The Koine Bible

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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

τηρέω

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaτηρέω
Citation formτηρέω
Part of speechverb
GlossI keep, guard, observe
Strong’sG5083
Transliterationtēréō
Definitionto guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from , which is properly to prevent escaping; and from , 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)
KJV glosses:--hold fast, keep(- er), (pre-, re-)serve, watch.
Derivationfrom (a watch; perhaps akin to )
SBLGNT occurrences65

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐτηρεῖτο
verb, third person, imperfect, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IPI-S--) — Acts 12:5
ἐτήρησα
verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1AAI-S--) — 2 Corinthians 11:9
ἐτήρησαν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — John 15:20
ἐτήρησάς
verb, second person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2AAI-S--) — Revelation 3:8
ἐτήρησας
verb, second person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2AAI-S--) — Revelation 3:10
ἐτήρουν
verb, first person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1IAI-S--) — John 17:12
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Matthew 27:36
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Acts 12:6
τετήρηκα
verb, first person, perfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1XAI-S--) — John 15:10
verb, first person, perfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1XAI-S--) — 2 Timothy 4:7
τετήρηκαν
verb, third person, perfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3XAI-P--) — John 17:6
τετήρηκας
verb, second person, perfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2XAI-S--) — John 2:10
τετήρηκεν
verb, third person, perfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3XAI-S--) — Jude 1:6
τετηρημένην
verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -XPPASF-) — 1 Peter 1:4
τετηρημένοις
verb, perfect, passive, participle, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -XPPDPM-) — Jude 1:1
τετήρηται
verb, third person, perfect, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3XPI-S--) — 2 Peter 2:17
verb, third person, perfect, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3XPI-S--) — Jude 1:13
τηρεῖ
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 14:24
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 9:16
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 John 5:18
τήρει
verb, second person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 2PAD-S--) — 1 Timothy 5:22
verb, second person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 2PAD-S--) — Revelation 3:3
τηρεῖν
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Matthew 28:20
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Acts 15:5
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Acts 16:23
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — 1 Corinthians 7:37
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Ephesians 4:3
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — James 1:27
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — 2 Peter 2:9
τηρεῖσθαι
verb, present, passive, infinitive (MorphGNT -PPN----) — Acts 24:23
verb, present, passive, infinitive (MorphGNT -PPN----) — Acts 25:21
verb, present, passive, infinitive (MorphGNT -PPN----) — Acts 25:4
τηρεῖτε
verb, second person, present, active, plural (MorphGNT 2PAD-P--) — Matthew 23:3
τηρηθείη
verb, third person, aorist, passive, optative, singular (MorphGNT 3APO-S--) — 1 Thessalonians 5:23
τηρηθῆναι
verb, aorist, passive, infinitive (MorphGNT -APN----) — Acts 25:21
τηρῇ
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — 1 John 2:5
τηρῆσαί
verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — 1 Timothy 6:14
τηρήσαντας
verb, aorist, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPAPM-) — Jude 1:6
τηρήσατε
verb, second person, aorist, active, plural (MorphGNT 2AAD-P--) — Jude 1:21
τηρήσει
verb, third person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FAI-S--) — John 14:23
τηρήσετε
verb, second person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2FAI-P--) — John 14:15
τηρήσῃ
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — John 12:7
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — John 8:51
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — John 8:52
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — James 2:10
τηρήσῃς
verb, second person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 2AAS-S--) — John 17:15
τηρήσητε
verb, second person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 2AAS-P--) — Mark 7:9
verb, second person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 2AAS-P--) — John 15:10
τήρησον
verb, second person, aorist, active, singular (MorphGNT 2AAD-S--) — Matthew 19:17
verb, second person, aorist, active, singular (MorphGNT 2AAD-S--) — John 17:11
τηρήσουσιν
verb, third person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3FAI-P--) — John 15:20
τηρήσω
verb, first person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1FAI-S--) — 2 Corinthians 11:9
verb, first person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1FAI-S--) — Revelation 3:10
τηροῦμεν
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — 1 John 3:22
τηρούμενοι
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPNPM-) — 2 Peter 3:7
τηρουμένους
verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPAPM-) — 2 Peter 2:4
τηροῦντες
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Matthew 27:54
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Matthew 28:4
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Revelation 1:3
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Revelation 14:12
τηρούντων
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — Revelation 12:17
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — Revelation 22:9
τηρῶ
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — John 8:55
τηρῶμεν
verb, first person, present, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 1PAS-P--) — 1 John 2:3
verb, first person, present, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 1PAS-P--) — 1 John 5:3
τηρῶν
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — John 14:21
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — 1 John 2:4
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — 1 John 3:24
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Revelation 16:15
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Revelation 2:26
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Revelation 22:7

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: τηρεω.