Definition

to stay further, i.e. remain in a place, with a person; figuratively, to adhere to, persevere in

Etymology

from G4314 (πρός) and G3306 (μένω);

Where the KJV renders it

• abide still
• be with
• cleave unto
• continue in (with)

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.

What the first audience heard

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