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To continue

διανύωStrong’s G1274

dianuō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Dianuō is the Greek word usually translated “having completed”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.”
Acts 21:7 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having completed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having completed 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    διανύω dianuō · to continue

    δι-ανύω [in LXX: 2Ma.12:17 * ;] 1. to accomplish fully, finish, complete: Act.21:7 (EV). 2. In late writers (Xen., al., Clem., I ad Cor., xxv, 3), to continue: Ac, l.with (Field, Notes, 134f.).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “continue” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    CONTINUE, verb intransitive

    [Latin, to hold. See Tenet.]

    1. To remain in a state, or place; to abide for any time indefinitely.“The multitude continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat” Matthew 15:32
    2. To last; to be durable; to endure; to be permanent.“Thy kingdom shall not continue” 1 Samuel 13:14
    3. To persevere; to be steadfast or constant in any course.“If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed” John 8:31
    All definitions and other forms of “continue”

      CONTINUE, verb transitive

      1. To protract; not to cease from or to terminate.
      2. To extend from one thing to another; to produce or draw out in length. continue the line from A to B.
      3. To persevere in; not to cease to do or use; as, to continue the same diet.
      4. To hold to or unite. [Not used.]

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.