For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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τηρέω
Vocabulary form:
threvw
Definition:
I keep, guard, observe
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
70
GK:
5498
Root:
thre
Forms:
(ejthvroun), thrhvsw, ejthvrhsa, tethvrhka, tethvrhmai, ejthrhvqhn
Mnemonics:
A bull terrier is a good guard dog.
Biblical Concordance
| Jude 1:1 | Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, who are loved in God the Father and kept (tetērēmenois | τετηρημένοις | perf pass ptcp dat pl masc) for Jesus Christ: |
| Jude 1:6 | And the angels who did (tērēsantas | τηρήσαντας | aor act ptcp acc pl masc) not stay (tērēsantas | τηρήσαντας | aor act ptcp acc pl masc) within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling, he (tetērēken | τετήρηκεν | perf act ind 3 sg) has (tetērēken | τετήρηκεν | perf act ind 3 sg) kept (tetērēken | τετήρηκεν | perf act ind 3 sg) in eternal chains in utter darkness for the judgment of the great day. |
| Jude 1:13 | wild waves of the sea, casting up their shameful deeds like foam; wandering stars for whom the gloom of utter darkness has (tetērētai | τετήρηται | perf pass ind 3 sg) been (tetērētai | τετήρηται | perf pass ind 3 sg) reserved (tetērētai | τετήρηται | perf pass ind 3 sg) forever. |
| Jude 1:21 | Keep (tērēsate | τηρήσατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) yourselves in the love of God as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant you eternal life. |
| Revelation 1:3 | Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and those who hear and keep (tērountes | τηροῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) what is written in it, for the time is near. |
| Revelation 2:26 | As for the one who conquers, who keeps (tērōn | τηρῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations, |
| Revelation 3:3 | Remember, then, what you received and heard; obey (tērei | τήρει | pres act imperative 2 sg) it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. |
| Revelation 3:8 | I know your works. Look, I have placed before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept (etērēsas | ἐτήρησας | aor act ind 2 sg) my word and have not denied my name. |
| Revelation 3:10 | Because you have kept (etērēsas | ἐτήρησας | aor act ind 2 sg) my word about patient endurance, I also will (tērēsō | τηρήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) keep (tērēsō | τηρήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) you from the hour of testing that is coming upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth. |
| Revelation 12:17 | So the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war against the rest of her children, those who keep (tērountōn | τηρούντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. |
| Revelation 14:12 | This calls for endurance on the part of the saints, those who keep (tērountes | τηροῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) the commandments of God and hold (tērountes | τηροῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) fast (tērountes | τηροῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) to (tērountes | τηροῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) their faith in Jesus. |
| Revelation 16:15 | (“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps (tērōn | τηρῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) his clothes at (tērōn | τηρῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) hand (tērōn | τηρῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), so that he will not be caught naked and his shameful condition be seen.”) |
| Revelation 22:7 | “Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps (tērōn | τηρῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) the words of the prophecy of this book.” |
| Revelation 22:9 | But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep (tērountōn | τηρούντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) the words of this book. Worship God!” |
Mnemonics
The military keeps, guards,
The military keeps, guards, observes the τηρorist in jail
Pip, Pip τηρέω ole boy!
Pip, Pip τηρέω ole boy!