verb
diatēramō
Strong’sG1301
I keep safe, hold fast
stem diatēr-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δια-τηρέω, -ῶ
[in LXX for שׁמר, נצר, etc.; seq. ἀπό (for מִן), as in Ps 11 (12):8;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1301 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddee-at-ay-reh'-o
to watch thoroughly, i.e. (positively and transitively) to observe strictly, or (negatively and reflexively) to avoid wholly
King Jameskeep.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Boeotian dialect δια-τᾱρέω Refs 2nd c.BC+, but Doric dialect δια-τηρέω Refs:— watch closely, observe, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 maintain, τὴν ἐλευθερίαν Decrees cited in Refs 4th c.BC+ —middle, -εῖται τὸν καιρόν observes,Refs:—passive, ὅταν διατηρηθῶσιν οἱ νόμοι τῇ πόλει Refs 4th c.BC+
3 with predicates, βοῦς ἐννέα ἔτη δ. ἀνοχεύτους Refs 4th c.BC+
4 δ. ἑαυτὸν ἔκ τινος keep oneself from.., NT
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diatērateδιετήρει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | treasured | 1× |
| diatērarōntoisδιατηροῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | keep | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diatēramō | diatērame | diatērami | diatērama | diatēramē | diatēramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diatērasō | diatērase | diatērasi | diatērasa | diatērasē | diatēraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diatēratō | diatērate1×διετήρει | diatērati | diatērata | diatēratē | diatēratelē |
| we 1st person plural | diatēranō | diatērane | diatērani | diatērana | diatēranē | diatēranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diatēravō | diatērave | diatēravi | diatērava | diatēravē | diatēravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diatēralō | diatērale | diatērali | diatērala | diatēralē | diatēralelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diatērameiō | diatērameia | diatērameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diatēraseiō | diatēraseia | diatēraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diatērateiō | diatērateia | diatērateiē |
| we 1st person plural | diatēraneiō | diatēraneia | diatēraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diatēraveiō | diatēraveia | diatēraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diatēraleiō | diatēraleia | diatēraleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diatērasōr | diatērasar | diatērasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diatēratōr | diatēratar | diatēratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diatēravōr | diatēravar | diatēravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diatēralōr | diatēralar | diatēralēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diatēramoiō | diatēramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diatērasoiō | diatērasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diatēratoiō | diatēratoia |
| we 1st person plural | diatēranoiō | diatēranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diatēravoiō | diatēravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diatēraloiō | diatēraloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diatērarō | diatērari | diatērara | diatērarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diatērarōntos1× | diatērarintos | diatērarantos | diatērarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
diatēr is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
diatērate“treasured”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 2:51… hupotassorōntos autoi. kai tas mētēras autou diatērate panteim teim rēmeim houteim en ta …… obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her …
diatērarōntois“keep”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 15:29“keep”… kai pnikteiu kai porneiau; ek heiu diatērarōntois heautoin euōs prassavi. rōnnuovēr.… meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.