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Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33

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Strong's #4933 - συντηρέω

Transliteration

syntēréō

Phonetics

soon-tay-reh'-o

Origin

from (G4862) and (G5083)

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

8:151,1174

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to preserve (a thing from perishing or being lost)
to keep within one's self, keep in mind (a thing, lest it be forgotten)

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 5426 ‑ נְתַר (neth‑ar'); 7011 ‑ קַיָּם (kah‑yawm'); 8104 ‑ שָׁמַר (shaw‑mar');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (3)

Matthew 1

Mark 1

Luke 1

BSB (3)

Matthew 1

Mark 1

Luke 1

CSB (3)

Matthew 1

Mark 1

Luke 1

ESV (2)

Matthew 1

Mark 1

Luke 2

KJV (4)

Matthew 1

Mark 1

Luke 2

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (4)

Matthew 1

Mark 2

Luke 1

N95 (4)

Matthew 1

Mark 2

Luke 1

NAS (3)

Matthew 1

Mark 2

Luke 1

NLT (3)

Matthew 2

Mark 2

Luke 1

WEB (4)

Matthew 1

Mark 1

Luke 2

YLT (3)

Matthew 1

Mark 1

Luke 1

ASV (3)

are preserved 1

kept 2

BSB (3)

are preserved 1

protected 1

treasured up 1

CSB (3)

preserved 1

protecting 1

up 1

ESV (2)

preserved 1

treasured up 1

KJV (4)

kept 1

observed 1

preserved 2

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (4)

keeping 1

preserved 1

safe 1

treasuring 1

N95 (4)

kept 1

preserved 1

safe 1

treasured 1

NAS (3)

preserved 1

protecting 1

treasured 1

NLT (3)

kept 1

preserved 1

protected 1

WEB (4)

are preserved 2

kept 2

YLT (3)

are preserved together 1

was keeping watch over 1

was preserving 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-IAI-3S 2

V-PPI-3P 2

ANT

V-IAI-3S 2

V-PPI-3P 2

BEZ

V-IAI-3S 2

V-PPI-3P 1

BGB

V-IAI-3S 2

V-PPI-3P 2

BMT

V-IAI-3S 2

V-PPI-3P 2

BYZ

V-IAI-3S 2

V-PPI-3P 2

ELZ

V-IAI-3S 2

V-PPI-3P 1

NA26

V-3IAIS 2

V-3PPIP 1

SBL

V-IAI-3S 2

V-PPI-3P 2

SCV

V-IAI-3S 2

V-PPI-3P 2

STV

V-IAI-3S 2

V-PPI-3P 1

TIS

V-IAI-3S 2

V-PPI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 2

V-PPI-3P 1

TRG

V-IAI-3S 2

V-PPI-3P 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

συντηρ-έω,

keep or preserve closely, ἑαυτὸν ἀδωροδόκητον Aristeas 209; τὴν ψυχήν μου μὴ φαγεῖν LXX To. 1.11; ς. [τὴν γνώμην] παρ' ἑαυτῇ keep it close, Plb. 30.30.5, cf. LXX Si. 39.2, Luke 2:19.

2. preserve, maintain, of grants or privileges, SIG 705.48 (Delph., ii B.C.), al., BGU 1074.2 (i A.D.): — Pass., IG 12(5).860.44 (Tenos); ἀμφότεροι -οῦνται (sc. ὅ τε οἶνος καὶ οἱ ἀσκοί) Matthew 9:17.

3. observe strictly, τὸ τῆς φύσεως τέλος Epicur. Fr. 554; τὰ νόμιμα Aristeas 127; τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ LXX Si. 2.15; τὴν εὐταξίαν Arch.Pap. 3.134 (Thera, iii/ii B.C.); τήν τε φιλίαν καὶ τὴν συμμαχίαν Riv.Fil. 60.60 (Cyrene, ii B.C.); ς. τὸ διάστημα keep distance, Ascl. Tact. 12.11, Ael. Tact. 42.1.

4. watch one's opportunity, συντηροῦντα παίειν Plu. Mark 12:1-44.

5. watch over, protect, τοῖς φυλακίταις (sc. συντάξαι) συντηρῆσαι τὰ.. γενήματα BGU 1851.8 (i B.C.).

Thayer's Expanded Definition

συντηρέω, συντήρω: imperfect 3 person singular συνετήρει; present passive 3 person plural συντηροῦνται; (from Aristotle, de plant. 1, 1, p. 816a, 8 down);

a. to preserve (a thing from perishing or being lost): τί, passive (opposed to ἀπολλυσθαι), Matthew 9:17; Luke 5:38 (T WH omit; Tr brackets the clause); τινα, to guard one, keep him safe, from a plot, Mark 6:20 (ἑαυτόν ἀναμάρτητον, 2 Macc. 12:42 (cf. Tobit 1:11; Sir. 13:12)).

b. to keep within oneself, keep in mind (a thing, lest it be forgotten (cf. σύν, II. 4)): πάντα τά ῤήματα, Luke 2:19 (τό ῤῆμα ἐν τῇ καρδία μου, Daniel 7:28, Theod.; τήν γνώμην παῥ ἑαυτό, Polybius 31, 6, 5; (absolutely, Sir. 39:2)).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

συν -τηρέω , -ῶ ,

[in LXX: Ezekiel 18:19 (H8104), Da TH Daniel 7:28 A (H5202), Sirach 13:12 and freq., Tobit 1:11, 2 Maccabees 12:42, al.;]

"perfective" of τηρέω (v. M, Pr., 113, 116),

to preserve, keep safe, keep close: c. acc pers., Mark 6:20; c. acc rei, Matthew 9:17; ἐν τ . καρδίᾳ , Luke 2:19 (Arist. and later writers; cf. MM, xxiv).†

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

συνετηρει συνετήρει συνετήρησα συνετήρησε συντηρουνται συντηρούνται συντηροῦνται συντηρών suneterei sunetērei sunterountai suntērountai syneterei synetērei synetḗrei synterountai synteroûntai syntērountai syntēroûntai