Strong G1696ἐμμένω
to abide in/by
- Transliteration
- emmenō
- Pronunciation
- em-men'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
ἐμμένω
[in LXX chiefly for קוּם;]
1. to abide in: Act.28:30.
2. to abide by, be true to: before ἐν; τ. πίστει, Act.14:22; τ. διαθήκῃ, Heb.8:9 (LXX); with dative, τ. γεγραμμένοις (dative ptcp. as in legal formula; cf. Deiss., BS, 248; MM, Exp., xii): Gal.3:10 (LXX).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for קוּם;]
1. to abide in: Act.28:30.
2. to abide by, be true to: before ἐν; τ. πίστει, Act.14:22; τ. διαθήκῃ, Heb.8:9 (LXX); with dative, τ. γεγραμμένοις (dative ptcp. as in legal formula; cf. Deiss., BS, 248; MM, Exp., xii): Gal.3:10 (LXX).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1696 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- continue2
- continueth1
First verses
- Acts 14:22Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
- Galatians 3:10For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
- Hebrews 8:9Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
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Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐμμένω,
future -μενῶ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 648, etc.)]: perfect ἐμμεμένηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.5)]:—abide in a place, πολὺν χρόνον μελάθροις ἐμμένειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 362.12)]; ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 1120; ἐν τῇ Ἀττικῇ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.23, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.7.17, Epist. 1st c.AD: Philippus Epigrammaticus cited in 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 12.22: _absolutely_, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.31.)]
2 abide by, stand by, cleave to, be true to, with dative, τοῖς ὁρκίοις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.106; πιστώμασι 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 977, etc.; τῷ κηρύγματι 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 351; ὀρθῷ νόμῳ [prev. author] “Aj.” 350; ἐ. ταῖς συνθήκαις καὶ ταῖς σπονδαῖς 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.18, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 7.81; τοῖς νόμοις 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.4.16; τῷ τιμήματι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 39b; τῇ δμολογίᾳ [prev. author] “Tht.” 145c, etc.)]; ἐ. τοῖς Καρχηδονίοις remain constant to them, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Ἰβηρική” 24)]; ἐ. ἐν ταῖς σπονδαῖς τὸν ἐνιαυτόν Indut. cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.118; ἐν τῇ τάξει 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 844c; ἐν τῇ φιλοσοφίᾳ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 9.89)]: absolutely, stand fast be faithful, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1241, “PTeb.” 382.22 (1st c.BC).)]
3 of things, remain fixed, stand fast, hold good, εἴ σοί γ᾽ ἅπερ φὴς ἐμμενεῖ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 648)]; μάλα μοι τοῦτ᾽ ἐμμένοι may it remain fixed in my mind, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 534 (Lyric poetry))]; εἴ σφι ἔτι ἐμμένει [ἡ φιλίη] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.151; τέσσαρα καὶ δέκα ἔτη ἐνέμειναν αἱ σπονδαί 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.2; ἐ. ὁ νόμος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 839c; ἐὰν.. [ὁ λόγος] ἐμμένῃ [prev. author] “Phdr.” 258b)]; τὸ σιδηροφορεῖσθαι τοῖς ἠπειρώταις ἐμμεμένηκεν continued as a custom, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.5.)]
future -μενῶ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 648, etc.)]: perfect ἐμμεμένηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.5)]:—abide in a place, πολὺν χρόνον μελάθροις ἐμμένειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 362.12)]; ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 1120; ἐν τῇ Ἀττικῇ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.23, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.7.17, Epist. 1st c.AD: Philippus Epigrammaticus cited in 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 12.22: _absolutely_, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.31.)]
2 abide by, stand by, cleave to, be true to, with dative, τοῖς ὁρκίοις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.106; πιστώμασι 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 977, etc.; τῷ κηρύγματι 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 351; ὀρθῷ νόμῳ [prev. author] “Aj.” 350; ἐ. ταῖς συνθήκαις καὶ ταῖς σπονδαῖς 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.18, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 7.81; τοῖς νόμοις 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.4.16; τῷ τιμήματι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 39b; τῇ δμολογίᾳ [prev. author] “Tht.” 145c, etc.)]; ἐ. τοῖς Καρχηδονίοις remain constant to them, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Ἰβηρική” 24)]; ἐ. ἐν ταῖς σπονδαῖς τὸν ἐνιαυτόν Indut. cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.118; ἐν τῇ τάξει 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 844c; ἐν τῇ φιλοσοφίᾳ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 9.89)]: absolutely, stand fast be faithful, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1241, “PTeb.” 382.22 (1st c.BC).)]
3 of things, remain fixed, stand fast, hold good, εἴ σοί γ᾽ ἅπερ φὴς ἐμμενεῖ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 648)]; μάλα μοι τοῦτ᾽ ἐμμένοι may it remain fixed in my mind, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 534 (Lyric poetry))]; εἴ σφι ἔτι ἐμμένει [ἡ φιλίη] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.151; τέσσαρα καὶ δέκα ἔτη ἐνέμειναν αἱ σπονδαί 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.2; ἐ. ὁ νόμος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 839c; ἐὰν.. [ὁ λόγος] ἐμμένῃ [prev. author] “Phdr.” 258b)]; τὸ σιδηροφορεῖσθαι τοῖς ἠπειρώταις ἐμμεμένηκεν continued as a custom, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.5.)]