Word

διαμένω

diaménō · G1265 · Greek · 5 occurrences

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Meanings

to remain, to continue

To remain in an association for a period of time

Examples
Luke 22:28 “You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials;
to continue, to remain in, to keep on

To continue in an activity or state

Examples
Luke 1:22 But when he came out, he was unable to speak to them; and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple, and he repeatedly made signs to them, and remained speechless.
Galatians 2:5 But we did not yield in subjection to them, even for an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.
2 Peter 3:4 and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue just as they were from the beginning of creation.”
to remain, to continue, to continue to exist, to still be in existence

To continue to exist

Examples
Hebrews 1:11 THEY WILL PERISH, BUT YOU REMAIN; AND THEY ALL WILL WEAR OUT LIKE A GARMENT,

How it’s used In 4 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

4 occurrences in 4 groups

ἀλήθειαtruth 1
πᾶςall, every, each 1
σύyou 1
Not stated (participle) 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

3 occurrences in 4 groups

μετάwith, after+ ἐγώI, we 1
πρόςto, toward, with+ σύyou 1
ἀπόfrom+ κοιμάωto sleep 1
ἀπόfrom+ ἀρχήbeginning, ruler 1

With adverbsAdverbs

1 occurrences in 1 groups

οὕτωso, thus, in this way 1

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

1 occurrences in 1 groups

σύyou 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 1 word

עָמַד ʻâmad · H5975 · to stand, to stand still, to stop: עָמַד (ʻâmad, H5975) emphasizes the act of standing or taking a fixed position that results in continued presence, whereas διαμένω (diaménō, G1265) focuses on the durative state of remaining or staying constant through time; both share the semantic core of continued presence/endurance but differ in aspectual nuance (positional vs. temporal continuity).

Semantic domains 3 entries

To remain, to continue, to continue to exist, to still be in existence13.89: Used of a state persisting over time, as of Zechariah remaining mute and unable to speak after coming out of the temple in Luke 1:22, and Jesus' word that He and the Father remain in heaven contrasted with the perishable creation in Hebrews 1:11.
To remain, to continue34.3: Used of steadfast loyalty maintained through hardship, as of the disciples who have stood by Jesus in His trials in Luke 22:28.
To continue, to remain in, to keep on68.11: Used of an ongoing state that persists unbroken, as of Paul and Barnabas not yielding in subjection for even an hour so that the truth of the gospel would continue with the Galatians in Galatians 2:5, and the scoffers' claim that all things continue just as they have from the beginning of creation in 2 Peter 3:4.

Word family 27 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (imperfect διεμενον); 2 person singular future διαμένεις (Heb 1:11 Knapp, Bleek, others,…

(imperfect διεμενον); 2 person singular future διαμένεις (Heb 1:11 Knapp, Bleek, others, for Rec. (G L T Tr WH others) διαμένεις); 1 aorist διεμεινα; perfect διαμεμένηκα; to stay permanently, remain permanently, continue, (cf. perdure; διά, C. 2) (Philo de gigant. § 7 πνεῦμα θεῖον μένειν δυνατόν ἐν ψυχή, διαμενεῖν δέ ἀδύνατον): Gal 2:5; opposed to ἀπόλλυμαι, Heb 1:11 from Psalm 101:27; with an adjective or adverb added denoting the condition: διεμεινε κωφός, Lk 1:22; οὕτω, as they are, 2 Pet 3:4; to perservere: ἐν τίνι, Lk 22:28. (Xenophon, Plato, and subsequent writings.)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 3 entries

Exist1 occurrence Associate1 occurrence Continue3 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0