Tarry

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

1: μένω (Strong'S #3306 — Verb — meno — men'-o )

"to abide," is translated by the verb "to abide," in the Rv, for Av, "to tarry," in  Matthew 26:38;  Mark 14:34;  Luke 24:29;  John 4:40;  Acts 9:43;  18:20; the Rv retains the verb "to tarry" in  John 21:22,23; in  Acts 20:5 , Av, "tarried" (Rv, "were waiting"). Some mss. have it in  Acts 20:15 (Av, "tarried"). See Abide.

2: ἐπιμένω (Strong'S #1961 — Verb — epimeno — ep-ee-men'-o )

to abide, continue, a strengthened form of No. 1, is translated "to tarry" in  Acts 10:48;  21:4,10;  28:12,14;  1 Corinthians 16:7,8;  Galatians 1:18 , Rv (Av, "abode"). See Abide , No. 2.

3: ὑπομένω (Strong'S #5278 — Verb — hupomeno — hoop-om-en'-o )

"to endure," is rendered "tarried behind" in  Luke 2:43 . See Endure , No. 2.

4: προσμένω (Strong'S #4357 — Verb — prosmeno — pros-men'-o )

"to abide still, continue," is translated "tarried" in  Acts 18:18 , suggesting patience and steadfastness in remaining after the circumstances which preceded; in  1 Timothy 1:3 , Rv, "to tarry" (Av, "to abide still"). See Abide , No. 6.

5: διατρίβω (Strong'S #1304 — Verb — diatribo — dee-at-ree'-bo )

for which see Abide , No. 7, is invariably rendered "to tarry," in the Rv; Av, twice,  John 3:22;  Acts 25:6; "continued" in  John 11:54;  Acts 15:35; "abode,"  Acts 12:19;  14:3,28;  20:6; "abiding,"  Acts 16:12; "had been,"  Acts 25:14 .

6: χρονίζω (Strong'S #5549 — Verb — chronizo — khron-id'-zo )

"to spend or while away time;" "to tarry,"  Matthew 25:5;  Luke 1:21;  Hebrews 10:37 . See Delay , No. 2.

7: βραδύνω (Strong'S #1019 — Verb — braduno — brad-oo'-no )

"to be slow" (bradus, "slow"), is rendered "I tarry long,"  1 Timothy 3:15; "is ... slack,"  2 Peter 3:9 .

8: καθίζω (Strong'S #2523 — Verb — kathizo — kath-id'-zo )

"to make to sit down," or, intransitively, "to sit down," is translated "tarry ye" in  Luke 24:49 . See Sit.

9: μέλλω (Strong'S #3195 — Verb — mello — mel'-lo )

"to be about to," is rendered "(why) tarriest thou?" in  Acts 22:16 . See About , B.

10: ἐκδέχομαι (Strong'S #1551 — Verb — ekdechomai — ek-dekh'-om-ahee )

"to expect, await" (ek, "from," dechomai, "to receive"), is translated "tarry" in  1 Corinthians 11:33 , Av (Rv, "wait"). See Expect , Look , Wait.

 Acts 27:33 Acts 15:33

King James Dictionary

Tar'Ry, L. taurus, a bull.

1. To stay to abide to continue to lodge.

Tarry all night and wash your feet.  Genesis 19

2. To stay behind.  Exodus 12 3. To stay in expectation to wait.

Tarry ye here for us, till we come again to you.  Exodus 24

4. To delay to put off going or coming to defer.

Come down to me, tarry not.  Genesis 45

5. To remain to stay.

He that telleth lies, shall not tarry in my sight.  Psalms 101

Tar'Ry, To wait for.

I cannot tarry dinner. Not in use.

Webster's Dictionary

(1): ( v. i.) To stay or remain behind; to wait.

(2): ( v. i.) To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge.

(3): ( n.) Stay; stop; delay.

(4): ( n.) Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar.

(5): ( v. t.) To wait for; to stay or stop for.

(6): ( v. t.) To delay; to defer; to put off.

(7): ( v. i.) To delay; to put off going or coming; to loiter.