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+# ἐμμένω/emmenō
+This word describes a situation or how something is. It is a verb. However, it is not an action.
+* This word can mean to stay or live in one place.
+* This word can mean to continue.
+    * This word can talk about continuing to do an action or be in a situation.
+    * This word can talk about continuing to agree with a statement.
+    * This word can talk about continuing to do something that someone has agreed to do in the past.
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+**Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being.