Lexical Definition

‎μονή‎ monḗ (mon-ay') abode ^G:N-F
from ‎μένω‎

abode, mansion.

• a staying, i.e. residence (the act or the place)

Abbott-Smith

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

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

μονή, ἡ,

(μένω) abiding, tarrying, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἔξοδος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to φορά, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to κίνησις, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὴν μονὴν ποιεῖσθαι make delay, tarry, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; persistence, continuance, τοῦ αἰσθήματος [Refs 4th c.BC+]

__2 permanence, τῆς γῆς [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 Grammars, preservation, τοῦ ν ¯ [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II stopping-place, station, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; apartment, [NT]; quarters, billets, [Refs]
__II.2 monastery, [Refs 6th c.AD+]
__III appearance in a court of law, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: John.14.2}