Definition
ἐμμένω
[in LXX chiefly for קוּם ;]
1. to abide in: Acts 28:30.
2. to abide by, be true to: before ἐν; τ. πίστει, Acts 14:22; τ. διαθήκῃ, Hebrews 8:9 (LXX); with dative, τ. γεγραμμένοις (dative ptcp. as in legal formula; cf. Deiss., BS, 248; MM, Exp., xii): Galatians 3:10 (LXX).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Acts 14:22ἐμμένειν · to continue…strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
- Acts 28:30Ἐνέμεινεν · [Paul] stayed therePaul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.
- Galatians 3:10ἐμμένει · does not continueAll who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
- Hebrews 8:9ἐνέμειναν · did not abideIt will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.