emmenō · remain in, abide by

What it means

emmenō (ἐμμένω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “remain in, abide by”.

Remain in, stay in; hold to, keep faithfully.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To live for a time in a place.
2. To keep faithful to something without turning away.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• remain ×2
• continue ×1
• he stayed ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Acts×2
• Galatians×1
• Hebrews×1

• Acts 14:22

  strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to remain in the faith, and saying that through many afflictions we must enter into the kingdom of God.

• Acts 28:30

  And he stayed two whole years in his own rented quarters and welcomed all who came to him,

• Galatians 3:10

  For all who are of works of the law are under a curse; for it is written: Cursed is everyone who does not remain in all the things written in the book of the law, to do them.

• Hebrews 8:9

  not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in my covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord.