Definition

to stay fully, i.e. reside

Etymology

from G2596 (κατά) and G3306 (μένω);

Word family

• κατά katá
• μένω ménō

How the KJV renders it

• abide

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.