What does ἐμμένω (emménō) mean in the Bible?
ἐμμένω (emménō): Steadfast adherence to a commitment or agreement, not mere passive presence
Greek · G1696
ἐμμένω
To abide in/by
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ἐμμένω G1696
Pronunciation emménō
What does ἐμμένω (emménō) mean in the Bible?
ἐμμένω (emménō): Steadfast adherence to a commitment or agreement, not mere passive presence
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1696?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [Paul] stayed there (1), did not abide (1), does not continue (1), to continue (1).
Where does ἐμμένω (emménō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 14:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), 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 [Paul] stayed there 1× Acts 28:30
did not abide 1× Hebrews 8:9
does not continue 1× Galatians 3:10
to continue 1× Acts 14:22
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 14:22 ἐμμένειν to to continue Verb - Present Infinitive Active Acts 28:30 Ἐνέμεινεν to [Paul] stayed there Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Galatians 3:10 ἐμμένει to does not continue Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Hebrews 8:9 ἐνέμειναν to did not abide Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 14:22
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Acts 2 Galatians 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἐμμένει 1x emmenei Galatians 3:10
ἐμμένειν 1x emmenein Acts 14:22
ἐνέμειναν 1x enemeinan Hebrews 8:9
Ἐνέμεινεν 1x Enemeinen Acts 28:30
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Hebrews 8:9
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 28:30
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Galatians 3:10
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Acts 14:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Steadfast adherence to a commitment or agreement, not mere passive presence
Strong's G1696
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to abide in/by
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Steadfast adherence to a commitment or agreement, not mere passive presence
1to abide in: Act.28:30.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 14:22 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἐμμένειν emmenein
I remain or abide in, abide by, maintain
Read verse Galatians 3:10 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἐμμένει emmenei
I remain or abide in, abide by, maintain
Read verse Hebrews 8:9 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐνέμειναν enemeinan
I remain or abide in, abide by, maintain
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Acts 14:22 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Acts 28:30 · Heb 8:9 2×
Present Active Gal 3:10 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 aorist 2
Voice
active 4
Mood
indicative 3 infinitive 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
ἐμμένω 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