John 21:22:8John.21.22.W8TAB
μένειν
menein
“to remain”
- Transliteration
- ME-nein
- Extended
- ME-nein
- IPA
- /ˈme.niːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to remain
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ME-nein
- phraseyour reading level
e-AN au-TON THE-lo ME-nein HE-os ER-kho-mai
- clause
e-AN au-TON THE-lo ME-nein HE-os ER-kho-mai TI pros SE
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOI ho ee-ay-SOOS e-AN au-TON THE-lo ME-nein HE-os ER-kho-mai TI pros SE
Exegesis
The conditional conjunction ean {ἐὰν | e-án} introduces a protasis governed by Jesus’ volition: auton thelō menein heōs erchomai {αὐτὸν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι | au-tón thé-lō mé-nein hé-ōs ér-kho-mai}.
Here thelō {θέλω | thé-lō} takes the infinitive menein {μένειν | mé-nein} as its complement, while heōs erchomai {ἕως ἔρχομαι | hé-ōs ér-kho-mai} marks the temporal limit of the imagined scenario.
Root and etymology
Rootmu epsilon nu omega
“to remain, stay, abide”
In context — John 21:22
Jesus says to him, “If I desire that he remain until I come, what concern is that of yours? You, follow Me.”
About this coordinate
John 21:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 21:22, so the Greek word μένειν (menein) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.21.22.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.22.W8.S1) and character.