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μένω
ménō · Greek · Strong's G3306 · 117 occurrences
The KJV renders 18 different Hebrew and Greek words as “continue”
What it means
to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy)
a primary verb;
How the KJV renders it
abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry, x thine own
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“continue”
“tarry”
“remain”
“abide”
“endure”
“dwell”
“be present”
also renders paragínomai (G3854), parákeimai (G3873)
Questions this word decides
- Was Jesus crucified on Wednesday or Friday?
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- Does scripture permit divorce and remarriage?
- Is the Trinity explicitly taught in the Bible?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
Where it appears
117 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 3:14 V-FAI-3S1 Corinthians 7:8 V-AAS-3P1 Corinthians 7:11 V-PAM-3S1 Corinthians 7:20 V-PAM-3S1 Corinthians 7:24 V-PAM-3S1 Corinthians 7:40 V-AAS-3S1 Corinthians 13:13 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 15:6 V-PAI-3P1 John 2:6 V-PAN1 John 2:10 V-PAI-3S1 John 2:14 V-PAI-3S1 John 2:17 V-PAI-3S1 John 2:19 V-LAI-3P1 John 2:24 V-AAS-3S1 John 2:27 V-PAI-2P1 John 2:28 V-PAM-2P1 John 3:6 V-PAP-NSM1 John 3:9 V-PAI-3S1 John 3:14 V-PAI-3S1 John 3:15 V-PAP-ASF1 John 3:17 V-PAI-3S1 John 3:24 V-PAI-3S1 John 4:12 V-PAI-3S1 John 4:13 V-PAI-1P1 John 4:15 V-PAI-3S1 John 4:16 V-PAI-3S1 Peter 1:23 V-PAP-GSM1 Peter 1:25 V-PAI-3S1 Timothy 2:15 V-AAS-3P2 Corinthians 3:11 V-PAP-NSN2 Corinthians 3:14 V-PAI-3S2 Corinthians 9:9 V-PAI-3S2 John 1:2 V-PAP-ASF2 John 1:9 V-PAP-NSM2 Timothy 2:13 V-PAI-3S2 Timothy 3:14 V-PAM-2S2 Timothy 4:20 V-AAI-3SActs 5:4 V-IAI-3SActs 9:43 V-AANActs 16:15 V-PAM-2PActs 18:3 V-IAI-3SActs 18:20 V-AANActs 20:5 V-IAI-3PActs 20:23 V-PAI-3PActs 21:7 V-AAI-1PActs 21:8 V-AAI-1PActs 27:31 V-AAS-3PActs 27:41 V-AAI-3SActs 28:16 V-PANHebrews 7:3 V-PAI-3SHebrews 7:24 V-PANHebrews 10:34 V-PAP-ASFHebrews 12:27 V-AAS-3SHebrews 13:1 V-PAM-3SHebrews 13:14 V-PAP-ASFJohn 1:32 V-AAI-3SJohn 1:33 V-PAP-ASNJohn 1:39 V-PAI-2SJohn 1:40 V-AAI-3PJohn 2:12 V-AAI-3P
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.