Greek verb · G4357
προσμένω
prosmenopros-men'-o
to wait longer, continue, remain still; C. dative
7 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: prosménō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4357is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4357
to stay further, i.e. remain in a place, with a person; figuratively, to adhere to, persevere in
The King James renders it: abide still, be with, cleave unto, continue in (with).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
prosmeno is rendered "to wait longer, continue, remain still; C. dative". It stands 7 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Three of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to wait longer, continue, remain still".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 15:32Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
Matthew 15:32προσμένουσίν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's seven uses are in Acts.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to wait longer, continue, remain still, and C. dative.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to wait longer, continue, remain stillAct.18:18; before ἐν, 1Ti.1:3. | Tagged as
| WhereActs 18:18Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers… |
| C. dativeto remain with | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 15:32Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| προσέρχομαι | proserchomai | to come near/agree | Uses86 |
| προσεύχομαι | proseuchomai | to pray | Uses85 |
| πρόσωπον | prosopon | face | Uses75 |
| προσκυνέω | proskyneo | to worship | Uses60 |
| προσφέρω | prosphero | to bring to | Uses47 |
| προσευχή | proseuche | prayer | Uses35 |
| προσκαλέομαι | proskaleomai | to call to/summon | Uses28 |
| προσέχω | prosecho | to watch out | Uses24 |
| προστίθημι | prostithemi | to add (to) | Uses18 |
| προσδοκάω | prosdokao | to look for | Uses16 |
| προσδέχομαι | prosdechomai | to wait for/welcome | Uses14 |
| προσλαμβάνω | proslambano | to take | Uses12 |
and 56 more on the stem.
All 7, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- προσμένειν2
- προσμένουσίν2
- προσμεῖναι1
- προσμείνας1
- προσμένει1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-PAI-3P
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)2V-PAN
- verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-AAN
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-AAP-NSM
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PAI-3S
Matthew
one use
Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
- προσμένουσίνprosmenousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they continue
Mark
one use
“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
- προσμένουσίνprosmenousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they continue
Acts
three uses
When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
- προσμένεινprosmeneinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to abide
After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
- προσμένεινprosmeneinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to continue
Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
- προσμείναςprosmeinasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having remained
1 Timothy
two uses
As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
- προσμεῖναιprosmeinaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to remain
The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.
- προσμένειprosmeneiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: she continues
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.