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Lexicon :: Strong's G3306 - menō

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μένω
Transliteration
menō (Key)
Pronunciation
men'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A root word
mGNT
118x in 31 unique form(s)
TR
120x in 32 unique form(s)
LXX
51x in 21 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:574,581

Strong’s Definitions

μένω ménō, men'-o; a primary verb; to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy):—abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), × thine own.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 120x

The KJV translates Strong's G3306 in the following manner: abide (61x), remain (16x), dwell (15x), continue (11x), tarry (9x), endure (3x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 120x
The KJV translates Strong's G3306 in the following manner: abide (61x), remain (16x), dwell (15x), continue (11x), tarry (9x), endure (3x), miscellaneous (5x).
  1. to remain, abide

    1. in reference to place

      1. to sojourn, tarry

      2. not to depart

        1. to continue to be present

        2. to be held, kept, continually

    2. in reference to time

      1. to continue to be, not to perish, to last, endure

        1. of persons, to survive, live

    3. in reference to state or condition

      1. to remain as one, not to become another or different

  2. to wait for, await one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μένω ménō, men'-o; a primary verb; to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy):—abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), × thine own.
STRONGS G3306:
μένω; imperfect ἔμενον; future μένω; 1 aorist ἔμεινα; pluperfect μεμενήκειν without augment (1 John 2:19; cf. ἐκβάλλω (and see Tdf. Proleg., p. 120f)); (from Homer down); the Sept. chiefly for עָמַד and קוּם, also for חִכָּה, יָשַׁב, etc.; to remain, abide;
I. intransitively; in reference:
1. to place;
a. properly, equivalent to Latin commoror, to sojourn, tarry: ἐν with the dative of place, Luke 8:27; Luke 10:7; John 7:9; John 11:6; Acts 20:15; Acts 27:31; Acts 28:30 (R G L); 2 Timothy 4:20; with adverbs of place: ἐκεῖ, Matthew 10:11; John 2:12; John 10:40; (John 11:54 WH Tr text); ὧδε, Matthew 26:38; Mark 14:34; παρά τίνι, with one, John 1:39(John 1:40); John 14:25; Acts 18:20 (R G); Acts 21:7; σύν τίνι, Luke 1:56; καθ' ἑαυτόν, dwell at his own House, Acts 28:16, cf. Acts 28:30. equivalent to tarry as a guest, lodge: ποῦ, John 1:38 (John 1:39); ἐν with the dative of place, Luke 19:5; Acts 9:43; παρά τίνι, in one's house, Acts 9:43; Acts 18:3; Acts 21:8; of tarrying for a night, μετά τίνος, σύν τίνι, Luke 24:29. equivalent to to be kept, to remain: dead bodies ἐπί τοῦ σταυροῦ, John 19:31; τό κλῆμα ἐν τῇ ἀμπέλῳ, John 15:4.
b. tropically;
