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5083 – τηρέω (tereo)

keep

Type:	Verb
Greek:	τηρέω (tereo)
Pronunciation:	tay-reh-o
Gematria:	1213(300 + 8 + 100 + 5 + 800) words with the same gematria
Origin:	From teros (a watch, perhaps akin to G2334)
Usage:	70 times in NA, 69 times in TR

Description

To attend to carefully, take care of.
1. To guard.
2. Metaphor, to keep, one in the state in which he is.
3. To observe.
4. To reserve: to undergo something.

Word root

Word with tereo as root:

διατηρέω	diatereo	G1301	keep
παρατηρέω	paratereo	G3906	watched
συντηρέω	suntereo	G4933	preserve
τήρησις	teresis	G5084	hold

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into tereo :

נָצַר	natsar	H5341	to watch
צָפַן	tsafan	H6845	to treasure
קָמָי	Qamaj	H6965a	-Kemai
שְׁכַח	shechach	A7912	to find
שָׁמַע	shama	H8085	to hear
שָׁמַר	shamar	H8104	to keep

Alternative forms

Grammatical code	shortcode	Swedish suggestion	English	Quantity
VERB Verb aorist active ind. aorist active indicative sing. first person singular	V-AAI-1S	V-AAI-1SVerb Aorist Active Indicative first person Singular	-	I kept	1
VERB Verb aorist active ind. aorist active indicative sing. second person singular	V-AAI-2S	V-AAI-2SVerb Aorist Active Indicative second person Singular	-	you have kept	2
VERB Verb aorist active ind. aorist active indicative pl. third person plural	V-AAI-3P	V-AAI-3PVerb Aorist Active Indicative third person Plural	-	they kept	1
VERB Verb aorist active imp. aorist active imperative pl. second person plural	V-AAM-2P	V-AAM-2PVerb Aorist Active Imperative second person Plural	-	do keep	1
VERB Verb aorist active imp. aorist active imperative sing. second person singular	V-AAM-2S	V-AAM-2SVerb Aorist Active Imperative second person Singular	-	do keep	2
VERB Verb aorist active inf. aorist active infinitive	V-AAN	V-AANVerb Aorist Active Infinitive	-	to keep	1
VERB Verb aorist active part. aorist active Participle accusative pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine	V-AAP-APM	V-AAP-APMVerb Aorist Active Participle Accusative Plural Masculine	-	having kept	1
VERB Verb aorist active subj. aorist active subjunctive pl. second person plural	V-AAS-2P	V-AAS-2PVerb Aorist Active Subjunctive second person Plural	-	you shall keep	1
VERB Verb aorist active subj. aorist active subjunctive sing. second person singular	V-AAS-2S	V-AAS-2SVerb Aorist Active Subjunctive second person Singular	-	You may keep	1
VERB Verb aorist active subj. aorist active subjunctive sing. third person singular	V-AAS-3S	V-AAS-3SVerb Aorist Active Subjunctive third person Singular	-	may keep	4
VERB Verb aorist pass. inf. aorist passive infinitive	V-APN	V-APNVerb Aorist Passive Infinitive	-	to be kept	1
VERB Verb aorist pass. opt. aorist passive optative sing. third person singular	V-APO-3S	V-APO-3SVerb Aorist Passive Optative third person Singular	-	might be preserved	1
VERB Verb fut. active ind. future active indicative sing. first person singular	V-FAI-1S	V-FAI-1SVerb Future Active Indicative first person Singular	-	will keep	2
VERB Verb fut. active ind. future active indicative pl. second person plural	V-FAI-2P	V-FAI-2PVerb Future Active Indicative second person Plural	-	you will keep	1
VERB Verb fut. active ind. future active indicative pl. third person plural	V-FAI-3P	V-FAI-3PVerb Future Active Indicative third person Plural	-	they will keep	1
VERB Verb fut. active ind. future active indicative sing. third person singular	V-FAI-3S	V-FAI-3SVerb Future Active Indicative third person Singular	-	he will keep	1
VERB Verb imp. active ind. imperfect active indicative sing. first person singular	V-IAI-1S	V-IAI-1SVerb imperfect Active Indicative first person Singular	-	was keeping	1
VERB Verb imp. active ind. imperfect active indicative pl. third person plural	V-IAI-3P	V-IAI-3PVerb imperfect Active Indicative third person Plural	-	they were guarding	2
VERB Verb imp. pass. ind. imperfect passive indicative sing. third person singular	V-IPI-3S	V-IPI-3SVerb imperfect Passive Indicative third person Singular	-	was kept	1
