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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ἐμμένωG1696
Pronunciationemménō
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 there1×Acts 28:30
did not abide1×Hebrews 8:9
does not continue1×Galatians 3:10
to continue1×Acts 14:22
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 14:22ἐμμένεινtoto continueVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveActs 28:30Ἐνέμεινενto[Paul] stayed thereVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularGalatians 3:10ἐμμένειtodoes not continueVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHebrews 8:9ἐνέμεινανtodid not abideVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 14:22
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Acts2Galatians1Hebrews1
Source forms
ἐμμένει1xemmeneiGalatians 3:10
ἐμμένειν1xemmeneinActs 14:22
ἐνέμειναν1xenemeinanHebrews 8:9
Ἐνέμεινεν1xEnemeinenActs 28:30
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xHebrews 8:9
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 28:30
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xGalatians 3:10
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xActs 14:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Steadfast adherence to a commitment or agreement, not mere passive presence
Strong'sG1696
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to abide in/by
Extended definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 14:22Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἐμμένεινemmenein
I remain or abide in, abide by, maintain
Read verseGalatians 3:10Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἐμμένειemmenei
I remain or abide in, abide by, maintain
Read verseHebrews 8:9Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐνέμεινανenemeinan
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 groups2Aligned forms4TensesPresent, AoristVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present ActiveActs 14:221×
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Aorist ActiveActs 28:30 · Heb 8:92×
Present ActiveGal 3:101×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2aorist2
Voice
active4
Mood
indicative3infinitive1
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: