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τήρησις

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
τήρησις, εως, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
tērēsis
Simplified transliteration: 
teresis
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5084
GK Number: 
5499
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3e(5b)
Gloss: 
jail, prison, custody; keeping, observance
Definition: 
a keeping, custody;, meton. a place of custody, prison, ward, Acts 4:3; 5:18; met. practical observance, strict performance, 1 Cor. 7:19*

Greek-English Concordance for τήρησις

Acts 4:3 So they laid hands on them and put them in custody (tērēsin | τήρησιν | acc sg fem) until the next day, since it was already evening.
Acts 5:18 and they laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public jail (tērēsei | τηρήσει | dat sg fem).
1 Corinthians 7:19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Rather, it is keeping (tērēsis | τήρησις | nom sg fem) God’s commandments that counts.