To remain/persist
προσμένωStrong’s G4357prosmenō
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Prosmenō is the Greek word usually translated “continue”, “abide” and “having remained”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,”
Meaning
Usually translated “continue”, “abide” and “having remained”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they continue 2
- to abide 1
- to continue 1
- having remained 1
- to remain 1
- she continues 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- 1 Timothy 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 5:5In contextNow she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
- Matthew 15:32Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
- Mark 8:2I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
- Acts 11:23Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
- Acts 13:43Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
- Acts 18:18And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
Greek dictionary
προσμένω prosmenō · to remain/persist
προσ-μένω [in LXX: Jdg.3:25 A (חוּל hi.), Tob.2:2 א, Wis.3:9, 3Ma.7:17 * ;] 1. to wait longer, continue, remain still: Act.18:18; before ἐν, 1Ti.1:3. 2. C. dative, to remain with: Mat.15:32, Mrk.8:32. Metaphorical, to remain attached to, cleave unto, abide in: τ. κυρίῳ, Act.11:23 (R, txt.; ἐν τ. κ., R, mg., see supr.); τ. χάριτι τ. θεοῦ, Act.13:43; τ. δεήσεσιν, 1Ti.5:5.† (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.]
- 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
- To last; to be durable; to endure; to be permanent.“Thy kingdom shall not continue” 1 Samuel 13:14
- 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
- To protract; not to cease from or to terminate.
- To extend from one thing to another; to produce or draw out in length. continue the line from A to B.
- To persevere in; not to cease to do or use; as, to continue the same diet.
- 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.