α. equivalent to not to depart, not to leave, to continue to be present: μετά τίνος (genitive of person), to maintain unbroken fellowship with one, adhere to his party, 1 John 2:19; to be constantly present to help one, of the Holy Spirit, John 14:16 R G; also παρά with the dative of person, John 14:17; ἐπί τινα, to put forth constant influence upon one, of the Holy Spirit, John 1:32f; also of the wrath of God, John 3:36; τό κάλυμμα ἐπί τῇ ἀναγνώσει, of that which continually prevents the right understanding of what is read, 2 Corinthians 3:14. In the mystic phraseology of John, God is said μένειν in Christ, i. e. to dwell as it were within him, to be continually operative in him by his divine influence and energy, John 14:10; Christians are said μένειν ἐν τῷ Θεῷ, to be rooted as it were in him, knit to him by the spirit they have received from him, 1 John 2:6, 24, 27; 1 John 3:6; hence, one is said μένειν in Christ or in God, and conversely Christ or God is said μένειν in one: John 6:56; John 15:4; 1 John 3:24; 1 John 4:13, 16; Θεός μένει ἐν αὐτῷ καί αὐτός ἐν τῷ Θεῷ, 1 John 4:15; cf. Rückert, Abendmahl, p. 268f μένει τί ἐν ἐμοί, something has established itself permanently within my soul, and always exerts its power in me: τά ῤήματα μου, John 15:7; λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ, 1 John 2:14; χαρά ἐμή (not joy in me, i. e. of which I am the object, but the joy with which I am filled), John 15:11 Rec.; ἠκουσατα, 1 John 2:24; the Holy Spirit, John 2:17; John 3:9; ἀλήθεια, 2 John 1:2; love toward God, 1 John 3:17; in the same sense one is said ἔχειν τί μένον ἐν ἑαυτῷ, as τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ, John 5:38; ζωήν αἰώνιον, 1 John 3:15. equivalent to to persevere; ἐν τίνι, of him who cleaves, holds fast, to a thing: ἐν τῷ λόγῳ, John 8:31; ἐν τῇ ἀγάπη, 1 John 4:16; ἐν πίστει, 1 Timothy 2:15; ἐν οἷς (ἐν τούτοις, ) ἔμαθες, 2 Timothy 3:14; ἐν τῇ διδαχή, 2 John 1:9 (ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ, 2 Macc. 8:1); differently ἐν τῇ ἀγάπη τίνος, i. e. to keep oneself always worthy of his love, John 15:9f
β. to be held, or kept, continually: ἐν τῷ θανάτῳ, in the state of death, 1 John 3:14; ἐν τῇ σκοτία, John 12:46; ἐν τῷ φωτί, 1 John 2:10.
2. to Time; to continue to be, i. e. not to perish, to last, to endure: of persons, to survive, live (examples from secular authors are given in Kypke, Observations, i., p. 415f): Philippians 1:25 (so ἐμμένειν, Sir. 39:11); with εἰς τόν αἰῶνα added, John 12:34; Hebrews 7:24; also of him who becomes partaker of the true and everlasting life, opposed to παράγεσθαι, 1 John 2:17; ἕως ἄρτι, opposed to οἱ καιμηθεντες, 1 Corinthians 15:6; ὀλίγον, Revelation 17:10; ἕως ἔρχομαι, John 21:22f; of things, not to perish, to last, stand: of cities, Matthew 11:23; Heb. xiii, 14; of works, opposed to κατακαίεσθαι, 1 Corinthians 3:14; of purposes, moral excellences, Romans 9:11; 1 Corinthians 13:13; Hebrews 13:1; λόγος Θεοῦ, 1 Peter 1:23; (where Rec. adds εἰς τόν αἰῶνα added, 2 Corinthians 9:9; τό ῤῆμα27 καρπός, John 15:16; ὕπαρξις, Hebrews 10:34; ἁμαρτία, John 9:41; βρῶσις, opposed to ἀπολλυμενη, John 6:27; one's δικαιοσύνη with εἰς τόν αἰῶνα added, 2 Corinthians 9:9; τό ῤῆμα κυρίου, 1 Peter 1:25. things which one does not part with are said μένειν to him, i. e. to remain to him, be still in (his) possession: Acts 5:4 (1 Macc. 15:7).
3. to State or Condition; to remain as one is, not to become another or different: with a predicate nominative μόνος, John 12:24; ἀσάλευτος, Acts 27:41; ἄγαμος, 1 Corinthians 7:11; πιστός, 2 Timothy 2:13; ἱερεύς, Hebrews 7:3; with adverbs, οὕτως, 1 Corinthians 7:40; ὡς κἀγώ, ibid. 8; ἐν with the dative of the state, ibid. 20, 24.
