certain time with you, if the Lord may permit;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:8 - and I will remain in Ephesus till the Pentecost,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:18 - then, after three years I went up to Jerusalem to enquire about Peter, and remained with him fifteen days,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:24 - and to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:23 - if also ye remain in the faith, being founded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the good news, which ye heard, which was preached in all the creation that is under the heaven, of which I became -- I Paul -- a ministrant.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:16 - take heed to thyself, and to the teaching; remain in them, for this thing doing, both thyself thou shalt save, and those hearing thee.
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