ἐπιμένω epimenō

Greek word for “to remain/keep on” · Strong’s G1961 · used 16 times in 16 verses

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Meaning

ἐπι-μένω; to stay on, tarry or abide still: before έν;

How it is translated

Glosses given for epimenō in context, with how often each is used:

• remain 4
• continuing 2
• remained 2
• remaining 1
• stayed 1
• shall we continue 1
• shall continue in 1
• shall continue 1
• will remain 1
• continue 1
• do continue 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 21 (2), Acts 28 (2), Romans 11 (2), 1 Corinthians 16 (2), John 8 (1), Acts 10 (1), Acts 12 (1), Romans 6 (1), Galatians 1 (1), Philippians 1 (1)

Forms

• ἐπιμεῖναι 3
• ἐπεμείναμεν 2
• ἐπέμενον 1
• ἐπέμενεν 1
• Ἐπιμενόντων 1
• ἐπιμένωμεν 1
• ἐπιμένῃς 1
• ἐπιμένωσιν 1
• ἐπιμενῶ 1
• ἐπέμεινα 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with epimenō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 6
• ἐρωτάω erōtaō “to ask” 2
• ἐάν ean “if” 3
• Ἱεροσόλυμα Hierosoluma “Jerusalem” 2
• τρεῖς treis “Three” 2
• ἑπτά hepta “seven” 2
• Παῦλος Paulos “Paul” 2
• ὄνομα onoma “name” 2
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 2
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 2

Key verses

The verses using epimenō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• John 8:7 — So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
• Acts 10:48 — And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
• Acts 21:4 — And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
• Acts 21:10 — And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judæa a certain prophet, named Agabus.
• Acts 28:14 — Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
• Romans 6:1 — What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
• Romans 11:22 — Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou…
• Romans 11:23 — And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.
• 1 Corinthians 16:7 — For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
• 1 Corinthians 16:8 — But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
• Colossians 1:23 — If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every…
• 1 Timothy 4:16 — Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.