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Lexicon :: Strong's G5083 - tēreō

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τηρέω
Transliteration
tēreō (Key)
Pronunciation
tay-reh'-o
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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)
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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

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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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5083 matches the Greek τηρέω (tēreō),
which occurs 70 times in 64 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 19:17–1Jo 5:18)

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:17 - He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:3 - Therefore pay attention to what they tell you and do it. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they teach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:36 - Then they sat down and kept guard over him there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:54

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:54 - Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said, "Truly this one was God's Son!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:4 - The guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:20 - teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:10 - and said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the cheaper wine when the guests are drunk. You have kept the good wine until now!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:51 - I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see death."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:52

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:52 - Then the Judeans responded, "Now we know you're possessed by a demon! Both Abraham and the prophets died, and yet you say, 'If anyone obeys my teaching, he will never experience death.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:55

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:55 - Yet you do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obey his teaching.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:16 - Then some of the Pharisees began to say, "This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs?" Thus there was a division among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:7 - So Jesus said, "Leave her alone. She has kept it for the day of my burial.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:15 - "If you love me, you will obey my commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:21 - The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:23 - Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up residence with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:24 - The person who does not love me does not obey my words. And the word you hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:10 - If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commandments and remain in his love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:20 - Remember what I told you, 'A slave is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed my word, they will obey yours too.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:6 - "I have revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have obeyed your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:11 - I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them safe in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:12 - When I was with them I kept them safe and watched over them in your name that you have given me. Not one of them was lost except the one destined for destruction, so that the scripture could be fulfilled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:15 - I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but that you keep them safe from the evil one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:5 - So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:6 - On that very night before Herod was going to bring him out for trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, while guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:5 - But some from the religious party of the Pharisees who had believed stood up and said, "It is necessary to circumcise the Gentiles and to order them to observe the law of Moses."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:23 - After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:23 - He ordered the centurion to guard Paul, but to let him have some freedom, and not to prevent any of his friends from meeting his needs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:4 - Then Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and he himself intended to go there shortly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:21 - But when Paul appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of His Majesty the Emperor, I ordered him to be kept under guard until I could send him to Caesar."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:37 - But the man who is firm in his commitment, and is under no necessity but has control over his will, and has decided in his own mind to keep his own virgin, does well.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:9 - When I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:3 - making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:23 - Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:22 - Do not lay hands on anyone hastily and so identify with the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:14 - to obey this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:7 - I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:27 - Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:10 - For the one who obeys the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:4 - that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:4 - For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but threw them into hell and locked them up in chains in utter darkness, to be kept until the judgment,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:9 - - if so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from their trials, and to reserve the unrighteous for punishment at the day of judgment,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:17 - These men are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm, for whom the utter depths of darkness have been reserved.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:7 - But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, by being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:3 - Now by this we know that we have come to know God: if we keep his commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:4 - The one who says "I have come to know God" and yet does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in such a person.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:5 - But whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:22 - and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:24 - And the person who keeps his commandments resides in God, and God in him. Now by this we know that God resides in us: by the Spirit he has given us.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:3 - For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments do not weigh us down,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:18 - We know that everyone fathered by God does not sin, but God protects the one he has fathered, and the evil one cannot touch him.

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