μένω ménō

Meaning

to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy)

In the King James Version: abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), X thine own

Derivation: a primary verb;

Where it is used

• Matthew 10:11 Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
• Matthew 11:23 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
• Matthew 26:38 Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
• Mark 6:10 And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.
• Mark 14:34 Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”
• Luke 1:56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
• Luke 8:27 When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
• Luke 9:4 Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.
• Luke 10:7 Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
• Luke 19:5 When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
• Luke 24:29 But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
• John 1:32 Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
• John 1:33 I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
• John 1:38 Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
• John 1:39 “Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.
• John 2:12 After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
• John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
• John 4:40 So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
• John 5:38 nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.
• John 6:27 Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
• John 6:56 Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.
• John 7:9 Having said this, Jesus remained in Galilee.
• John 8:31 So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
• John 8:35 A slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever.
• John 9:41 “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
• John 10:40 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
• John 11:6 So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,
• John 11:54 As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
• John 12:24 Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
• John 12:34 The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
• John 12:46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
• John 14:10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.
• John 14:17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.
• John 14:25 All this I have spoken to you while I am still with you.
• John 15:4 Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
• John 15:5 I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
• John 15:6 If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
• John 15:7 If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
• John 15:9 As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.
• John 15:10 If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
• John 15:16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
• John 19:31 It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
• John 21:22 Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”
• John 21:23 Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you?”
• Acts 5:4 Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”
• Acts 9:43 And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
• Acts 16:15 And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
• Acts 18:3 and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.
• Acts 18:20 When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.
• Acts 20:5 These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.
• Acts 20:15 Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.
• Acts 20:23 I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.
• Acts 21:7 When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.
• Acts 21:8 Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
• Acts 27:31 But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
• Acts 27:41 But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
• Acts 28:16 When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
• Romans 9:11 Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,
• 1 Corinthians 3:14 If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
• 1 Corinthians 7:8 Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.