- Transliteration: meno

- Phonetic: men'-o

- Definition:

1. to remain, abide

a. in reference to place

1. to sojourn, tarry

2. not to depart 1a

b. to continue to be present 1a

c. to be held, kept, continually

d. in reference to time

1. to continue to be, not to perish, to last, endure 1b

e. of persons, to survive, live

f. in reference to state or condition

1. to remain as one, not to become another or different

2. to wait for, await one

- Origin: a root word

- TDNT entry: 13:34,6

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: 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.