ἐπιμένωepiménō
to stay over, i.e. remain (figuratively, persevere)
Greek (New Testament) · G1961
Meanings
to stay on, tarry or abide still: followed by έν, 1 Corinthians 16:8; αὐτοῦ, there, Acts 15:34 Acts 21:4; with dative, τ. σαρκί, Philippians 1:24; followed by παρά, with dative of person, Acts 28:14; πρός, with acc person, 1 Corinthians 16:7, Galatians 1:18; with acc temp., Acts 10:48, Acts 21:4, Acts 21:10, Acts 28:12, Acts 28:14, 1 Corinthians 16:7. Metaph., to continue in a pursuit or state: with dative, τ. ἀμαρτίᾳ, Romans 6:1; τ. ὰπιστίᾳ, Romans 11:23; τ. πίστει, Colossians 1:23; αὐτοῖς, 1 Timothy 4:16; τ. χρηστότητι, Romans 11:22; with participle (cf. Bl., § 73, 4; 76, 2), John 8:7, Acts 12:16.
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- μένωménō · G3306to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy)
Where it appears
Appears 15 times in the Bible.
- Acts 10:48 So he gave orders for them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Afterward Cornelius asked him to stay with them for several days.
- Acts 12:16 Meanwhile, Peter continued knocking. When they finally opened the door and saw him, they were amazed.
- Acts 21:4 We went ashore, found the local believers, and stayed with them a week. These believers prophesied through the Holy Spirit that Paul should not go on to Jerusalem.
- Acts 21:10 Several days later a man named Agabus, who also had the gift of prophecy, arrived from Judea.
- Acts 28:12 Our first stop was Syracuse, where we stayed three days.
- Acts 28:14 There we found some believers, who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.