τηρέω tēreō · G5083G

to keep: observe

τηρέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX for שָׁמַר, נָצַר, etc. ; ] ; 1. to watch over, guard, keep, preserve: Mat.27:36, Act.16:23, al.; ἑαυτόν, 2Co.11:9, 1Ti.5:22, Jas.1:27, Ju 21; before εἰς, Jhn.12:7, Act.25:21, 1Pe.1:4, 2Pe.2:4 2:9 3:7, Ju 6; ἐν, Jhn.17:11-12, Ju 21; ἐκ, Jhn.17:15, Rev.3:10; τ. πίστιν, 2Ti.4:7, Rev.14:12; τ. ἑνότητα τ. πνεύματος, Eph.4:3. ; 2. to watch, give heed to, observe: τ. σάββατον, Jhn.9:16; τ. ἐντολήν (-άς), Mat.19:17, Jhn.14:15 15:10, 1Ti.6:14, 1Jn.2:3-4 Jn 3:22 Jn 3:24 Jn 5:3, Rev.12:17 14:12; τ. λόγον (-ους), Jhn.8:51-52, 55 14:23-24 15:20 17:6, 1Jn.2:5, Rev.3:8, 10 22:7, 9; τ. νόμον, Act.15:5, Jas.2:10; τ. παράδοσιν, Mrk.7:9; τ. ἔργα, Rev.2:26; τ. γεγραμμένα, Rev.1:3 (cf. …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

τηρ-έω ; (τη- also in Doric dialect, [], perfect τετήρηκα []:—watch over, take care of, guard, δώματα []; rarely of persons, δαιμόνων.., αἵτινες τηροῦμεν ὑμᾶς []; τ. τὴν ἀρχήν maintain it, [] —passive, τὸ ἔξωθεν [τεῖχος] ἐτηρεῖτο was constantly guarded, []future middle τηρήσομαι in passive sense, []; 2 τ. ὅπως.. ἔσται take care that.. , []; τ. μὴ.. cavere ne.. , []: also in middle, τηρώμεσθ᾽, ὅπως μὴ.. αἰσθήσεται []; 3 τηρεῖν ἀπὸ τοῦ πυρός protect them from the fire, i.e. cook them slowly, …

Where it's used 38 times

Matthew 19:17 · Matthew 23:3 · Matthew 28:20 · John 8:51 · John 8:52 · John 8:55 · John 9:16 · John 14:15 · John 14:21 · John 14:23 · John 14:24 · John 15:10 · John 15:20 · John 17:6 · Acts 15:5 · 1 Timothy 6:14 · 2 Timothy 4:7 · James 2:10 · 1 John 2:3 · 1 John 2:4 · 1 John 2:5 · 1 John 3:22 · 1 John 3:24 · 1 John 5:3 · Jude 1:6 · Jude 1:21 · Revelation 1:3 · Revelation 2:26 · Revelation 3:3 · Revelation 3:8 · Revelation 3:10 · Revelation 12:17 · Revelation 14:12 · Revelation 22:7 · Revelation 22:9 … and 3 more

Source: TBESG G5083G; TFLSJ G5083G

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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