What does προσμένω (prosménō) mean in the Bible?
προσμένω (prosménō) is a Greek word meaning "to remain/persist".
Greek · G4357
προσμένω
To remain/persist
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προσμένω G4357
Pronunciation prosménō
What does προσμένω (prosménō) mean in the Bible?
προσμένω (prosménō) is a Greek word meaning "to remain/persist".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4357?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include they have already been (2), continues (1), remained [in Corinth] (1), to abide (1), to continue (1).
Where does προσμένω (prosménō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 15:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), 1 Timothy (2), Mark (1), Matthew (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 they have already been 2× Matthew 15:32, Mark 8:2
continues 1× 1 Timothy 5:5
remained [in Corinth] 1× Acts 18:18
to abide 1× Acts 11:23
to continue 1× Acts 13:43
you should stay on 1× 1 Timothy 1:3
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 15:32 προσμένουσίν to they have already been Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 8:2 προσμένουσίν to they have already been Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 11:23 προσμένειν to to abide Verb - Present Infinitive Active Acts 13:43 προσμένειν to to continue Verb - Present Infinitive Active Acts 18:18 προσμείνας to remained [in Corinth] Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1 Timothy 1:3 προσμεῖναι to you should stay on Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1 Timothy 5:5 προσμένει to continues Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 15:32
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Acts 3 1 Timothy 2
Source forms
προσμένειν 2x prosmenein Acts 11:23, Acts 13:43
προσμένουσίν 2x prosmenousin Matthew 15:32, Mark 8:2
προσμεῖναι 1x prosmeinai 1 Timothy 1:3
προσμείνας 1x prosmeinas Acts 18:18
προσμένει 1x prosmenei 1 Timothy 5:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Matthew 15:32, Mark 8:2
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 2x Acts 11:23, Acts 13:43
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x 1 Timothy 1:3
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 18:18
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Timothy 5:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to remain/persist
Strong's G4357
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 3 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to remain/persist
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 15:32 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
προσμένουσί prosmenousin
I remain, persist in
Read verse Mark 8:2 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
προσμένουσί prosmenousin
I remain, persist in
Read verse Acts 11:23 Verb Present Active Infinitive
προσμένειν prosmenein
I remain, persist in
Read verse Acts 18:18 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
προσμείνας prosmeinav
I remain, persist in
Read verse 1 Timothy 1:3 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
προσμεῖναι prosmeinai
I remain, persist in
Read verse 1 Timothy 5:5 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
προσμένει prosmenei
I remain, persist in
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 3 Aligned forms 7 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Present Active Matt 15:32 · Mark 8:2 · 1 Tim 5:5 3×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Present Active Acts 11:23 · Acts 13:43 2×
Aorist Active 1 Tim 1:3 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active Acts 18:18 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 5 aorist 2
Voice
active 7
Mood
infinitive 3 indicative 3 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 15:32 προσμένουσίν present active indicative ongoing Mark 8:2 προσμένουσίν present active indicative ongoing Acts 11:23 προσμένειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 13:43 προσμένειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 18:18 προσμείνας aorist active participle participle 1 Timothy 1:3 προσμεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive 1 Timothy 5:5 προσμένει present active indicative ongoing
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
προσμένω 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