Definition

to stay near, i.e. remain (literally, tarry; or figuratively, be permanent, persevere)

Etymology

from G3844 (παρά) and G3306 (μένω);

Word family

• παρά pará
• μένω ménō

How the KJV renders it

• abide
• continue

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.