ἔμεινεν [27 verses](3rd sg aor ind act) "Abide" is meno, which, as a verb, it means "stand fast" (in battle), "stay at home," "stay," "tarry," "remain as one was," "abide," and (transitive) "await." -- The word translated as "remain" has the sense of to "stay," "stand fast," or "remain." This word is usually translated as "abide" in the KJV and "continue" in other Biblical translations. Though translated as "abide," it does not mean to stay in a dwelling place.