STRONGS G3887:
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.)
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