II. transitively; τινα, to wait for, await one (cf. Buttmann, § 131, 4): Acts 20:23; with ἐν and the dative of place added, Acts 20:5. (Compare: ἀναμένω, διαμένω, ἐνμένω, ἐπιμένω, καταμένω, παραμένω, συνπαραμένω, περιμένω, προσμένω, ὑπομένω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
10:11; 11:23; 26:38
Mark
14:34
Luke
1:56; 8:27; 10:7; 19:5; 24:29
John
1:32; 1:38; 1:39; 1:39; 1:40; 2:12; 2:17; 3:9; 3:36; 5:38; 6:27; 6:56; 7:9; 8:31; 9:41; 10:40; 11:6; 11:54; 12:24; 12:34; 12:46; 14:10; 14:16; 14:17; 14:25; 15:4; 15:4; 15:7; 15:9; 15:11; 15:16; 19:31; 21:22
Acts
5:4; 9:43; 9:43; 18:3; 18:20; 20:5; 20:15; 20:23; 21:7; 21:8; 27:31; 27:41; 28:16; 28:30; 28:30
Romans
9:11
1 Corinthians
3:14; 7:11; 7:40; 13:13; 15:6
2 Corinthians
3:14; 9:9; 9:9
Philippians
1:25
1 Timothy
2:15
2 Timothy
2:13; 3:14; 4:20
Hebrews
7:3; 7:24; 10:34; 13:1
1 Peter
1:23; 1:25
1 John
2:6; 2:10; 2:14; 2:17; 2:19; 2:19; 2:24; 2:24; 2:27; 3:6; 3:14; 3:15; 3:17; 3:24; 4:13; 4:15; 4:16; 4:16
2 John
1:2; 1:9
Revelation
17:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3306 matches the Greek μένω (menō),
which occurs 51 times in 51 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 24:55–Dan 6:26)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:55 - But her brother and her mother said, “Let the young woman stay with us a few days, or even ten; afterward she will go.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:9 - “Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph, “God has set me as lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:28 - “Entreat Yahweh, for God’s [fn]thunder and hail are too much; and I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:5 - “Then the priest shall look at him on the seventh day, and if in his eyes the infection [fn]has not changed and the infection has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall [fn]isolate him for seven more days.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:23 - “But if the bright spot remains in its place and does not spread, it is only the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:28 - “But if the bright spot remains in its place and has not spread in the skin but is faded, it is the swelling from the burn; and the priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is only the scar of the burn.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:37 - “If in his sight the scale has remained, however, and black hair has grown in it, the scale has healed, he is clean; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:4 - and her father hears her vow and her obligation by which she has bound herself, and her father [fn]says nothing to her, then all her vows shall stand, and every obligation by which she has bound herself shall stand.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:8 - “But if, on the day her husband hears of it, he forbids her, then he shall annul her vow which [fn]she is under and the rash statement of her lips by which she has bound herself; and Yahweh will pardon her.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:9 -

