Strong's Number G5083

τηρέω

tereo · tay-reh'-o

Transliteration:

tereo{tay-reh'-o}

Word Origin:

from teros (a watch, perhaps akin to 2334)

TDNT:

8:140,1174

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

perhaps akin to G2334 (θεωρέω)); to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from G5442 (φυλάσσω), which is properly to prevent escaping; and from G2892 (κουστωδία), 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)

Usage in the KJV:

keep 32, reserve 1, observe 4, watch 2, preserve 2, keeper 1, hold fast 1

Total: 75
Occurs 71 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to attend to carefully, take care of
1. to guard
2. metaph. to keep, one in the state in which he is
3. to observe
4. to reserve: to undergo something For Synonyms see entry 5874