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μένω

Lemma	μένω
Citation form	μένω
Part of speech	verb
Gloss	I remain, abide
Strong’s	G3306
Transliteration	ménō
Definition	to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy)
KJV glosses	:--abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), X thine own.
Derivation	a primary verb
SBLGNT occurrences	102

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek form	Grammar and occurrences
ἐμείναμεν	verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1AAI-P--) — Acts 21:7 verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1AAI-P--) — Acts 21:8
ἔμειναν	verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — John 1:39 verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — John 2:12
ἔμεινεν	verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 11:23 verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — John 1:32 verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — John 10:40 verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — John 11:54 verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — John 11:6 verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — John 4:40 verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — John 7:9 verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Acts 27:41 verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — 2 Timothy 4:20
Ἔμεινεν	verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Luke 1:56
ἔμενεν	verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Luke 8:27 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Acts 18:3 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Acts 5:4
ἔμενον	verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Acts 20:5
μεῖναι	verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Luke 19:5 verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Luke 24:29 verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — John 4:40 verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Acts 18:20 verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Acts 9:43 verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Revelation 17:10
μείνατε	verb, second person, aorist, active, plural (MorphGNT 2AAD-P--) — Matthew 10:11 verb, second person, aorist, active, plural (MorphGNT 2AAD-P--) — Matthew 26:38 verb, second person, aorist, active, plural (MorphGNT 2AAD-P--) — Mark 14:34 verb, second person, aorist, active, plural (MorphGNT 2AAD-P--) — John 15:4 verb, second person, aorist, active, plural (MorphGNT 2AAD-P--) — John 15:9
μείνῃ	verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — John 12:46 verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — John 15:7 verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — John 19:31 verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:40 verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — Hebrews 12:27 verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — 1 John 2:24
μείνητε	verb, second person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 2AAS-P--) — John 15:7 verb, second person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 2AAS-P--) — John 8:31
Μεῖνον	verb, second person, aorist, active, singular (MorphGNT 2AAD-S--) — Luke 24:29
μείνωσιν	verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 3AAS-P--) — Acts 27:31 verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 3AAS-P--) — 1 Corinthians 7:8 verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 3AAS-P--) — 1 Timothy 2:15
μεμενήκεισαν	verb, third person, pluperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3YAI-P--) — 1 John 2:19
μένε	verb, second person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 2PAD-S--) — 2 Timothy 3:14
μένει	verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 1:39 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 12:24 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 12:34 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 14:17 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 3:36 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 6:56 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 8:35 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 9:41 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 13:13 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 2 Corinthians 3:14 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 2 Corinthians 9:9 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 2 Timothy 2:13 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Hebrews 7:3 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 Peter 1:25 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 John 2:10 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 John 2:14 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 John 2:17 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 John 2:27 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 John 3:14 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 John 3:17 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 John 3:24 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 John 3:9 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 John 4:12 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 John 4:15 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 John 4:16
μενεῖ	verb, third person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 3:14
μένειν	verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — John 21:22 verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — John 21:23 verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Acts 28:16 verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Hebrews 7:24 verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — 1 John 2:6
μένεις	verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — John 1:38
μενεῖτε	verb, second person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2FAI-P--) — John 15:10 verb, second person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2FAI-P--) — 1 John 2:24
μένετε	verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — 1 John 2:27 verb, second person, present, active, plural (MorphGNT 2PAD-P--) — Mark 6:10 verb, second person, present, active, plural (MorphGNT 2PAD-P--) — Luke 10:7 verb, second person, present, active, plural (MorphGNT 2PAD-P--) — Luke 9:4 verb, second person, present, active, plural (MorphGNT 2PAD-P--) — Acts 16:15 verb, second person, present, active, plural (MorphGNT 2PAD-P--) — 1 John 2:28
μενέτω	verb, third person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 3PAD-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:11 verb, third person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 3PAD-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:20 verb, third person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 3PAD-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:24 verb, third person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 3PAD-S--) — Hebrews 13:1 verb, third person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 3PAD-S--) — 1 John 2:24
μένῃ	verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — John 15:16 verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — John 15:4 verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — John 15:6 verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — Romans 9:11
μένητε	verb, second person, present, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 2PAS-P--) — John 15:4
μένομεν	verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — 1 John 4:13
μένον	verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPASN-) — John 1:33 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPNSN-) — Acts 5:4 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPNSN-) — 2 Corinthians 3:11
μένοντα	verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPASM-) — John 5:38
μένοντος	verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — 1 Peter 1:23
μένουσαν	verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPASF-) — John 6:27 verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPASF-) — Hebrews 10:34 verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPASF-) — Hebrews 13:14 verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPASF-) — 1 John 3:15 verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPASF-) — 2 John 1:2
μένουσιν	verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Acts 20:23 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — 1 Corinthians 15:6
μένω	verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — John 15:10
μενῶ	verb, first person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1FAI-S--) — Philippians 1:25
μένων	verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — John 14:10 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — John 14:25 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — John 15:5 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — 1 John 3:6 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — 1 John 4:16 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — 2 John 1:9

Morphology

verb; MorphGNT -AAN----
verb; MorphGNT -PAN----
verb; MorphGNT -PAPASF-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPASM-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPASN-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPGSM-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPNSM-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPNSN-
verb; MorphGNT 1AAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 1FAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 1PAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 1PAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 2AAD-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2AAD-S--
verb; MorphGNT 2AAS-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2FAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2PAD-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2PAD-S--
verb; MorphGNT 2PAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2PAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 2PAS-P--
verb; MorphGNT 3AAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 3AAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3AAS-P--
verb; MorphGNT 3AAS-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3FAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3IAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 3IAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3PAD-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3PAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 3PAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3PAS-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3YAI-P--

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: μενω.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for μένω with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.

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