mevnw mevnw; imperfect e[menon; future mevnw; 1 aorist e[meina; pluperfect memenhvkein without augment (; cf. ejkbavllw (and see Tdf. Proleg., p. 120f)); (from Homer down); the Septuagint chiefly for dm'[; and !Wq, also for hK;ji, bv'y:, etc.; to remain, abide;I. intransitively; in reference:1. to place; a. properly, equivalent to Latin commoror, to sojourn, tarry: ejn with the dative of place, ; ; ; ; ; ; (R G L); ; with adverbs of place: ejkei', ; ; ; ( WH Tr text); w|de, ; ; parav tivni, with one, (40); ; (R G); ; suvn tivni, ; kaq! eJautovn, dwell at his own House, , cf. . equivalent to tarry as a guest, lodge: pou', (39); ejn with the dative of place, ; ; parav tivni, in one's house, ; ; ; of tarrying for a night, metav tivno", suvn tivni, . equivalent to to be kept, to remain: dead bodies ejpiv tou' staurou', ; tov klh'ma ejn th'/ ajmpevlw/, . b. tropically; a. equivalent to not to depart, not to leave, to continue to be present: metav tivno" (genitive of person), to maintain unbroken fellowship with one, adhere to his party, ; to be constantly present to help one, of the Holy Spirit, R G; also parav with the dative of person, ; ejpiv tina, to put forth constant influence upon one, of the Holy Spirit, f; also of the wrath of God, ; tov kavlumma ejpiv th'/ ajnagnwvsei, of that which continually prevents the right understanding of what is read, . In the mystic phraseology of John, God is said mevnein in Christ, i. e. to dwell as it were within him, to be continually operative in him by his divine influence and energy, ; Christians are said mevnein ejn tw'/ Qew'/, to be rooted as it were in him, knit to him by the spirit they have received from him, ,,; ; hence, one is said mevnein in Christ or in God, and conversely Christ or God is said mevnein in one: ; f; ; ,; oJ Qeov" mevnei ejn aujtw'/ kaiv aujtov" ejn tw'/ Qew'/, ; cf. R?ckert, Abendmahl, p. 268f mevnei tiv ejn ejmoiv, something has established itself permanently within my soul, and always exerts its power in me: tav rJhvmata mou, ; oJ lovgo" tou' Qeou', ; h