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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.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:42 -

“Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day[fn] your Lord is coming.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:43 -

“But know this: If the homeowner had known what time[fn] the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:13 -

“Therefore be alert, because you don’t know either the day or the hour.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:38 -

He said to them, “I am deeply grieved[fn] to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:40 -

Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He asked Peter, “So, couldn’t you stay awake with me one hour?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:41 -

“Stay awake and pray, so that you won’t enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:34 -

“It is like a man on a journey, who left his house, gave authority to his servants, gave each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to be alert.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:35 -

“Therefore be alert, since you don’t know when the master of the house is coming ​— ​whether in the evening or at midnight or at the crowing of the rooster or early in the morning.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:37 -

“And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Be alert! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:34 -

He said to them, “I am deeply grieved[fn] to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:37 -

Then he came and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you stay awake one hour?

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:38 -

“Stay awake and pray so that you won’t enter into temptation.[fn] The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:37 -

“Blessed will be those servants the master finds alert when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will get ready,[fn] have them recline at the table, then come and serve them.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:39 -

“But know this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:31 -

“Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for three years I never stopped warning each one of you with tears.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:13 -

Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous,[fn] be strong.

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:2 -

Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving.

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:6 -

So then, let us not sleep, like the rest, but let us stay awake and be self-controlled.

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:10 -

who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:8 -

Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:2 -

“Be alert and strengthen[fn] what remains, which is about to die,[fn] for I have not found your works complete before my God.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:3 -

“Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. If you are not alert, I will come[fn] like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come upon you.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:15 -

“Look, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who is alert and remains clothed[fn] so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame.”

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