Dictionary entry

G04357

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

προσμένω

Infl. fut. -μενῶ

I. "to bide or wait still longer", Hdt., Soph., etc.

2. c. dat. "to remain attached to, to cleave to", τινί Aesch.; πρ. ταῖς δεήσεσιν "to continue in" supplications, NTest.

II. trans. "to wait for, await", c. acc., Theogn., Soph., etc.:— "to wait for" one in battle, i. e. "to stand one's ground against", Pind.: —also c. acc. et inf. fut., Ὀρέστην προσμενοῦσ᾽ ἀεὶ ἐφήξειν Soph.