ἐμμένω emménō
Meaning
to stay in the same place, i.e. (figuratively) persevere
In the King James Version: continue
Derivation: from G1722 (ἐν) and G3306 (μένω);
Where it is used
- Acts 14:22 strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
- Acts 28:30 Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.
- Galatians 3:10 All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
- Hebrews 8:9 It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.