verb
tēramō
Strong’sG5083
I keep, guard, observe
stem tēr-71 times in the New Testamentin 16 of 27 books40 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
τηρέω means to guard or keep watch over something so as to preserve it from loss or harm 1234. It is used of guarding persons or things in custody, of preserving something safely, and of watching over someone or something with care 13. This kind of guarding works by keeping the eye on something, rather than by preventing an escape or by means of a fortress or garrison 2.
It also means to observe or keep something, in the sense of giving heed to it and doing what it requires 134. This covers keeping commandments, the law, a tradition, the sabbath, one's word, or a written prophecy, and so amounts to fulfilling or obeying it 12. The idea is one of watchful care in observance, which can be seen as leading to the result that simple guarding achieves 1.
By extension, the word can also carry the sense of withholding something for one's own purposes, including, figuratively, keeping a person unmarried 2.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
τηρέω, -ῶ
[in LXX for שָׁמַר, נָצַר, etc.;]
SYN.: φυλάσσω, implying custody and protection: τ. expresses the idea of watchful care and "may mark the result of which φ. is the means" (Thayer s.v.).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5083 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtay-reh'-o
perhaps akin to G2334); to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from G5442, which is properly to prevent escaping; and from G2892, which implies a fortress or full military lines of apparatus), i.e. to note (a prophecy; figuratively, to fulfil a command); by implication, to detain (in custody; figuratively, to maintain); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried)
Fromfrom τερός (a watch;
King Jameshold fast, keep(- er), (pre-, re-)serve, watch.
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
(τη- also in Doric dialect, Refs 7th c.BC+, perfect τετήρηκα Refs 4th c.BC+:—watch over, take care of, guard, δώματα Refs 5th c.BC+; rarely of persons, δαιμόνων.., αἵτινες τηροῦμεν ὑμᾶς Refs 5th c.BC+; τ. τὴν ἀρχήν maintain it, Refs 2nd c.BC+ —passive, τὸ ἔξωθεν [τεῖχος] ἐτηρεῖτο was constantly guarded, Refs 5th c.BC+future middle τηρήσομαι in passive sense, Refs
2 τ. ὅπως.. ἔσται take care that.. , Refs 4th c.BC+; τ. μὴ.. cavere ne.. , Refs 5th c.BC+: also in middle, τηρώμεσθ᾽, ὅπως μὴ.. αἰσθήσεται Refs 5th c.BC+
3 τηρεῖν ἀπὸ τοῦ πυρός protect them from the fire, i.e. cook them slowly, Bilabel Ὀψαρτ.Refs
II give heed to, watch narrowly, observe, τηρῶ αὐτοὺς οὐδὲ δοκῶν ὁρᾶν κλέπτοντας Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 watch for a person or thing, with a participle, παραστείχοντα τηρήσας Refs 5th c.BC+; ἔνδον ὄντα τηρήσαντες αὐτόν having watched for his being within, Refs 5th c.BC+; τ. τὸν πορθμὸν κατιόντος τοῦ ἀνέμου watching for a crossing with the wind blowing down, Refs; τ. τινὰ ἀνιόντα watch for one's coming up, Refs 5th c.BC+; νύκτα καὶ ὕδωρ, Refs 4th c.BC+; τὴν θήραν τ. Refs —passive, ὁ καιρὸς ἐτηρήθη was watched for, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 absolutely, watch, keep watch, Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, watch or look out, so as to.., ἐτήρουν ἀνέμῳ καταφέρεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 observe, notice, [μετακόσμησιν σωμάτων] Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.5 test by observation or trial, τετηρημένον βοήθημα an approved method of treatment, Refs 2nd c.AD+; as Empiric term, τετηρημένης ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῖς τῆς θεραπείας, οὐκ ἐνδεικτικῶς εὑρισκομένης Refs 2nd c.AD+
III observe or keep an engagement, ὅρκους NT+5th c.BC+
III.2 preserve, retain, τὰς αἰσθήσεις uncertain in Refs 5th 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.
