μένω

menō

Greek G3306 Verb 118 occurrences in 102 verses

μένω to stay

μένω,

[in LXX for קוּם ,עמד, etc. ;]

to stay, abide, remain.

1. Intrans.;

(i) of place: before ἐν, Luk.8:27, al.; παρά, with dative of person(s), Jhn.1:40, al; σύν, Luk.1:56; καθ᾽ ἑαυτόν, Act.28:16; with adv., ἐκεῖ, Mat.10:11; ὧδε, Mat.26:38; metaphorically, 1Jn.2:18; of the Holy Spirit, Jhn.1:32, 33 14:17; of Christ, Jhn.6:56 15:4, al.; ὁ θεός, 1Jn.4:15, conversely, of Christians, Jhn.6:56 15:4, 1Jn.4:15, al.; ὁ λόγος τ. θεοῦ, 1Jn.2:14; ἡ ἀλήθεια, II Jo 2, al.

(ii) Of time;

(a) of persons: Php.1:25; before εἰς τ. αἰῶνα, Jhn.12:34, Heb.7:24, 1Jn.2:17; ὀλίγον, Rev.17:10; ἕως ἔρχομαι, Jhn.21:22, 23;

(b) of things, lasting or enduring: cities, Mat.11:23, Heb.13:14; λόγος θεοῦ, 1Pe.1:23; ἁμαρτία, Jhn.9:41.

(iii) Of condition: with pred., μόνος, Jhn.12:24; ἄγαμος, 1Co.7:11; πιστός, 2Ti.2:13; ἱερεύς, Heb.7:3; with adv., οὕτως, 1Co.7:40; ὡς κἀγώ, ib. 8; before ἐν, ib. 20, 24.

2. Trans. (Bl., §34, 1; Field, Notes, 132): with accusative of person(s), Act.20:5, 23 (cf. ἀνα-, δια-, ἐν-, ἐπι-, κατα-, παρα-, συν-παρα-, περι-, προσ-, ὑπο-μένω).

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Concordance 102 verses

Acts 20:23 μένουσιν

I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.
Acts 21:7 ἐμείναμεν

When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.
Acts 21:8 ἐμείναμεν

Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
Acts 27:31 μείνωσιν

But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
Acts 27:41 ἔμεινεν

But the vessel struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
Acts 28:16 μένειν

When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
Romans 9:11 μένῃ

Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,
1 Corinthians 3:14 μενεῖ

If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
1 Corinthians 7:8 μείνωσιν

Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
1 Corinthians 7:11 μενέτω

But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:20 μενέτω

Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
1 Corinthians 7:24 μενέτω

Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.
1 Corinthians 7:40 μείνῃ

In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
1 Corinthians 13:13 μένει

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 15:6 μένουσιν

After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
2 Corinthians 3:11 μένον

For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!
2 Corinthians 3:14 μένει

But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.
2 Corinthians 9:9 μένει

As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”
Philippians 1:25 μενῶ

Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
1 Timothy 2:15 μείνωσιν

Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.
2 Timothy 2:13 μένει

if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
2 Timothy 3:14 μένε

But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them.
2 Timothy 4:20 ἔμεινεν

Erastus has remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus.
Hebrews 7:3 μένει

Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
Hebrews 7:24 μένειν

But because Jesus lives forever, He has a permanent priesthood.
Hebrews 10:34 μένουσαν

You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
Hebrews 12:27 μείνῃ

The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.
Hebrews 13:1 μενέτω

Continue in brotherly love.
Hebrews 13:14 μένουσαν

For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
1 Peter 1:23 μένοντος

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
1 Peter 1:25 μένει

but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
1 John 2:6 μένειν

Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.
1 John 2:10 μένει

Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.
1 John 2:14 μένει

I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
1 John 2:17 μένει

The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
1 John 2:19 μεμενήκεισαν

They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
1 John 2:24 μενέτωμείνῃμενεῖτε

As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.
1 John 2:27 μένειμένετε

And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
1 John 2:28 μένετε

And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
1 John 3:6 μένων

No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.
1 John 3:9 μένει

Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
1 John 3:14 μένει

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
1 John 3:15 μένουσαν

Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
1 John 3:17 μένει

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
1 John 3:24 μένειμένει

Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
1 John 4:12 μένει

No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
1 John 4:13 μένομεν

By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
1 John 4:15 μένει

If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
1 John 4:16 μένωνμένειμένει

And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
2 John 1:2 μένουσαν

because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever: