τηρέω
Transliteration
tēreō (Key)
Pronunciation
tay-reh'-o
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From teros (a watch, perhaps akin to θεωρέω (G2334))
mGNT
70x in 40 unique form(s) TR
75x in 40 unique form(s) LXX
25x in 17 unique form(s)
ἐτηρεῖτο — 1x
ἐτήρησα — 1x
ἐτήρησαν — 1x
ἐτήρησάς — 1x
ἐτήρησας — 1x
ἐτήρουν — 3x
τετήρηκα — 2x
τετήρηκας — 1x
τετηρήκασιν — 1x
τετήρηκεν — 1x
τετηρήκεν — 1x
τετηρημένην — 1x
τετηρημένοις — 1x
τετηρημένους — 1x
τετήρηται — 2x
τήρει — 2x
τηρεῖ — 3x
τηρεῖν — 10x
τηρεῖσθαι — 3x
τηρεῖτε — 1x
τηρῇ — 1x
τηρηθείη — 1x
τηρηθῆναι — 1x
τηρῆσαί — 1x
τηρήσαντας — 1x
τηρήσατε — 2x
τηρήσει — 2x
τηρήσῃ — 2x
τηρήσῃς — 1x
τηρήσητε — 2x
τήρησον — 2x
τηρήσουσιν — 1x
τηρήσω — 2x
τηροῦμεν — 1x
τηρούμενοι — 1x
τηροῦντες — 4x
τηρούντων — 2x
τηρῶ — 1x
τηρῶμεν — 3x
τηρῶν — 6x
ἐτηρεῖτο — 1x
ἐτήρησα — 1x
ἐτήρησαν — 1x
ἐτήρησάς — 1x
ἐτήρησας — 1x
ἐτήρουν — 3x
τετήρηκα — 2x
τετήρηκαν — 1x
τετήρηκας — 1x
τετήρηκεν — 1x
τετηρημένην — 1x
τετηρημένοις — 1x
τετήρηται — 2x
τηρεῖ — 3x
τήρει — 2x
τηρεῖν — 7x
τηρεῖσθαι — 3x
τηρεῖτε — 1x
τηρῇ — 1x
τηρηθείη — 1x
τηρηθῆναι — 1x
τηρῆσαί — 1x
τηρήσαντας — 1x
τηρήσατε — 1x
τηρήσει — 1x
τηρήσετε — 1x
τηρήσῃ — 4x
τηρήσῃς — 1x
τηρήσητε — 1x
τήρησον — 2x
τηρήσουσιν — 1x
τηρήσω — 2x
τηροῦμεν — 1x
τηρούμενοι — 1x
τηρουμένους — 1x
τηροῦντες — 4x
τηρούντων — 2x
τηρῶ — 1x
τηρῶμεν — 2x
τηρῶν — 6x
ἐτήρησά — 1x
ἐτήρησεν — 1x
τήρει — 1x
τηρεῗ — 3x
τηρεῗτε — 1x
τηρείτω — 1x
τηρείτωσαν — 1x
τηρήσατε — 1x
τηρήσει — 3x
τηρήσεις — 2x
τηρήσῃ — 1x
τηρήσῃς — 1x
τήρησον — 2x
τηροῦντες — 1x
τηροῦσι — 1x
τηροῦσιν — 1x
τηρῶν — 3x
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 8:140,1174

Strong’s Definitions

τηρέω tēréō, tay-reh'-o; from τερός terós (a watch; perhaps akin to G2334); to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from G5442, which is properly to prevent escaping; and from G2892, which implies a fortress or full military lines of apparatus), i.e. to note (a prophecy; figuratively, to fulfil a command); by implication, to detain (in custody; figuratively, to maintain); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried):—hold fast, keep(- er), (pre-, re-)serve, watch.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 75x

The KJV translates Strong's G5083 in the following manner: keep (57x), reserve (8x), observe (4x), watch (2x), preserve (2x), keeper (1x), hold fast (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 75x
The KJV translates Strong's G5083 in the following manner: keep (57x), reserve (8x), observe (4x), watch (2x), preserve (2x), keeper (1x), hold fast (1x).

