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Lexicon :: Strong's G1127 - grēgoreō

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γρηγορέω
Transliteration
grēgoreō (Key)
Pronunciation
gray-gor-yoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:338,195

Strong’s Definitions

γρηγορεύω grēgoreúō, gray-gor-yoo'-o; from G1453; to keep awake, i.e. watch (literally or figuratively):—be vigilant, wake, (be) watch(-ful).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's G1127 in the following manner: watch (21x), wake (1x), be vigilant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's G1127 in the following manner: watch (21x), wake (1x), be vigilant (1x).

  1. to watch

  2. metaph. give strict attention to, be cautious, active

    1. to take heed lest through remission and indolence some destructive calamity suddenly overtake one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γρηγορεύω grēgoreúō, gray-gor-yoo'-o; from G1453; to keep awake, i.e. watch (literally or figuratively):—be vigilant, wake, (be) watch(-ful).
STRONGS G1127:
γρηγορέω, -ῶ; 1 aorist ἐγρηγόρησα; (from ἐγρήγορα, to have been roused from sleep, to be awake, perfect of ἐγείρω; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 118f; Bttm. Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 158; [Winers Grammar, 26 (25); 92 (88)]); to watch;
1. properly: Matthew 24:43; Matthew 26:38, 40; Mark 13:34; Mark 14:34, 37; Luke 12:37, 39 R G L Tr text WH text. As to sleep is often equivalent to to die, so once, 1 Thessalonians 5:10, γρηγ. means to live, be alive on earth.
2. Metaphorically, to watch i. e. give strict attention to, be cautious, active: — to take heed lest through remissness and indolence some destructive calamity suddenly overtake one, Matthew 24:42; Matthew 25:13; Mark 13:35, [Mark 13:37]; Revelation 16:15; or lest one be led to forsake Christ, Matthew 26:41; Mark 14:38; or lest one fall into sin, 1 Thessalonians 5:6; 1 Corinthians 16:13; 1 Peter 5:8; Revelation 3:2f; or be corrupted by errors, Acts 20:31; ἔν τινι, to be watchful in, employ the most punctilious care in a thing: Colossians 4:2. (Sept.; [Baruch 2:9; 1 Macc. 12:27; Aristotle, plant. 1, 2, p. 816b, 29, 37]; Josephus, Antiquities 11, 3, 4; Achilles Tatius; others)
[Synonym: see ἀγρυπνέω. Compare: διαγρηγορέω.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
24:42; 24:43; 25:13; 26:38; 26:40; 26:41
Mark
13:34; 13:35; 13:37; 14:34; 14:37; 14:38
Luke
12:37; 12:39
Acts
20:31
1 Corinthians
16:13
Colossians
4:2
1 Thessalonians
5:6; 5:10
1 Peter
5:8
Revelation
3:2; 16:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1127 matches the Greek γρηγορέω (grēgoreō),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:42 - 'Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:43 - and this know, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief doth come, he had watched, and not suffered his house to be broken through;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:13 - 'Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:38 - then saith he to them, 'Exceedingly sorrowful is my soul -- unto death; abide ye here, and watch with me.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:40 - And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and he saith to Peter, 'So! ye were not able one hour to watch with me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:41 - watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:34 - as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:35 - watch ye, therefore, for ye have not known when the lord of the house doth come, at even, or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, or at the morning;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:37 - and what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:34 - and he saith to them, 'Exceeding sorrowful is my soul -- to death; remain here, and watch.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:37 - And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, 'Simon, thou dost sleep! thou wast not able to watch one hour!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:38 - Watch ye and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:37 - 'Happy those servants, whom the lord, having come, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline (at meat), and having come near, will minister to them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:39 - 'And this know, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief doth come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:31 - 'Therefore, watch, remembering that three years, night and day, I did not cease with tears warning each one;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:13 - Watch ye, stand in the faith; be men, be strong;

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:2 - In the prayer continue ye, watching in it in thanksgiving;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:6 - so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:10 - who did die for us, that whether we wake -- whether we sleep -- together with him we may live;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:8 - Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:2 - become watching, and strengthen the rest of the things that are about to die, for I have not found thy works fulfilled before God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:3 - 'Remember, then, how thou hast received, and heard, and be keeping, and reform: if, then, thou mayest not watch, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou mayest not know what hour I will come upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:15 - 'lo, I do come as a thief; happy is he who is watching, and keeping his garments, that he may not walk naked, and they may see his unseemliness,' --
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