ἐπιμενόντων

epiménō

while we were staying

To remain, persist, or continue in a place, state, activity, or condition; to stay on beyond an expected or ordinary duration. In figurative usage, to persevere or persist in a chosen disposition or course of action, often with the sense of endurance through difficulty or constancy of attitude or behavior.

G1961

Acts 21:10 · Word #1

Lexicon G1961

Lemmaἐπιμένω
Transliterationepiménō
Strong'sG1961
DefinitionTo remain, persist, or continue in a place, state, activity, or condition; to stay on beyond an expected or ordinary duration. In figurative usage, to persevere or persist in a chosen disposition or course of action, often with the sense of endurance through difficulty or constancy of attitude or behavior.

Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP GEN M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasewhile we were staying
Literalof-us-continuing-to-stay

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐπιμένω
Strong'sG1961

SIBI-P1 Translation G1961-12

of those persisting

Morphological NotesVerb, present active participle, genitive masculine plural; denotes ongoing action performed by a group, functioning adjectivally in the genitive case.
Rendering RationaleThe present active participle conveys ongoing, continuous action, and the genitive masculine plural form requires a rendering such as "of those persisting." This preserves the root sense of remaining or continuing steadfastly.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

while we were staying

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 'of those persisting' misses the temporal participle idea and the fact that this is about 'we' staying; adjusted rendering to match 'while we were staying' as appropriate for the narrative context.