epimenō · stay on, continue

What it means

epimenō (ἐπιμένω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “stay on, continue”.

Stay on, remain longer; also continue, persist in something.

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 remain longer in a place.
2. To keep on in something without giving up.

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

How it is translated

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

• remain ×4
• stay ×4
• we stayed ×2
• I stayed ×1
• kept on ×1
• persevere ×1
• while we were staying ×1
• you continue ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Acts×6
• Romans×3
• 1 Corinthians×2
• Galatians×1
• Philippians×1
• Colossians×1
• 1 Timothy×1

• Acts 10:48

  And he commanded them to be immersed in the name of Jesus the Messiah. Then they asked him to stay on for some days.

• Acts 12:16

  But Peter kept on knocking; and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed.

• Acts 21:4

  And having found the disciples, we stayed there seven days. They kept telling Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem.

• Acts 21:10

  And while we were staying many days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

• Acts 28:12

  And putting in at Syracuse, we stayed three days;

• Acts 28:14

  where we found brothers and were urged to stay with them seven days; and so we came to Rome.

• Romans 6:1

  What then shall we say? Shall we remain in sin so that grace may increase?

• Romans 11:22

  See, then, the kindness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but on you, the kindness of God, if you remain in his kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off.

• Romans 11:23

  And they too, if they do not remain in unbelief, will be grafted in; for God is able to graft them in again.

• 1 Corinthians 16:7

  For I do not want to see you now in passing, for I hope to stay some time with you, if the Lord permits.

• 1 Corinthians 16:8

  But I will stay on in Ephesus until Pentecost,

• Galatians 1:18

  Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.

• Philippians 1:24

  but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.

• Colossians 1:23

  if indeed you continue in the faith, founded and steadfast and not shifting from the hope of the good news that you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a servant.

• 1 Timothy 4:16

  Pay close attention to yourself and to the teaching; persevere in them, for by doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.