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ἐπέμενον ἐρωτῶντες

To remain/keep on · to interrogate; by implication, to request

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ἐπιμένω G1961 to remain/keep on
Pronunciation epiménō
Persist or continue steadfastly in a state, condition, or pursuit, emphasizing sustained commitment.
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ἐρωτάω G2065 to interrogate; by implication, to request
Pronunciation erōtáō
To question or interrogate; in later Greek also means to request or petition, overlapping with αἰτέω.
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What does ἐπέμενον ἐρωτῶντες (epemenon erōtōntes) mean in the Bible?

ἐπιμένω · ἐρωτάω is a Greek phrase meaning "to stay over, i.e. remain (figuratively, persevere)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does ἐπιμένω · ἐρωτάω mean in the Bible?

e. remain (figuratively, persevere)".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1961, G2065?

G1961, G2065 is connected to 15 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. to stay over, i.e. remain (figuratively, persevere)

Strong's G1961, G2065
Lexical occurrences 15 verses Word forms 5 forms 15 references

Source Gloss

to stay over, i.e. remain (figuratively, persevere)
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 5 Aligned forms 15 Tenses Aorist, Imperfect, Present, Future Voices Active
Tenses
Aorist Imperfect Present Future
Voices
Active
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 4×
Aorist Active Acts 10:48 · Acts 28:14 · 1 Cor 16:7 3×
Present Active Phil 1:24 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 6×
Aorist Active Acts 21:4 · Acts 28:12 · Gal 1:18 3×
Imperfect Active Acts 12:16 1×
Future Active 1 Cor 16:8 1×
Present Active Col 1:23 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Acts 21:10 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Present Active Rom 6:1 · Rom 11:22 · Rom 11:23 3×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active 1 Tim 4:16 1×
15 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 62 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 14 ongoing 16 prospective 5 imperative 2 background 14 subjunctive 5 infinitive 3 participle 3
Tense
present 22 aorist 21 imperfect 14 future 5
Voice
active 62
Mood
indicative 49 subjunctive 5 participle 3 infinitive 3 imperative 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 15:23 ἠρώτουν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 16:13 ἠρώτα imperfect active indicative background Matthew 19:17 ἐρωτᾷς present active indicative ongoing Matthew 21:24 Ἐρωτήσω future active indicative prospective Mark 4:10 ἠρώτων imperfect active indicative background Mark 7:26 ἠρώτα imperfect active indicative background Mark 8:5 ἠρώτα imperfect active indicative background Luke 4:38 ἠρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 5:3 ἠρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 7:3 ἐρωτῶν present active participle participle Luke 7:36 Ἠρώτα imperfect active indicative background Luke 8:37 ἠρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 9:45 ἐρωτῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 11:37 ἐρωτᾷ present active indicative ongoing Luke 14:18 ἐρωτῶ present active indicative ongoing Luke 14:19 ἐρωτῶ present active indicative ongoing Luke 14:32 ἐρωτᾷ present active indicative ongoing Luke 16:27 Ἐρωτῶ present active indicative ongoing Luke 19:31 ἐρωτᾷ present active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 20:3 Ἐρωτήσω future active indicative prospective Luke 22:68 ἐρωτήσω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 23:3 ἠρώτησεν aorist active indicative completed John 1:19 ἐρωτήσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 1:21 ἠρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed John 1:25 ἠρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed John 4:31 ἠρώτων imperfect active indicative background John 4:40 ἠρώτων imperfect active indicative background John 4:47 ἠρώτα imperfect active indicative background John 5:12 ἠρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed John 8:7 ἐρωτῶντες present active participle participle John 9:15 ἠρώτων imperfect active indicative background John 9:19 ἠρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed John 9:2 ἠρώτησαν aorist active indicative completed John 9:21 ἐρωτήσατε aorist active imperative imperative John 12:21 ἠρώτων imperfect active indicative background John 14:16 ἐρωτήσω future active indicative prospective John 16:19 ἐρωτᾶν present active infinitive infinitive John 16:23 ἐρωτήσετε future active indicative prospective John 16:26 ἐρωτήσω future active indicative prospective John 16:30 ἐρωτᾷ present active subjunctive subjunctive +22 more 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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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