King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3887
Transliteration: paramenō
Phonetic Spelling: (par-am-en'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to remain beside or near
Meaning: to remain beside or near
παραμένω; future παραμένω; 1 aorist participle παραμείνας; from Homer down; to remain beside, continue always near (cf. παρά, IV. 1): Hebrews 7:23; opposed to ἀπεληλυθεναι, James 1:25 (and continues to do so, not departing till all stains are washed away, cf. James 1:24); with one, πρός τινα, 1 Corinthians 16:6; τίνι (as often in Greek authors), to survive, remain alive (Herodotus 1, 30), Philippians 1:25 L T Tr WH (where Lightfoot: "παραμένω is relative, while μένω is absolute." Compare: συμ(παραμένω.)
Word Summary
paramenō: to remain beside or near
Original Word: παραμένωTransliteration: paramenō
Phonetic Spelling: (par-am-en'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to remain beside or near
Meaning: to remain beside or near
Strong's Concordance
abide, continue. From para and meno; to stay near, i.e. Remain (literally, tarry; or figuratively, be permanent, persevere) -- abide, continue.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3887: παραμένωπαραμένω; future παραμένω; 1 aorist participle παραμείνας; from Homer down; to remain beside, continue always near (cf. παρά, IV. 1): Hebrews 7:23; opposed to ἀπεληλυθεναι, James 1:25 (and continues to do so, not departing till all stains are washed away, cf. James 1:24); with one, πρός τινα, 1 Corinthians 16:6; τίνι (as often in Greek authors), to survive, remain alive (Herodotus 1, 30), Philippians 1:25 L T Tr WH (where Lightfoot: "παραμένω is relative, while μένω is absolute." Compare: συμ(παραμένω.)