VERB Verb pres. active ind. present active indicative pl. first person plural	V-PAI-1P	V-PAI-1PVerb Present Active Indicative first person Plural	-	we keep	1
VERB Verb pres. active ind. present active indicative sing. first person singular	V-PAI-1S	V-PAI-1SVerb Present Active Indicative first person Singular	-	I keep	1
VERB Verb pres. active ind. present active indicative sing. third person singular	V-PAI-3S	V-PAI-3SVerb Present Active Indicative third person Singular	-	does keep;	3
VERB Verb pres. active imp. present active imperative pl. second person plural	V-PAM-2P	V-PAM-2PVerb Present Active Imperative second person Plural	-	do observe	1
VERB Verb pres. active imp. present active imperative sing. second person singular	V-PAM-2S	V-PAM-2SVerb Present Active Imperative second person Singular	-	do keep [it]	2
VERB Verb pres. active inf. present active infinitive	V-PAN	V-PANVerb Present Active Infinitive	-	to keep	7
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle genitive pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine	V-PAP-GPM	V-PAP-GPMVerb Present Active Participle Genitive Plural Masculine	-	are keeping	2
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine	V-PAP-NPM	V-PAP-NPMVerb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine	-	keeping	4
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine	V-PAP-NSM	V-PAP-NSMVerb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine	-	is keeping	6
VERB Verb pres. active subj. present active subjunctive pl. first person plural	V-PAS-1P	V-PAS-1PVerb Present Active Subjunctive first person Plural	-	we may keep;	2
VERB Verb pres. active subj. present active subjunctive sing. third person singular	V-PAS-3S	V-PAS-3SVerb Present Active Subjunctive third person Singular	-	may keep	1
VERB Verb pres. pass. inf. present passive infinitive	V-PPN	V-PPNVerb Present Passive Infinitive	-	is to be kept	3
VERB Verb pres. pass. part. present passive Participle accusative pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine	V-PPP-APM	V-PPP-APMVerb Present Passive Participle Accusative Plural Masculine	-	being kept;	1
VERB Verb pres. pass. part. present passive Participle nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine	V-PPP-NPM	V-PPP-NPMVerb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine	-	being kept	1
VERB Verb perf. active ind. perfect active indicative sing. first person singular	V-RAI-1S	V-RAI-1SVerb Perfect Active Indicative first person Singular	-	have kept	2
VERB Verb perf. active ind. perfect active indicative sing. second person singular	V-RAI-2S	V-RAI-2SVerb Perfect Active Indicative second person Singular	-	have kept	1
VERB Verb perf. active ind. perfect active indicative pl. third person plural	V-RAI-3P	V-RAI-3PVerb Perfect Active Indicative third person Plural	-	they have kept	1
VERB Verb perf. active ind. perfect active indicative sing. third person singular	V-RAI-3S	V-RAI-3SVerb Perfect Active Indicative third person Singular	-	He has kept	1
VERB Verb perf. pass. ind. perfect passive indicative sing. third person singular	V-RPI-3S	V-RPI-3SVerb Perfect Passive Indicative third person Singular	-	has been reserved	2
VERB Verb perf. pass. part. perfect passive Participle accusative sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine	V-RPP-ASF	V-RPP-ASFVerb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Feminine	-	reserved	1
VERB Verb perf. pass. part. perfect passive Participle dative pl. ♂ dative plural masculine	V-RPP-DPM	V-RPP-DPMVerb Perfect Passive Participle Dative Plural Masculine	-	kept	1

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Usage in NT

	Total 70
Matthew	6
John	18
Acts	8
1 Corinthians	1
2 Corinthians	2
Ephesians	1
1 Thessalonians	1
1 Timothy	2
2 Timothy	1
James	2
1 Peter	1
2 Peter	4
1 John	7
Jude	5
Revelation	11

References (70 occurances in 64 verses)

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keep

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keep

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