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Strong's #5084 - τήρησις
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- a watching
- of prisoners
- a place where prisoners are kept, a prison
- a keeping
- complying with, obeying
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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.
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.
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** 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.†
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