τήρησις
tērēsisjail/keepingHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine3 occurrences2 books3 verses
Definition
τήρησις, -εως, ἡ
(τηρέω), [in LXX: Wis.6.18, (Sir.32.23), 1Ma.5.18, 2Ma.3.40, 3Ma.5.44 * ;]
1. a watching, hence, imprisonment, ward (see Deiss., BS, 267): Acts 4:3; 5:18.
2. a keeping: τ. ἐντολῶν (cf. Sir, Wis, ll. with, and see Westc. on 1 John 2:3.), 1 Corinthians 7:19.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Acts 4:3τήρησιν · custodyThey seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
- Acts 5:18τηρήσει · jail…and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
- 1 Corinthians 7:19τήρησις · KeepingCircumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.