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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G5083 - Keep

Strong's No.:G5083

Greek:τηρέω

Transliteration:tēreō

Phonetic:tay-reh'-o

Word Origin:From τηρός teros (a watch

Bible Usage:hold fast keep (-er) (ob- pre- re) serve watch.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

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) that is 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)


Thayers
Definition:

1. to attend to carefully, take care of

a. to guard

b. metaph. to keep, one in the state in which he is

c. to observe

d. to reserve: to undergo something


Bible References:
Keep

Translation
Occurrences:
fast ( 1 )
Keep ( 32 )
keepers ( 1 )
keepeth ( 10 )
kept ( 15 )
observe ( 4 )
preserved ( 2 )
reserve ( 1 )
reserved ( 7 )
watched ( 1 )
watching ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.