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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #5084 - τήρησις

Transliteration

tḗrēsis

Phonetics

tay'-ray-sis

Origin

from (G5083)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TDNT

8:146,1174

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

a watching
1. of prisoners
2. a place where prisoners are kept, a prison
a keeping
1. complying with, obeying

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (3)

Acts 2

1 Corinthians 1

BSB (3)

Acts 2

1 Corinthians 1

CSB (3)

Acts 2

1 Corinthians 1

ESV (3)

Acts 2

1 Corinthians 1

KJV (3)

Acts 2

1 Corinthians 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (3)

Acts 2

1 Corinthians 1

N95 (3)

Acts 2

1 Corinthians 1

NAS (3)

Acts 2

1 Corinthians 1

NLT (3)

Acts 3

1 Corinthians 2

WEB (3)

Acts 2

1 Corinthians 1

YLT (3)

Acts 2

1 Corinthians 1

ASV (3)

the keeping 1

ward 2

BSB (3)

custody 1

jail 1

keeping 1

CSB (3)

custody 1

jail 1

keeping 1

ESV (3)

custody 1

keeping 1

prison 1

KJV (3)

hold 1

keeping 1

prison 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (3)

jail 2

keeping 1

N95 (3)

jail 2

keeping 1

NAS (3)

keeping 1

prison 2

NLT (3)

jail 2

keep 1

WEB (3)

custody 2

the keeping 1

YLT (3)

a keeping 1

custody 1

prison 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-ASF 1

N-DSF 1

N-NSF 1

ANT

N-ASF 1

N-DSF 1

N-NSF 1

BEZ

N-ASF 1

N-DSF 1

N-NSF 1

BGB

N-ASF 1

N-DSF 1

N-NSF 1

BMT

N-ASF 1

N-DSF 1

N-NSF 1

BYZ

N-ASF 1

N-DSF 1

N-NSF 1

ELZ

N-ASF 1

N-DSF 1

N-NSF 1

NA26

N-ASF 1

N-DSF 1

N-NSF 1

SBL

N-ASF 1

N-DSF 1

N-NSF 1

SCV

N-ASF 1

N-DSF 1

N-NSF 1

STV

N-ASF 1

N-DSF 1

N-NSF 1

TIS

N-ASF 1

N-DSF 1

N-NSF 1

N-ASF 1

N-DSF 1

N-NSF 1

TRG

N-ASF 1

N-DSF 1

N-NSF 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

τήρ-ησις, εως, ἡ,

watching, safe-keeping, guarding, ἀφύλακτος ἡ τ. E. Fr. 162; τῆς πολιτείας Arist. Pol. 1308a30, cf. PA 692a7; τῆς πόλεως Supp.Epigr. 6.724 (Perga, ii/i B.C.); τῆς οἰκίας POxy. 1070.51 (iii A.D.); ἀξιώματος Pl. Def. 413e; τῆς ἡλικίας Epicur. Sent.Vat. 80; [ πλούτου ] Phld. Oec. p.44J.; preservation, e.g. of health, Gal. 10.646, Pap. in Stud.Ital. 12(1935).94 (iii A.D.); observance, νόμων, ἐντολῶν, LXX Wi. 6.18(19), 1 Corinthians 7:19; λεξάντων πρὸς τὴν τήρησιν τοῦ ὕδατος SIG 683.60 (Olympia, ii B.C.).

2. vigilance, Th. 7.13, Plb. 6.11A. 10.

3. means of keeping or guarding, τὰς λιθοτομίας.., ἀσφαλεστάτην τ. the quarries.., the most secure place of custody, Th. 7.86, cf. Acts 4:3, BGU 388 iii 7 (ii A.D.).

II observing, observation, τῶν καθόλου συμβαινόντων (as Empiric term) Sor. 1.4, cf. Gal. 15.830, 16.550, 18(2).307, Sect.Intr. 4, S.E. P. 1.23, 2.246, A.D. Synt. 37.14, etc.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

τήρησις, τηρησεως, ἡ (τηρέω);

a. a watching: of prisoners (Thucydides 7, 86); the place where prisoners are kept, a prison (R. V. ward): Acts 4:3; Acts 5:18.

b. a keeping, i. e. complying with obeying: τῶν ἐντολῶν, 1 Corinthians 7:19; Sir. 35:23 (Sir. 32:23); νόμων, Wis. 6:19.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

** τήρησις , -εως , ἡ

(< τηρέω ),

[in LXX: Wisdom of Solomon 6:18, (Sirach 32:23), 1 Maccabees 5:18, 2 Maccabees 3:40, 3 Maccabees 5:44 *;]

1. a watching, hence, imprisonment, ward (v. Deiss., BS, 267): Acts 4:3; Acts 5:18.

2. a keeping: τ . ἐντολῶν (cf. Sir, Wis, ll. c., and v. Westc. on 1 John 2:3.), 1 Corinthians 7:19.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

τηρησει τηρήσει τηρησιν τήρησιν τηρησις τήρησις teresei terḗsei tērēsei tērḗsei teresin tērēsin tḗresin tḗrēsin teresis tērēsis tḗresis tḗrēsis