2 rarer renderings are not shown; every occurrence below carries the English it was given there.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tēramōτηρῶ | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | keep | 1× |
| tēratōτηρεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | keep | 3× |
| tēranōτηροῦμεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | keep | 1× |
| tērameἐτήρουν | was happening · Iimperfect active indicative 1st person singular | kept | 1× |
| tēraleἐτήρουν | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | kept watch over | 2× |
| tēroteἐτηρεῖτο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | kept | 1× |
| tēramiτηρήσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | keep | 2× |
| tēratiτηρήσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | keep | 1× |
| tēraviτηρήσετε | will happen · yefuture active indicative 2nd person plural | keep | 1× |
| tēraliτηρήσουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | keep | 1× |
| tēramaἐτήρησα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | kept | 1× |
| tērasaἐτήρησάς | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | kept | 2× |
| tēralaἐτήρησαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | kept | 1× |
| tēramēτετήρηκα | has happened · Iperfect active indicative 1st person singular | kept | 2× |
| tērasēτετήρηκας | has happened · youperfect active indicative 2nd person singular | kept | 1× |
| tēratēτετήρηκεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | kept | 1× |
| tēralēτετήρηκαν | has happened · theyperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | kept | 1× |
| tērotēτετήρηται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | reserved | 2× |
| tērateiōτηρῇ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | keeps | 1× |
| tēraneiōτηρῶμεν | happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural | keep | 2× |
| tēraseiaτηρήσῃς | happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular | protect | 1× |
| tērateiaτηρήσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | keeps | 4× |
| tēraveiaτηρήσητε | happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural | keep | 2× |
| tērasōrτήρει | happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular | keep | 2× |
| tēravōrτηρεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | observe | 1× |
| tērasarτήρησον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | keep | 2× |
| tēravarτηρήσατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | keep | 1× |
| tēritoiaτηρηθείη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive optative 3rd person singular | kept | 1× |
| tērarōτηρεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | keep | 7× |
| tērorōτηρεῖσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | keep | 3× |
| tēraraτηρῆσαί | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | keep | 1× |
| tēriraτηρηθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | kept in custody | 1× |
| tērarōntosτηρῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | keeps | 6× |
| tērarōntoisτηροῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | keep | 4× |
| tērarōntoiuτηρούντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | keep | 2× |
| tērorōntoisτηρούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | kept | 1× |
| tērorōntoinτηρουμένους | happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine | kept | 1× |
| tērarantoinτηρήσαντας | happened · objectaorist active participle accusative plural masculine | keep | 1× |
| tērorēntanτετηρημένην | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular feminine | kept | 1× |
| tērorēntoiτετηρημένοις | has happened · to, forperfect middle or passive participle dative plural masculine | kept | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 25 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 | tēramō1×τηρῶ | tērame1×ἐτήρουν | tērami2×τηρήσω | tērama1×ἐτήρησα | tēramē2×τετήρηκα | tēramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | tērasō | tērase | tērasi | tērasa2×ἐτήρησάς | tērasē1×τετήρηκας | tēraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tēratō3×τηρεῖ | tērate | tērati1×τηρήσει | tērata | tēratē1×τετήρηκεν | tēratelē |
| we 1st person plural | tēranō1×τηροῦμεν | tērane | tērani | tērana | tēranē | tēranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tēravō | tērave | tēravi1×τηρήσετε | tērava | tēravē | tēravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | tēralō | tērale2×ἐτήρουν | tērali1×τηρήσουσιν | tērala1×ἐτήρησαν | tēralē1×τετήρηκαν | tēralelē |
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 | tēromō | tērome | tēromē | tēromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | tērosō | tērose | tērosē | tēroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tērotō | tērote1×ἐτηρεῖτο | tērotē2×τετήρηται | tērotelē |
| we 1st person plural | tēronō | tērone | tēronē | tēronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tērovō | tērove | tērovē | tērovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | tērolō | tērole | tērolē | tērolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tērimi | tērima |
| you 2nd person singular | tērisi | tērisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tēriti | tērita |
| we 1st person plural | tērini | tērina |
| ye 2nd person plural | tērivi | tēriva |
| they 3rd person plural | tērili | tērila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 10 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tērameiō | tērameia | tērameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | tēraseiō | tēraseia1×τηρήσῃς | tēraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tērateiō1×τηρῇ | tērateia4×τηρήσῃ | tērateiē |
| we 1st person plural | tēraneiō2×τηρῶμεν | tēraneia | tēraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tēraveiō | tēraveia2×τηρήσητε | tēraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | tēraleiō | tēraleia | tēraleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tēromeiō | tēromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | tēroseiō | tēroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tēroteiō | tēroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | tēroneiō | tēroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tēroveiō | tēroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | tēroleiō | tēroleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tērimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | tēriseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tēriteia |
| we 1st person plural | tērineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | tēriveia |
| they 3rd person plural | tērileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 6 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | tērasōr2×τήρει | tērasar2×τήρησον | tērasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tēratōr | tēratar | tēratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | tēravōr1×τηρεῖτε | tēravar1×τηρήσατε | tēravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | tēralōr | tēralar | tēralēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | tērosōr | tērosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tērotōr | tērotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | tērovōr | tērovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | tērolōr | tērolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | tērisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tēritar |
| ye 2nd person plural | tērivar |
| they 3rd person plural | tērilar |
Wishes — optative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tēramoiō | tēramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | tērasoiō | tērasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tēratoiō | tēratoia |
| we 1st person plural | tēranoiō | tēranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | tēravoiō | tēravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | tēraloiō | tēraloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tēromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | tērosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tērotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | tēronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | tērovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | tēroloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tērimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | tērisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tēritoia1×τηρηθείη |
| we 1st person plural | tērinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | tērivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | tēriloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 12 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | tērarō7×τηρεῖν | tērari | tērara1×τηρῆσαί | tērarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | tērorō3×τηρεῖσθαι | tērorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | tēriri | tērira1×τηρηθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 17 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | tērarōntos12×τηρῶν | tērarintos | tērarantos1× | tērarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | tērorōntos2× | tērorēntos2× | ||
| acted on passive voice | tēririntos | tērirantos |
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
tēr 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.
