UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Notes: There may be slight nuances of meaning in the various terms in this series, but such distinctions cannot be clearly determined from existing contexts, especially since the prefixes are redundant with other expressions of space.

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: ἐμμένω; aor.; ἐνέμεινα

Related lemmas: μένω

Sense 1: to remain, to stay

Semantic entry: 85.55

Semantic domains: Existence in Space

Subdomains: Remain, Stay

Definition: to remain in the same place over a period of time{N:001}

ACT 28:30: RV ACT 28:30 · LV ACT 28:30 · Read together ACT 28:30

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OET-RV ACT 28:30

30 Paulos remained in his own rental accommodation in Romai for two whole years and welcomed everyone who went to see him,

OET-LV ACT 28:30

30 And He _remained _in two_ whole _years in his_own rental, and was _welcoming all the ones entering _in to him,

HEB 8:9: RV HEB 8:9 · LV HEB 8:9 · Read together HEB 8:9

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OET-RV HEB 8:9

9 not like the agreement that I made with their ancestors
⇔ when they held my hand for me to lead them out of Mitsrayim (Egypt),
⇔ because they didn’t stay inside my agreement
⇔ and so I didn’t take any notice of them, says Yahweh.’

OET-LV HEB 8:9

9 not according _to the covenant that I _made with _the fathers of _them, in the_day of _having _taken _hold of _me by _the hand of _them, to _lead _out them out _of the_land of _Aiguptos/(Miʦrayim), because they not remained _in in the covenant of _me, and _I neglected of _them, is _saying the_master.

Sense 2: to continue, to remain in, to keep on

Semantic entry: 68.11

Semantic domains: Aspect

Subdomains: Continue

Definition: to continue in an activity or state

Notes: In RV HEB 8:9 · LV HEB 8:9 · Read together HEB 8:9 the implication of ‘to continue in a covenant’ is to adhere to the articles or stipulations of a covenant. Accordingly, one may render RV HEB 8:9 · LV HEB 8:9 · Read together HEB 8:9 as ‘because they did not remain faithful to my covenant.’ In RV ACT 14:22 · LV ACT 14:22 · Read together ACT 14:22 (παρακαλοῦντες ἐμμένειν τῇ πίστει ‘encourage them to remain true to the faith’), it is also possible to translate the expression ‘to remain true to the faith’ as ‘to continue to believe.’

ACT 14:22: RV ACT 14:22 · LV ACT 14:22 · Read together ACT 14:22

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