tereo - 5083 - New Testament Greek - Lexicons

Lexicon Entry for "5083" in TGD, SGL

Number: 5083 (Find in Bible)
Word: τηρεω
Transliterated: tereo
Pronunciation: tay-reh'-o
Part of Speech: verb
Short Definition: hold fast, keep(-er), (pre-, re-)serve, watch
Usage count: 75

Thayer's Greek Definitions

1) to attend to carefully, take care of
1a) to guard
1b) metaphorically to keep, one in the state in which he is
1c) to observe
1d) to reserve: to undergo something

Strong's Greek Lexicon

from τερος teros (a watch; perhaps akin to <2334>); to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from <5442>, which is properly to prevent escaping; and from <2892>, 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.

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