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τηρέω

tēreōto keep: observeHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb71 occurrences16 books65 verses

Definition

τηρέω, -ῶ

[in LXX for שָׁמַר, נָצַר, etc. ;]

1. to watch over, guard, keep, preserve: Matthew 27:36, Acts 16:23, al.; ἑαυτόν, 2 Corinthians 11:9, 1 Timothy 5:22, James 1:27, Jude 21; before εἰς, John 12:7, Acts 25:21, 1 Peter 1:4, 2 Peter 2:4; 2:9; 3:7, Jude 6; ἐν, John 17:11-12, Jude 21; ἐκ, John 17:15, Revelation 3:10; τ. πίστιν, 2 Timothy 4:7, Revelation 14:12; τ. ἑνότητα τ. πνεύματος, Ephesians 4:3.

2. to watch, give heed to, observe: τ. σάββατον, John 9:16; τ. ἐντολήν (-άς), Matthew 19:17, John 14:15; 15:10, 1 Timothy 6:14, 1 John 2:3-4, John 3:22, John 3:24, John 5:3, Revelation 12:17; 14:12; τ. λόγον (-ους), John 8:51-52, 55; 14:23-24; 15:20; 17:6, 1 John 2:5, Revelation 3:8, 10; 22:7, 9; τ. νόμον, Acts 15:5, James 2:10; τ. παράδοσιν, Mark 7:9; τ. ἔργα, Revelation 2:26; τ. γεγραμμένα, Revelation 1:3 (cf. δια-, παρα-, συν-τηρέω)

Synonyms: φυλάσσω, implying custody and protection: τ. expresses the idea of watchful care and "may mark the result of which φ. is the means" (Thayer see word)

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

71 total
  1. Matthew 19:17τήρησον · keep
    “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
  2. Matthew 23:3τηρεῖτε · observe
    So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
  3. Matthew 27:36ἐτήρουν · they kept watch over
    And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.
  4. Matthew 27:54τηροῦντες · who were guarding
    When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
  5. Matthew 28:4τηροῦντες · guards
    The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.
  6. Matthew 28:20τηρεῖν · to obey
    …and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
  7. Mark 7:9τηρήσητε · maintain
    He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
  8. John 2:10τετήρηκας · have saved
    …and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”
  9. John 8:51τηρήσῃ · keeps
    Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
  10. John 8:52τηρήσῃ · keeps
    “Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
  11. John 8:55τηρῶ · I keep
    You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.
  12. John 9:16τηρεῖ · He does not keep
    Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
  13. John 12:7τηρήσῃ · She has kept
    “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.
  14. John 14:15τηρήσετε · you will keep
    If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
  15. John 14:21τηρῶν · keeps
    Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
  16. John 14:23τηρήσει · he will keep
    Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
  17. John 14:24τηρεῖ · does not keep
    Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.
  18. John 15:10τηρήσητε · you keep; τετήρηκα · have kept
    If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
  19. John 15:20ἐτήρησαν · they kept; τηρήσουσιν · they will keep
    Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
  20. John 17:6τετήρηκαν · they have kept
    I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
  21. John 17:11τήρησον · protect
    I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
  22. John 17:12ἐτήρουν · protected
    While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
  23. John 17:15τηρήσῃς · You keep
    I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.
  24. Acts 12:5ἐτηρεῖτο · was kept
    So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
  25. Acts 12:6ἐτήρουν · standing guard
    On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
  26. Acts 15:5τηρεῖν · to obey
    But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
  27. Acts 16:23τηρεῖν · to guard
    And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
  28. Acts 24:23τηρεῖσθαι · to keep [Paul] under guard
    He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.
  29. Acts 25:4τηρεῖσθαι · is being held
    But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
  30. Acts 25:21τηρηθῆναι · to be held over; τηρεῖσθαι · be held
    But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar.”
  31. 1 Corinthians 7:37τηρεῖν · [not to marry]
    But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
  32. 2 Corinthians 11:9ἐτήρησα · I have refrained; τηρήσω · I will continue to do so
    And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
  33. Ephesians 4:3τηρεῖν · to preserve
    …and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
  34. 1 Thessalonians 5:23τηρηθείη · be kept
    Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  35. 1 Timothy 5:22τήρει · Keep
    Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
  36. 1 Timothy 6:14τηρῆσαί · Keep
    Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,
  37. 2 Timothy 4:7τετήρηκα · I have kept
    I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
  38. James 1:27τηρεῖν · [and] to keep
    Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
  39. James 2:10τηρήσῃ · keeps
    Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
  40. 1 Peter 1:4τετηρημένην · reserved
    …and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
  41. 2 Peter 2:4τηρουμένους · to be held
    For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
  42. 2 Peter 2:9τηρεῖν · to hold
    …if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
  43. 2 Peter 2:17τετήρηται · is reserved
    These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
  44. 2 Peter 3:7τηρούμενοι · being kept
    And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
  45. 1 John 2:3τηρῶμεν · we keep
    By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
  46. 1 John 2:4τηρῶν · does not keep
    If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.