  1. to attend to carefully, take care of

    1. to guard

    2. metaph. to keep, one in the state in which he is

    3. to observe

    4. to reserve: to undergo something

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Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
τηρέω tēréō, tay-reh'-o; from τερός terós (a watch; perhaps akin to G2334); to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from G5442, which is properly to prevent escaping; and from G2892, which implies a fortress or full military lines of apparatus), i.e. to note (a prophecy; figuratively, to fulfil a command); by implication, to detain (in custody; figuratively, to maintain); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried):—hold fast, keep(- er), (pre-, re-)serve, watch.
STRONGS G5083:
τηρέω, τηρῶ; imperfect ἐτήρουν; future τηρήσω; 1 aorist ἐτήρησα; perfect τετήρηκα, 3 person plural τετηρήκασιν (John 17:6 R G) and τετήρηκαν (ibid. L T Tr WH (see γίνομαι, at the beginning)); passive, present τηροῦμαι; imperfect ἐτηρουμην; perfect τετήρημαι; 1 aorist ἐτηρήθην; (τηρός, found only once, Aeschylus suppl. 248, where it is doubtful whether it means 'guarding' or 'watching'), from Pindar, Sophocles, Thucydides down; the Sept. several times for שָׁמַר, נָצַר, etc.; to attend to carefully, take care of; i. e.
a. properly, to guard: τινα, a prisoner, Matthew 27:36, 54; Acts 16:23; passive, Acts 12:5; (Acts 24:23); Acts 25:4, 21 (b); τί, Acts 12:6; οἱ τηροῦντες ((R. V.) the watchers) the guards, Matthew 28:4 (Song of Solomon 3:3).
b. metaphorically, to keep: τινα, one in that state in which he is, τήν ἑαυτοῦ παρθένον, his own virgin daughter, namely, as a virgin i. e. unmarried, 1 Corinthians 7:37; ἑαυτόν, himself such as he is, i. e. begotten of God, 1 John 5:18 (but here T Tr WH αὐτόν); with a predicate accusative added: ἁγνόν, 1 Timothy 5:22; ἄσπιλον ἀπό τοῦ κόσμου, James 1:27; ἀβαρῆ τίνι, 2 Corinthians 11:9 (ἁπλουν, Antoninus 6, 30; τινα ἄμεμπτον τῷ Θεῷ, Wis. 10:5); τί with a predicate accusative 1 Timothy 6:14 (but see in c. below); passive, τηροῦμαι, with an adverb, ἀμέμπτως, 1 Thessalonians 5:23; with a dative of the person, Χριστῷ, devoted to Christ (Winer's Grammar, 421 (392)), Jude 1:1; τηρεῖν τινα ἐν τίνι: to keep in i. e. cause one to persevere or stand firm in a thing: ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι Θεοῦ (see p. 447b bottom), John 17:11f; ἐν ἀγάπη Θεοῦ, Jude 1:21; τινα ἐκ τίνος, by guarding to cause one to escape in safety out of etc.: ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ, out of the power and assaults of Satan, John 17:15 (cf. Buttmann, 327 (281); Winer's Grammar, 410 (383)); ἐκ τῆς ὥρας τοῦ πειρασμοῦ, Revelation 3:10. to keep: i. e. not to leave, τήν ἀρχήν, Jude 1:6; not to throw away, τά ἱμάτια, Revelation 16:15. to hold firmly: τήν ἑνότητα τοῦ πνεύματος, Ephesians 4:3; anything as a mental deposit, τήν πίστιν, 2 Timothy 4:7; Revelation 14:12 (cf. Winers Grammar, 536 (499); Buttmann, 78 (68)). to show oneself to be actually holding a thing fast, i. e.
c. to observe: namely, πῶς κτλ., Revelation 3:3; τί Matthew 23:3; Acts 21:25 (Rec.); τήν παράδοσιν, Mark 7:9 (WH (rejected) marginal reading στήσητε) (τά ἐκ παραδοσεως τῶν πατέρων, Josephus, Antiquities 13, 10, 6); τόν νόμον, Acts 15:5 and Rec. in Acts 15:24; James 2:10; τό σάββατον, the command respecting sabbath-keeping, John 9:16; τάς ἐντολάς (of either God or Christ), Matthew 19:17; John 14:15, 21; John 15:10; 1 John 2:3; 1 John 3:22, 24; 1 John 5:2 (where L T Tr WH ποιῶμεν); 1 John 5:3; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 14:12 (see above, b. at the end); τήν ἐντολήν, 1 Timothy 6:14 (see in b. above; πάντα ὅσα ἐνετειλάμην, Matthew 28:20); τόν λόγον, either of Christ or of God, John 8:51f, 55; John 14:23; John 15:20; John 17:6; 1 John 2:5; Revelation 3:8; τούς λόγους, of Christ, John 14:24; τόν λόγον τῆς ὑπομονῆς μου (i. e. Ἰησοῦ), Revelation 3:10; τά ἔργα μου, the works that I command, Revelation 2:26; τούς λόγους τῆς προφητείας, Revelation 22:7; τοῦ βιβλίου τούτου, Revelation 22:9; τά ἐν τῇ προφητεία γεγραμμένα, Revelation 1:3; cf. Lipsius, Paulin. Rechtfertigungsl., p. 194f,
d. to reserve: τινα εἰς τί, to undergo something, 2 Peter 2:4 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 342 (321); εἰς τήν τοῦ Σεβαστοῦ διάγνωσιν, Acts 25:21a); Jude 1:6; τινα εἰς ἡμέραν κρίσεως, 2 Peter 2:9; τούς οὐρανούς πυρί; (to be burned with fire) εἰς ἡμέραν κρίσεως, 2 Peter 3:7; τί εἰς τινα, a thing for one's advantage, 1 Peter 1:4; τί εἰς ἡμέραν τινα, to be used some day for some purpose, John 12:7; τί ἕως ἄρτι, John 2:10; τί with the dative of the person, for rewarding or punishing one, passive, 2 Peter 2:17; Jude 1:13. (Compare: διατηρέω, παρατηρέω, συντηρέω.)
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References

