Strong's Greek · G1696
G1696 emménō
ἐμμένω
em-men'-o
to abide in/by
Looking for Hebrew H1696 dâbar? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G1696. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
emménō appears 4 times in Scripture, in Acts, Galatians and Hebrews. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to stay in the same place, i.e. (figuratively) persevere
In the King James Version
continue
Derivation
Appears 4 times in Scripture
“All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.””
“strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.”
“It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.”
“Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
