ἘΠΙΜΕΙΝΑΙ, ἐπιμειναι
EPIMEINAI, epimeinai
Sounds Like: ep-ee-MEH-nai
Translations: to remain, to continue, to abide, to persevere, to stay, to endure
From the root: ἘΠΙΜΕΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'ἐπί' (upon, over, in addition to) and the verb 'μένω' (to remain, to stay). It means to remain in a place, condition, or activity, often implying persistence or steadfastness. It can be used to describe someone who continues to do something, or who stays in a particular location.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1961 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 13:3
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Exodus — 12:39
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΜΕΝΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΙΜΕΙΝΩΣΙ — they may remain, they might remain, they may continue, they might continue, they may abide, they might abide, they may persevere, they might persevere
- ἘΠΙΜΕΝΕ — remain, continue, abide, persevere, persist, stay
- ἘΠΙΜΕΝΗΤΕ — remain, continue, abide, persevere, persist, stay, endure
- ἘΠΙΜΕΝΟΝΤΑΣ — remaining, continuing, abiding, persevering, enduring, those who remain, those who continue
- ἘΠΙΜΕΝΟΥΣΑΝ — remaining, abiding, continuing, enduring, persevering, staying, a remaining, an abiding, a continuing, an enduring, a persevering, a staying
- ἘΠΙΜΕΝΩ — remain, continue, abide, persevere, persist, stay, endure
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