Song of Songs
Song of Songs 3:3
Matthew
Matthew 19:17; Matthew 23:3; Matthew 27:36; Matthew 27:54; Matthew 28:4; Matthew 28:20
Mark
Mark 7:9
John
John 2:10; John 8:51; John 8:55; John 9:16; John 12:7; John 14:15; John 14:21; John 14:23; John 14:24; John 15:10; John 15:20; John 17:6; John 17:6; John 17:11; John 17:15
Acts
Acts 12:5; Acts 12:6; Acts 15:5; Acts 15:24; Acts 16:23; Acts 21:25; Acts 24:23; Acts 25:4; Acts 25:21; Acts 25:21
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 7:37
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 11:9
Ephesians
Ephesians 4:3
1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 5:23
1 Timothy
1 Timothy 5:22; 1 Timothy 6:14; 1 Timothy 6:14
2 Timothy
2 Timothy 4:7
James
James 1:27; James 2:10
1 Peter
1 Peter 1:4
2 Peter
2 Peter 2:4; 2 Peter 2:9; 2 Peter 2:17; 2 Peter 3:7
1 John
1 John 2:3; 1 John 2:5; 1 John 3:22; 1 John 3:24; 1 John 5:2; 1 John 5:3; 1 John 5:18
Jude
Jude 1:1; Jude 1:6; Jude 1:6; Jude 1:13; Jude 1:21
Revelation
Revelation 1:3; Revelation 2:26; Revelation 3:3; Revelation 3:8; Revelation 3:10; Revelation 3:10; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 14:12; Revelation 14:12; Revelation 16:15; Revelation 22:7; Revelation 22:9
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