KJV dictionary & concordance

abide

Meaning of “abide”

1. To remain, stay, dwell, wait, or continue in a place, state, or relation. 2. To endure or withstand.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893

82 occurrences77 verses31 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 19:2

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “abide”

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¶ And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Micah 5:4 · retained source text

¶ And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the Maiestie of the Name of the LORD his God, and they shall abide: for now shall he be great vnto the ends of the earth.

1611 marginal noteOr, rule.

Complete reference index — all 77 verses

Genesis 19:2 Genesis 22:5 Genesis 24:55 Genesis 29:19 Genesis 44:33 Exodus 16:29 Leviticus 8:35 Leviticus 19:13 Numbers 22:5 Numbers 31:19 Numbers 31:23 Numbers 35:25 Deuteronomy 3:19 Joshua 18:5 Ruth 2:8 1 Samuel 1:22 1 Samuel 5:7 1 Samuel 19:2 1 Samuel 22:5 1 Samuel 22:23 1 Samuel 30:21 2 Samuel 11:11 2 Samuel 15:19 2 Samuel 16:18 1 Kings 8:13 2 Chronicles 25:19 2 Chronicles 32:10 Job 24:13 Job 38:40 Job 39:9 Psalms 15:1 Psalms 61:4 Psalms 61:7 Psalms 91:1 Proverbs 7:11 Proverbs 19:23 Ecclesiastes 8:15 Jeremiah 10:10 Jeremiah 42:10 Jeremiah 49:18 Jeremiah 49:33 Jeremiah 50:40 Hosea 3:3 Hosea 3:4 Hosea 11:6 Joel 2:11 Micah 5:4 Nahum 1:6 Malachi 3:2 Matthew 10:11 Mark 6:10 Luke 9:4 Luke 19:5 Luke 24:29 John 12:46 John 14:16 John 15:4 John 15:6 John 15:7 John 15:10 Acts 15:34 Acts 16:15 Acts 20:23 Acts 27:31 Romans 11:23 1 Corinthians 3:14 1 Corinthians 7:8 1 Corinthians 7:20 1 Corinthians 7:24 1 Corinthians 7:40 1 Corinthians 16:6 Philippians 1:24 Philippians 1:25 1 Timothy 1:3 1 John 2:24 1 John 2:27 1 John 2:28

Where “abide” appears

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Genesis5 occurrences
5 verses Exodus1 occurrence
1 verse Leviticus2 occurrences
2 verses Numbers4 occurrences
4 verses Deuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse Joshua2 occurrences
1 verse Ruth1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Samuel6 occurrences
6 verses 2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses 1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses Job3 occurrences
3 verses Psalms4 occurrences
4 verses Proverbs2 occurrences
2 verses Ecclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verse Jeremiah5 occurrences
5 verses Hosea3 occurrences
3 verses Joel1 occurrence
1 verse Micah1 occurrence
1 verse Nahum1 occurrence
1 verse Malachi1 occurrence
1 verse Matthew1 occurrence
1 verse Mark1 occurrence
1 verse Luke3 occurrences
3 verses John10 occurrences
6 verses Acts4 occurrences
4 verses Romans1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Corinthians6 occurrences
6 verses Philippians2 occurrences
2 verses 1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse 1 John3 occurrences
3 verses

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Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Job 39:28 Psalm 15:1 Jeremiah 49:33 John 15:7-9 Genesis 22:5 Numbers 31:23 John 15:4 Malachi 3:2 John 15:7 John 15:9 Psalms 15:1 Genesis 19:2 Numbers 35:25 2 Samuel 15:19 Psalms 91:1 Hosea 3:4 John 12:46 1 Corinthians 3:14 1 John 2:28

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Skeat 1893

Open source edition ↗

To await; to wait for.

printed p. 258; PDF p. 278; Internet Archive leaf n277