What does παραμένω (paraménō) mean in the Bible?
παραμένω (paraménō) is a Greek word meaning "to continue".
Greek · G3887
παραμένω
To continue
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παραμένω G3887
Pronunciation paraménō
What does παραμένω (paraménō) mean in the Bible?
παραμένω (paraménō) is a Greek word meaning "to continue".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3887?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include continues to do so (1), continuing [in office] (1), I will stay (1), will continue with (1).
Where does παραμένω (paraménō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 16:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Hebrews (1), James (1), Philippians (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 to do so 1× James 1:25
continuing [in office] 1× Hebrews 7:23
I will stay 1× 1 Corinthians 16:6
will continue with 1× Philippians 1:25
Show sample aligned rows
1 Corinthians 16:6 παραμενῶ* to I will stay Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Philippians 1:25 παραμενῶ to will continue with Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Hebrews 7:23 παραμένειν to continuing [in office] Verb - Present Infinitive Active James 1:25 παραμείνας to continues to do so Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Corinthians 16:6
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
1 Corinthians 1 Philippians 1 Hebrews 1 James 1
Source forms
παραμείνας 1x parameinas James 1:25
παραμένειν 1x paramenein Hebrews 7:23
παραμενῶ 1x paramenō Philippians 1:25
παραμενῶ* 1x paramenō 1 Corinthians 16:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 2x 1 Corinthians 16:6, Philippians 1:25
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x James 1:25
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Hebrews 7:23
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to continue
Source Gloss
to continue
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.
1 Corinthians 16:6 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
παραμενῶ, paramenw
I remain by, abide with
Read verse Hebrews 7:23 Verb Present Active Infinitive
παραμένειν· paramenein
I remain by, abide with
Read verse James 1:25 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
παραμείνας, parameinav
I remain by, abide with
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 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 1 present 1 aorist 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
indicative 1 infinitive 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
παραμένω 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