Strong's G3306 · Greek
μένω
meno · /men'-o/
Definition
a primary verb; to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy):--abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), X thine own.
KJV: abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), X thine own
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered μένω across 104 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
104 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew2 verses
Mark2 verses
Luke6 verses
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
Luke 8:27And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
Luke 9:4And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.
Luke 10:7And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
Luke 19:5And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
Luke 24:29But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
John34 verses
And John bare record, saying I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
John 1:33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
John 1:38Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye?1161 They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? dwellest: or, abidest
John 1:39He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. about: that was two hours before night
John 2:12After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.
John 3:36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
John 4:40So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
John 5:38And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
John 6:27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. Labour not: or, Work not
John 6:56He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
John 7:9When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.
John 8:31Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
John 8:35And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
John 9:41Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
John 10:40And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
John 11:6When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
John 12:24Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
John 12:34The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
John 12:46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
John 14:10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
John 14:16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
John 14:17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
John 14:25These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
John 15:4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
John 15:5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. without me: or, severed from me
John 15:6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
John 15:7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
John 15:9As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
John 15:10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
John 15:11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
John 15:16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
John 19:31The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
John 21:22Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
John 21:23Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
Acts14 verses
Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
Acts 9:43And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
Acts 16:15And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
Acts 18:3And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
Acts 18:20When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
Acts 20:5These going before tarried for us at Troas.
Acts 20:15And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.
Acts 20:23Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. abide me: or, wait for me
Acts 21:7And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
Acts 21:8And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
Acts 27:31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
Acts 27:41And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
Acts 28:16And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
Acts 28:30And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,
1 Corinthians8 verses
If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
1 Corinthians 7:8I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
1 Corinthians 7:11But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:20Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
1 Corinthians 7:24Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
1 Corinthians 7:40But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.
1 Corinthians 13:13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
1 Corinthians 15:6After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
2 Corinthians3 verses
For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
2 Corinthians 3:14But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
2 Corinthians 9:9(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
Philippians1 verse
1 Timothy1 verse
2 Timothy3 verses
Hebrews6 verses
Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. without descent: Gr. without pedigree
Hebrews 7:24But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. an: or, which passeth not from one to another
Hebrews 10:34For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
Hebrews 12:27And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. are shaken: or, may be shaken
Hebrews 13:1Let brotherly love continue.
Hebrews 13:14For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
1 Peter2 verses
1 John18 verses
He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
1 John 2:10He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. occasion: Gr. scandall
1 John 2:14I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
1 John 2:17And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
1 John 2:24Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.
1 John 2:27But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. in him: or, in it
1 John 2:28And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
1 John 3:6Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
1 John 3:9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
1 John 3:14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
1 John 3:15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
1 John 3:17But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
1 John 3:24And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
1 John 4:12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
1 John 4:13Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
1 John 4:15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
1 John 4:16And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
2 John2 verses
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G3306 (meno) mean?
a primary verb; to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy):--abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), X thine own.
How many times does G3306 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G3306 (μένω) appears in 104 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “abide.”
How is meno translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G3306 is rendered as “abide” (27×), “abideth” (20×), “abode” (12×), “dwelleth” (10×), among other words.