μένω
menō · to stay
Strong's ID: 3306
Lexical summary
118
NT occurrences
33
Observed forms
About this Greek word
Pluperfect, μεμενήκειν, to stay, Mt. 26:38; Acts 27:31; to continue; 1 Cor. 7:11; 2 Tim. 2:13; to dwell, lodge, sojourn, Jn. 1:39; Acts 9:43; to remain, Jn. 9:41; to rest, settle, Jn. 1:32, 33; 3:36; to last, endure, Mt. 11:23; Jn. 6:27; 1 Cor. 3:14; to survive, 1 Cor. 15:6; to be existent, 1 Cor. 13:13; to continue unchanged, Rom. 9:11; to be permanent, Jn. 15:16; 2 Cor. 3:11; Heb. 10:34; 13:14; 1 Pet. 1:23; to persevere, be constant, be steadfast, 1 Tim. 2:15; 2 Tim. 3:14; to abide, to be in close and settled union, Jn. 6:56; 14:10; 15:4; to indwell, Jn. 5:38; 1 Jn. 2:14; trans. to wait for, Acts 20:5, 23 See abide; await; remain; stay; wait for.
Principal-part candidates
Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.
Present
Citation form attested in NT
NT evidence
Future
Citation form attested in NT
NT evidence
Aorist
Citation form not reconstructed
NT evidence
Perfect active
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Perfect middle/passive
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Aorist passive
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Observed NT forms
These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.
Finite verb paradigms
Indicative mood
| Number | Person | Present Active | Imperfect Active | Future Active | Aorist Active | Pluperfect Active | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | First | — | — | — | |||
| Second | — | — | — | — | |||
| Third | — | ||||||
| Plural | First | — | — | — | |||
| Second | — | — | — | ||||
| Third | — |
Subjunctive mood
| Number | Person | Present Active | Aorist Active | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Third | |||
| Plural | Second | |||
| Third | — |
Imperative mood
| Number | Person | Present Active | Aorist Active | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Second | |||
| Third | — | |||
| Plural | Second |
Infinitive
| Voice | Present | Aorist |
|---|---|---|
| Active |
Participle paradigms
Present Active participles
| Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Nominative | — | |||
| Genitive | — | — | |||
| Dative | — | — | — | — | |
| Accusative | |||||
| Vocative | — | — | — | — |
NT distribution
NT Book
Book distribution counts: John: 40 occurrences; 1 John: 24 occurrences; Acts: 13 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 8 occurrences; Luke: 7 occurrences; Hebrews: 6 occurrences; 2 John: 3 occurrences; Matthew: 3 occurrences; 2 Timothy: 3 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 3 occurrences; Mark: 2 occurrences; 1 Peter: 2 occurrences; Romans: 1 occurrences; 1 Timothy: 1 occurrences; Revelation: 1 occurrences; Philippians: 1 occurrences
Author
- John68
- Luke20
- Paul17
- Hebrews6
- Matthew3
- Mark2
- Peter2
Author distribution counts: John: 68 occurrences; Luke: 20 occurrences; Paul: 17 occurrences; Hebrews: 6 occurrences; Matthew: 3 occurrences; Mark: 2 occurrences; Peter: 2 occurrences