verb
diatēramō
Greekδιατηρέω (diatēreō)
Strong’sG1301
I keep safe, hold fast
stem diatēr-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diatērateδιετήρει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | treasured | 1× |
| diatērarōtoisδιατηροῦντες | 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 | diatērarōtos1× | diatēraritos | diatēraratos | diatērarētos |
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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
diatērate“treasured”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 2:51“treasured”kai katabainata meta autoiu kai erchata eis Nazareth, kai ate hupotassirōtos autoi. kai tas mētēras autou diatērate panteim teim rēmeim houteim en ta kardia autau.Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
diatērarōtois“keep”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 15:29“keep”apecherō eidōlothuteiu kai haimeu kai pnikteiu kai porneiau; ek heiu diatērarōtois heautoin euōs prassavi. rōnnuevēr.You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.