“But the vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, everything by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:12 - “But if her husband indeed annuls them on the day he hears them, then whatever proceeds out of her lips concerning her vows or concerning the obligation of herself shall not stand; her husband has annulled them, and Yahweh will pardon her.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:2 - And it was told to the Gazites, saying, “Samson has come here,” so they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. And they kept silent all night, saying, “Let us wait until the morning light; then we will kill him.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:11 - And Jonathan said to David, “Come, and let us go out into the field.” So both of them went out to the field.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:14 - Then Joab said, “I will not wait around here before you.” So he took three [fn]spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was yet alive in the [fn]midst of the oak.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:9 -

Then they said to one another, “We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, but we are keeping silent; if we wait until morning light, punishment will [fn]overtake us. So now, come, let us go and tell the king’s household.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:3 - “Then you will take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “I have anointed you king over Israel.”’ Then open the door and flee and do not wait.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:23 -

“He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’

He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:29 -

“He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure;

And his grain will not stretch out over the land.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:11 -

“They send forth their little ones like the flock,

And their children skip about.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:2 -

“Wait for me a little, and I will show you

That there [fn]is yet more to be said in God’s behalf.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:7 -

Vav

But Yahweh [fn]abides forever;

He has established His throne for judgment,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:11 -

The counsel of Yahweh stands forever,

The thoughts of His heart from generation to generation.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:36 -

“His seed shall endure forever

And his throne as the sun before Me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:12 -

But You, O Yahweh, [fn]abide forever,

And the remembrance of Your name [fn]from generation to generation.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:3 -

He

[fn]Splendid and majestic is His work,

Vav

And His righteousness stands forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:10 -

Resh

The [fn]fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom;

Sin

Good insight belongs to all those who do [fn]His commandments;

Tav

His praise stands forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:3 -

He

Wealth and riches are in his house,

Vav

And his righteousness stands forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:9 -

Pe

[fn]He has given freely to the needy,

Tsadhe

His righteousness stands forever;

Qoph

His horn will be raised in glory.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 117:2 -

For His lovingkindness prevails over us,

And the [fn]truth of Yahweh is everlasting.

[fn]Praise Yah!

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:22 -

Without consultation, [fn]plans are frustrated,

But with many counselors they [fn]succeed.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:21 -

Many [fn]thoughts are in a man’s heart,

But it is the counsel of Yahweh that will stand.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:15 -

I have seen everything during my days of vanity; there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evildoing.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:2 -

He dug it all around, removed its stones,

And planted it with [fn]the choicest vine.

And He built a tower in the middle of it

And also hewed out a [fn]wine vat in it;

Then He hoped for it to produce good grapes,

But it produced only [fn]worthless ones.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:4 -

“What more was there to do for My vineyard [fn]that I have not done in it?

Why, when I hoped for it to produce good grapes did it produce [fn]worthless ones?

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:7 -

For the vineyard of Yahweh of hosts is the house of Israel

And the men of Judah His delightful plant.

Thus He hoped for justice, but behold, bloodshed;

For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11 -

Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink,

Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:17 - And I will wait for Yahweh who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; and I will hope for Him.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:32 -

Yet today he will stand at Nob;

He shakes his fist at the mountain of the [fn]daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:20 -

“You will not be united with them in burial,

Because you have ruined your country,

You have killed your people.

May the seed of evildoers not be called upon forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:24 - Yahweh of hosts has sworn saying, “Surely, just as I have intended so it has happened, and just as I have counseled so it will stand,
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:9 -

Therefore through this, Jacob’s iniquity will be atoned for;

And this will be the whole fruit of the turning away of his sin:

When he makes all the altar stones like pulverized chalk stones,

When [fn]Asherim and incense altars will not stand.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:18 -

Therefore Yahweh waits with longing to be gracious to you,

And therefore He is on high to have compassion on you.

For Yahweh is a God of justice;

How blessed are all those who wait for Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:8 -

But the noble man counsels noble plans;

And by noble plans he rises up.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:8 -

The grass [fn]withers, the flower fades,

But the word of our God stands forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:7 -

“They carry it upon the shoulder and bear it;

They set it in its place, and it stands there.

It does not move from its place.

Though one may cry to it, it cannot answer;

It cannot save him from his distress.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:9 -

Therefore justice is far from us,

And righteousness does not overtake us;

We hope for light, but behold, darkness,

For brightness, but we walk in thick darkness.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:22 -

“For just as the new heavens and the new earth

Which I make will endure before Me,” declares Yahweh,

“So your seed and your name will endure.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:15 -

“Why are your mighty ones thrown down?

They do not stand because Yahweh has thrust them down.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:26 - ‘And in that they said to leave the stump [fn]with the roots of the tree, your kingdom will endure for you after you know that it is Heaven that rules with power.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26 - [fn]I make a decree that in all the [fn]dominion of my kingdom, men are to fear and be in dread before the God of Daniel;

For He is the living God and enduring forever,

And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed,

And His [fn]dominion will be unto the end.


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