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GreekG3306Verb

μένω

menō

103Occurrences
G3306Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy)

a primary verb;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to stay, abide, remain.
1.Intrans.
(i)of place
(a)of persons
(b)of things, lasting or enduring
2.Trans.
LXX: for קוּם,עמד, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

μένω appears 103 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
33
1 John
18
Acts
13
1 Corinthians
8
Hebrews
6
Luke
6
2 Corinthians
3
2 Timothy
3

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 13:13BSB

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

1 John 3:17BSB

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

Acts 20:5BSB

These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.

John 10:40BSB

Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.

John 3:36BSB

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.