◄ 4037. perimenó ►
Strong's Lexicon perimenó: To wait for, to remain around Original Word: περιμένω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: perimenó Pronunciation: pe-ree-MEH-no Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee-men'-o) Definition: To wait for, to remain around Meaning: I wait for, await. Word Origin: From the Greek preposition "peri" (meaning "around" or "about") and the verb "menó" (meaning "to remain" or "to stay"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H6960 (קָוָה, qavah) - to wait, look for, hope, expect - H3176 (יָחַל, yachal) - to wait, hope, expect Usage: The verb "perimenó" conveys the idea of waiting with expectation or remaining in a place with anticipation. It implies a sense of patience and readiness for what is to come. In the New Testament, it is often used in contexts where believers are instructed to wait for God's promises or divine intervention. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, waiting was often associated with the expectation of a significant event or the arrival of an important person. The concept of waiting in the biblical context is deeply rooted in the Jewish tradition of anticipating God's deliverance and fulfillment of His promises. This cultural understanding of waiting as an active, hopeful anticipation is reflected in the New Testament usage of "perimenó." HELPS Word-studies 4037 periménō (from 4012 /perí, "all-around" and 3306 /ménō, "remain, abide") – properly, remain all-around, i.e. steady (regardless of the obstacles involved); to "endure, putting up with surrounding difficulty" (LS) – note the force of the intensifying prefix, peri (used only in Ac 1:4). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from peri and menó Definition to wait for NASB Translation wait (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4037: περιμένω περιμένω; (περί further (cf. περί, III. 2)); to wait for: τί, Acts 1:4. (Genesis 49:18; Wis. 8:12; Aristophanes, Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato, Demosthenes, Josephus, Plutarch, others.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance wait for. From peri and meno; to stay around, i.e. Await -- wait for. see GREEK peri see GREEK meno Forms and Transliterations περιμενειν περιμένειν περιμένων περίμετρον perimenein periménein Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Acts 1:4 V-PNA GRK: χωρίζεσθαι ἀλλὰ περιμένειν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν NAS: Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father KJV: but wait for the promise INT: to depart but to await the promise Strong's Greek 4037 1 Occurrence περιμένειν — 1 Occ.