Abide

ABI'DE, verb intransitive pert. and part. abode.

abada, to be, or exist, to continue; W. bod, to be; to dwell, rest, continue, stand firm, or be stationary for anytime indefinitely. Class Bd. No 7.]

1. To rest, or dwell. [[Genesis 29#19|Genesis 29:19]].

2. To tarry or stay for a short time. [[Genesis 24#55|Genesis 24:55]].

3. To continue permanently or in the same state; to be firm and immovable. [[Psalms 119#90|Psalms 119:90]].

4. To remain, to continue. [[Acts 27#31|Acts 27:31]]. [[Ecclesiastes 8#15|Ecclesiastes 8:15]].

ABI'DE, verb transitive

1. To wait for; to be prepared for; to await.

Bonds and afflictions abide me. [[Acts 20#23|Acts 20:23]].

[For is here understood.]

2. To endure or sustain.

To abide the indignation of the Lord. [[Joel 2#11|Joel 2:11]].

3. To bear or endure; to bear patiently. 'I cannot abide his impertinence.'

This verb when intransitive, is followed by in or at before the place, and with before the person. 'Abide with me - at Jerusalem or in this land.' Sometimes by on, the sword shall abide on his cities; and in the sense of wait, by far, abide for me. Hosea 3:3. Sometimes by by, abide by the crib. [[Job 39#9|Job 39:9]].

In general, abide by signifies to adhere to, maintain defend, or stand to, as to abide by a promise, or by a friend; or to suffer the consequences, as to abide by the event, that is, to be fixed or permanent in a particular condition.