G5083

τηρέω

tēreō

Verb · From teros (a watch, perhaps akin to θεωρέω (G2334))

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.

Outline

  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

Usages (1/2)

John 15:20

Quoting John 13:16

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

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Acts 21:25

Breakdown

Gentiles which believe Israelite foreigners. fornication adultery.

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2 Peter 2:4

Breakdown

angels that sinned The children of Israel. Angels do not go against the will of God (Ecclesiasticus 18:3).

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