What does διαμένω (diaménō) mean in the Bible?
διαμένω (diaménō) is a Greek word meaning "to stay constantly (in being or relation)".
Greek · G1265
διαμένω
To stay constantly (in being or relation)
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διαμένω G1265
Pronunciation diaménō
What does διαμένω (diaménō) mean in the Bible?
διαμένω (diaménō) is a Greek word meaning "to stay constantly (in being or relation)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1265?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include continues (1), remain (1), remained (1), who have stood (1), would remain (1).
Where does διαμένω (diaménō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), 2 Peter (1), Galatians (1), Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It continues 1× 2 Peter 3:4
remain 1× Hebrews 1:11
remained 1× Luke 1:22
who have stood 1× Luke 22:28
would remain 1× Galatians 2:5
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 1:22 διέμενεν to remained Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 22:28 διαμεμενηκότες to who have stood Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Galatians 2:5 διαμείνῃ to would remain Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Hebrews 1:11 διαμένεις to remain Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular 2 Peter 3:4 διαμένει to continues Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 1:22
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Luke 2 Galatians 1 Hebrews 1 2 Peter 1
Source forms
διαμείνῃ 1x diameinē Galatians 2:5
διαμεμενηκότες 1x diamemenēkotes Luke 22:28
διαμένει 1x diamenei 2 Peter 3:4
διαμένεις 1x diameneis Hebrews 1:11
διέμενεν 1x diemenen Luke 1:22
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Galatians 2:5
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 1:22
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Luke 22:28
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Hebrews 1:11
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 2 Peter 3:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to stay constantly (in being or relation)
Source Gloss
to stay constantly (in being or relation)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:22 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
διέμενε diemenen
I remain, continue
Read verse Luke 22:28 Verb Perfect Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
διαμεμενηκότες diamemenhkotev
I remain, continue
Read verse Galatians 2:5 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
διαμείνῃ diameinh
I remain, continue
Read verse Hebrews 1:11 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Indicative
διαμένεις· diameneiv
I remain, continue
Read verse 2 Peter 3:4 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
διαμένει diamenei
I remain, continue
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 aorist 1 perfect 1
Voice
active 4
Mood
indicative 2 subjunctive 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
διαμένω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain