What does κρείττων · ὕπαρξις · μένω mean in the Bible?
κρείττων · ὕπαρξις · μένω is a Greek phrase meaning "better and abiding possession".
Greek · G2909, G5223, G3306
κρείσσονα ὕπαρξιν καὶ μένουσαν
Stronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. nobler · property · to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy)
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κρείττων G2909 stronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. nobler
Pronunciation kreíttōn
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ὕπαρξις G5223 property
Pronunciation hýparxis
Actual possessions and resources one owns, not merely abstract wealth or potential
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μένω G3306 to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy)
Pronunciation ménō
Abiding presence in relationship with God; enduring union rather than temporary coexistence.
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What does κρείσσονα ὕπαρξιν καὶ μένουσαν (kreissona hyparxin kai menousan) mean in the Bible?
κρείττων · ὕπαρξις · μένω is a Greek phrase meaning "better and abiding possession".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2909, G5223, G3306?
G2909, G5223, G3306 is connected to 19 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. better and abiding possession
Source Gloss
better and abiding possession
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 8 Aligned forms 19 Case pattern Accusative (6) Number pattern Singular (16)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 7:9 · Phil 1:23 · 1 Pet 3:17 · 2 Pet 2:21 4×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Heb 1:4 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 7:19 · Heb 7:22 · Heb 8:6 · Heb 11:16 · Heb 11:35 5×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Heb 7:7 1×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Heb 8:6 · Heb 9:23 2×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 7:38 · 1 Cor 11:17 · Heb 11:40 · Heb 12:24 4×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Heb 6:9 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Heb 10:34 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 112 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 67 aorist 37 imperfect 4 future 3 pluperfect 1
Voice
active 112
Mood
indicative 53 subjunctive 16 imperative 16 participle 16 infinitive 11
NT Occurrences
Matthew 10:11 μείνατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 11:23 ἔμεινεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:38 μείνατε aorist active imperative imperative Mark 6:10 μένετε present active imperative imperative Mark 14:34 μείνατε aorist active imperative imperative Luke 1:56 Ἔμεινεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:27 ἔμενεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 9:4 μένετε present active imperative imperative Luke 10:7 μένετε present active imperative imperative Luke 19:5 μεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 24:29 Μεῖνον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 24:29 μεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 1:32 ἔμεινεν aorist active indicative completed John 1:38 μένεις present active indicative ongoing John 1:39 μένει present active indicative ongoing John 1:39 ἔμειναν aorist active indicative completed John 2:12 ἔμειναν aorist active indicative completed John 3:36 μένει present active indicative ongoing John 4:40 μεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 4:40 ἔμεινεν aorist active indicative completed John 5:38 μένοντα present active participle participle John 6:27 μένουσαν present active participle participle John 6:56 μένει present active indicative ongoing John 7:9 ἔμεινεν aorist active indicative completed John 8:31 μείνητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 8:35 μένει present active indicative ongoing John 8:35 μένει present active indicative ongoing John 9:41 μένει present active indicative ongoing John 10:40 ἔμεινεν aorist active indicative completed John 11:54 ἔμεινεν aorist active indicative completed John 11:6 ἔμεινεν aorist active indicative completed John 12:34 μένει present active indicative ongoing John 12:46 μείνῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 14:10 μένων present active participle participle John 14:17 μένει present active indicative ongoing John 14:25 μένων present active participle participle John 15:10 μενεῖτε future active indicative prospective John 15:10 μένω present active indicative ongoing John 15:16 μένῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive John 15:4 μείνατε aorist active imperative imperative
+72 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)
Word Origins
κρείσσονα ὕπαρξιν καὶ μένουσαν is built from this root:
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