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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
μένω
Greek transliteration: 
menō
Simplified transliteration: 
meno
Principal Parts: 
(ἔμενον), μενῶ, ἔμεινα, μεμένηκα, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3306
GK Number: 
3531
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
118
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1c(2)
Gloss: 
to stay, remain, live, dwell, abide; to be in a state that begins and continues, yet may or may not end or stop. To abide in Christ is to follow his example of a life obedient to the will of God
Definition: 
pluperfect, memenhvkein, 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

Greek-English Concordance for μένω

Acts 20:23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me, saying that in every city imprisonment and persecutions are (menousin | μένουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) waiting (menousin | μένουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) for (menousin | μένουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) me.
Acts 21:7 And having completed the voyage from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and we (emeinamen | ἐμείναμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) greeted the brothers and stayed (emeinamen | ἐμείναμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) one day with them.
Acts 21:8 On the next day we departed and went to Caesarea. There we (emeinamen | ἐμείναμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) went into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed (emeinamen | ἐμείναμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) with him.
Acts 27:31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “If these men do (meinōsin | μείνωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) not remain (meinōsin | μείνωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) in the ship, you cannot be saved.”
Acts 27:41 But caught in some crosscurrents, they ran the ship aground; the bow stuck and remained (emeinen | ἔμεινεν | aor act ind 3 sg) immovable, but the stern began to break up by the force of the waves.
Acts 28:16 And when we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to stay (menein | μένειν | pres act inf ) by himself, with a soldier guarding him.
Romans 9:11 even before they were born or had done anything either good or bad so that God’s purpose according to election might stand (menē | μένῃ | pres act subj 3 sg),
1 Corinthians 3:14 If the work that someone has built on it remains (menei | μενεῖ | fut act ind 3 sg), he will receive a reward.
1 Corinthians 7:8 Now to the unmarried and to the widows I say that it is good for them to remain (meinōsin | μείνωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) single, as I am.
1 Corinthians 7:11 (however if she does, let her remain (menetō | μενέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:20 Let (menetō | μενέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) each person continue (menetō | μενέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) in that condition in which he was called.
1 Corinthians 7:24 Each one in the condition in which he was called, brothers, in that condition let him remain (menetō | μενέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) with God.
1 Corinthians 7:40 But in my opinion she will be happier if she (meinē | μείνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) remains (meinē | μείνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) as she is. And I believe that I too have the Spirit of God.
1 Corinthians 13:13 And now remain (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) faith, hope, and love; these three. And the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 15:6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living (menousin | μένουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl), although some have fallen asleep.
2 Corinthians 3:11 For if what was fading away came with glory, how much more will that which is permanent (menon | μένον | pres act ptcp nom sg neut) be filled with glory.
2 Corinthians 3:14 But their minds were closed. For until the present day the same veil remains (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) at the reading of the old covenant. Since the veil is not removed, it is clear that only in Christ is it taken away.
2 Corinthians 9:9 As it is written, “He has distributed generously, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) forever.”
Philippians 1:25 So, convinced of this, I know that I will remain (menō | μενῶ | fut act ind 1 sg), and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
1 Timothy 2:15 but she will be saved through childbearing, if they remain (meinōsin | μείνωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) in faith and love and holiness, with modesty.
2 Timothy 2:13 If we are faithless, he remains (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) faithful, for he is unable to deny himself.”
2 Timothy 3:14 But you, remain (mene | μένε | pres act imperative 2 sg) in what you have learned and have been convinced of, knowing from whom you learned
2 Timothy 4:20 Erastus remained (emeinen | ἔμεινεν | aor act ind 3 sg) in Corinth, and I left Trophimus behind in Miletus because he was sick.
Hebrews 7:3 He is without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life; but like the Son of God he continues (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) a priest for all time.
Hebrews 7:24 but on the other hand, Jesus, because he remains (menein | μένειν | pres act inf ) forever, has a priesthood that is permanent.
Hebrews 10:34 for in fact you shared the sufferings of those in prison, and with joy accepted the confiscation of your belongings, since you knew that you yourselves had a better and lasting (menousan | μένουσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem) possession.
Hebrews 12:27 The phrase, “Yet once more,” declares the removal of what can be shaken — that is, created things — so that what cannot be shaken may remain (meinē | μείνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg).
Hebrews 13:1 Brotherly love must continue (menetō | μενέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg).
Hebrews 13:14 For here we have no permanent (menousan | μένουσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem) city, but we are looking forward to the city that is to come.
1 Peter 1:23 for you have been born again not of perishable seed but of imperishable, by means of the living and enduring (menontos | μένοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) word of God.
1 Peter 1:25 but the word of the Lord endures (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) forever.” And this is the word that was preached to you.
1 John 2:6 the one who claims to (menein | μένειν | pres act inf ) abide (menein | μένειν | pres act inf ) in God ought to walk just as Jesus walked.
1 John 2:10 The one who loves his brother is (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) living (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) in the light and in him there is no cause for stumbling.
1 John 2:14 I have written to you, my children, because you know the Father. I have written to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
1 John 2:17 The world is passing away with all its desires, but the one who does the will of God remains (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) forever.
1 John 2:19 They went out from us but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued (memenēkeisan | μεμενήκεισαν | pluperf act ind 3 pl) with us. But they went out from us that it might become plain that none of them are of us.
1 John 2:24 Let (menetō | μενέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) what you heard from the beginning abide (menetō | μενέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides (meinē | μείνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) in you, then you will (meneite | μενεῖτε | fut act ind 2 pl) abide (meneite | μενεῖτε | fut act ind 2 pl) in the Son and in the Father.
1 John 2:27 But the anointing you received from him abides (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) in you, and you have no need that anyone teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and not a lie, just as it has taught you, abide (menete | μένετε | pres act ind 2 pl) in him.
1 John 2:28 And now, dear children, abide (menete | μένετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not be put to shame in his presence when he comes.
1 John 3:6 No one who abides (menōn | μένων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) in him keeps on sinning; no one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.
1 John 3:9 No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, because God’s seed abides (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) in him. He cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.
1 John 3:14 We know that we have crossed over from death to life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love remains (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) in the realm of death.
1 John 3:15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding (menousan | μένουσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem) in him.
1 John 3:17 But whoever has this world’s resources and sees his fellow Christian in need yet closes his heart against him, how does (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) the love of God abide (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) in him?
1 John 3:24 And the one who keeps his commandments resides (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) in us: by the Spirit whom he has given to us.
1 John 4:12 No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God abides (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) in us, and his love has achieved its goal in us.
1 John 4:13 By this we know that we (menomen | μένομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) abide (menomen | μένομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) in God and he in us: because he has given us of his Spirit.
1 John 4:15 If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) in him and he in God.
1 John 4:16 And we have come to know and to trust the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides (menōn | μένων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) in love abides (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) in God, and God abides (menei | μένει | pres act ind 3 sg) in him.
2 John 1:2 because of the truth that abides (menousan | μένουσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem) in us and will be with us forever:

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