verb
suntēramō
Strong’sG4933
I preserve, keep safe, keep in mind
stem suntēr-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 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.
συν-τηρέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Ez 18:19 (שׁמר), Da TH 7:28 A (נְטַר), Si 13:12 and freq., To 1:11, II Mac 12:42, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4933 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
keep or preserve closely, ἑαυτὸν ἀδωροδόκητονLXX; σ. [τὴν γνώμην] παρ᾽ ἑαυτῇ keep it close, NT+2nd c.BC+
2 preserve, maintain, of grants or privileges, Refs 2nd c.BC+:—passive, Refs; ἀμφότεροι -οῦνται (i.e. ὅ τε οἶνος καὶ οἱ ἀσκοί) NT
3 observe strictly, τὸ τῆς φύσεως τέλος Refs 4th c.BC+; τὰ νόμιμαLXX+3rd c.BC+; τήν τε φιλίαν καὶ τὴν συμμαχίαν Refs 2nd c.BC+; σ. τὸ διάστημα keep distance, Refs 1st c.BC+
4 watch one's opportunity, συντηροῦντα παίειν Refs 1st c.AD+
5 watch over, protect, τοῖς φυλακίταις (i.e. συντάξαι) συντηρῆσαι τὰ.. γενήματα Refs 1st c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| suntērolōσυντηροῦνται | happening now · theypresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | preserved | 1× |
| suntērateσυνετήρει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | protected | 2× |
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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntēramō | suntērame | suntērami | suntērama | suntēramē | suntēramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | suntērasō | suntērase | suntērasi | suntērasa | suntērasē | suntēraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntēratō | suntērate2×συνετήρει | suntērati | suntērata | suntēratē | suntēratelē |
| we 1st person plural | suntēranō | suntērane | suntērani | suntērana | suntēranē | suntēranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntēravō | suntērave | suntēravi | suntērava | suntēravē | suntēravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | suntēralō | suntērale | suntērali | suntērala | suntēralē | suntēralelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntēromō | suntērome | suntēromē | suntēromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | suntērosō | suntērose | suntērosē | suntēroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntērotō | suntērote | suntērotē | suntērotelē |
| we 1st person plural | suntēronō | suntērone | suntēronē | suntēronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntērovō | suntērove | suntērovē | suntērovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | suntērolō1×συντηροῦνται | suntērole | suntērolē | suntērolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntērameiō | suntērameia | suntērameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | suntēraseiō | suntēraseia | suntēraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntērateiō | suntērateia | suntērateiē |
| we 1st person plural | suntēraneiō | suntēraneia | suntēraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntēraveiō | suntēraveia | suntēraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | suntēraleiō | suntēraleia | suntēraleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntēromeiō | suntēromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | suntēroseiō | suntēroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntēroteiō | suntēroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | suntēroneiō | suntēroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntēroveiō | suntēroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | suntēroleiō | suntēroleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | suntērasōr | suntērasar | suntērasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntēratōr | suntēratar | suntēratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntēravōr | suntēravar | suntēravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | suntēralōr | suntēralar | suntēralēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | suntērosōr | suntērosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntērotōr | suntērotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntērovōr | suntērovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | suntērolōr | suntērolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntēramoiō | suntēramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | suntērasoiō | suntērasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntēratoiō | suntēratoia |
| we 1st person plural | suntēranoiō | suntēranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntēravoiō | suntēravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | suntēraloiō | suntēraloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntēromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | suntērosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntērotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | suntēronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntērovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | suntēroloiō |
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 | suntērarō | suntērari | suntērara | suntērarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | suntērorō | suntērorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | suntērarōntos | suntērarintos | suntērarantos | suntērarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | suntērorōntos | suntērorēntos |
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
suntēr 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
suntērolō“preserved”happening now · theypresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 9:17… neon eis askoin kainoin, kai amfoterois suntērolō.… into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
suntērate“protected”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Mark 6:20… auton andron dikaion kai hagion, kai suntērate auton, kai akouarantos autou polleim aporate, …because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a …
Luke 2:19tas de Marias panteim suntērate teim rēmeim houteim sumballarōntas en ta …But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them …