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Abode

μονήStrong’s G3438

monē

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Monē is the Greek word usually translated “mansions” and “home”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.”
John 14:2 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “mansions” and “home”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • mansions 1
  • a home 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • John 2

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

μονή monē · abode

μονή, -ῆς, ἡ (μένω), [in LXX: 1Ma.7:38 * ;] 1. in cl., (a) a staying, abiding; (b) continuance (LXX, 1 with) 2. In late Gk., (a) a statson (Paus.); (b) an abode: Jhn.14:2, 23; (with) a monastery (cf. MM, iii, xvi; so in MGr.).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “abode” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

ABO'DE, noun

[See Abide.]

  1. Stay; continuance in a place; residence for a longer or shorter time.
  2. A place of continuance; a dwelling; a habitation.
  3. To make abode to dwell or reside.
All definitions and other forms of “abode”

    ABO'DE, verb transitive

    [See Bode.]

    To foreshow.

      ABO'DE, verb intransitive

      To be an omen

        Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

        Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.