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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 22 times in 22 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:42 - “Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour[fn] your Lord is coming.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:43 - “But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:13 - “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour[fn] in which the Son of Man is coming.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:38 - Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:40 - Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What? Could you not watch with Me one hour?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:41 - “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:34 - “It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:35 - “Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in 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 - Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:37 - Then He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:38 - “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:37 - “Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:31 - “Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:13 - Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:2 - Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:6 - Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:10 - who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:8 - Be sober, be vigilant; because[fn] your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:2 - “Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:3 - “Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:15 - “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
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