Words the Bible translates as stay
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 7 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- kathizōκαθίζωto settle, to stay or remain in a place
+2 more meanings
- to sit down: to lower oneself onto a seat or mount, and so to take one's place
- to seat someone, to set or install a person in a position
- menōμένωto remain: to keep on being where, what, or as one is, rather than leaving, ending, or changing
- atsarעָצַרto hold back: to restrain, stop, or shut something in so it cannot move, flow, or get out
- epimenōἐπιμένωto stay on: to remain in a place, or keep on in an action or condition, without stopping
- mishenetמִשְׁעֶנֶתa staff: the stick a person leans their weight on to walk, stand, or be steadied
- prosmenōπροσμένωto stay on with: to keep staying in a place, beside a person, or with something you have committed to, instead of moving on
- katamenōκαταμένωto staynot studied yet
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