71 occurrences, every one of them listed
tēramō“keep”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
John 8:55… oidamē auton kai ton logon autou tēramō.… I do know Him, and I keep His word.
tēratō“keep”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular3×
John 9:16… tos anthrōpos, hoti tem sabbatem ouk tēratō. allosois legale; Pōs dunotō anthrōpos hamartōlos …… from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How …
John 14:24… agaparōntos min toin logoin mu ouk tēratō; kai tos logos hon akouavō ouk …… does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you …
1 John 5:18“keeps”… alla tos gennirantos ek tou theou tēratō auton, kai tos ponēros ouk haptotō …… who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.
tēranō“keep”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
1 John 3:22… apo autou, hoti tain entolain autou tēranō kai teim aresteim enōpion autou poianō.… Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is …
tērame“kept”was happening · Iimperfect active indicative 1st person singular1×
John 17:12“kept”hote ome meta autoiu mis tērame autoin en te onome su he …While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture …
tērale“kept watch over”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 27:36kai kathorōntois tērale auton ekei.And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.
Acts 12:6“keeping watch over”… duo, fulakois tē pro tau thurau tērale tan fulakan.… the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
tērote“kept”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 12:5tos men oun Petros tērote en ta fulaka; proseuchas de ate …So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was …
tērami“keep”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular2×
2 Corinthians 11:9“keep”… pante abaron miauton vi tērama kai tērami.… burden to you in any …
Revelation 3:10… logon tau hupomonau mu, kamis sin tērami ek tau hōrau tou peirasmou tau …… command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing …
tērati“keep”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 14:23… tinos agapateiō min ton logon mu tērati, kai tos patros mu agapati auton, …… If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love …
tēravi“keep”will happen · yefuture active indicative 2nd person plural1×
John 14:15… agapaveiō min, tain entolain tain ēmain tēravi;If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
tērali“keep”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×
John 15:20… logon mu tērala, kai ton humeteron tērali.… they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
tērama“kept”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
2 Corinthians 11:9“kept”… kai en pante abaron miauton vi tērama kai tērami.… burden to you in any way, and I will …
tērasa“kept”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular2×
Revelation 3:8… autan hoti mikran echasō dunamian, kai tērasa mu ton logon, kai ouk arnesa …… a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied …
Revelation 3:10hoti tērasa ton logon tau hupomonau mu, kamis …Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will …
tērala“kept”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
John 15:20… vin diōkali; ei ton logon mu tērala, kai ton humeteron tērali.… persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours …
tēramē“kept”has happened · Iperfect active indicative 1st person singular2×
John 15:10… mis tain entolain tou patrou mu tēramē kai menamō autou en ta agapa.… My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in …
2 Timothy 4:7… agōnizomē, ton dromon telamē, tan pistian tēramē;… have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
tērasē“kept”has happened · youperfect active indicative 2nd person singular1×
John 2:10“kept”… kai hotan methuileia ton elassōnon; sis tērasē ton kalon oinon heōs arti.… wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”
tēratē“kept”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Jude 1:6… megau hēmerau desmoi aidioi hupo zofon tēratē;… their proper dwelling— these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound …
tēralē“kept”has happened · theyperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
John 17:6… autoin dōasa, kai ton logon su tēralē.… them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
tērotē“reserved”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
2 Peter 2:17… elaunorōntais, hoi tos zofos teu skoteu tērotē.… by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
Jude 1:13… tos zofos teu skoteu eis aiōnon tērotē.… for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
tērateiō“keeps”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
1 John 2:5hos de an tērateiō autou ton logon, alēthōs en houto …But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God …
tēraneiō“keep”happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural2×
1 John 2:3… gnōskanē auton, ean tain entolain autou tēraneiō.… come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
1 John 5:3… tou theou hina tain entolain autou tēraneiō, kai tais entolais autou baruais ouk …… the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are …
tēraseia“protect”happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular1×
John 17:15“protect”… autoin ek tou kosmou alla hina tēraseia autoin ek tou ponērou.… You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.
tērateia“keeps”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular4×
John 8:51… vi, ean tinos ton ēmon logon tērateia, thanaton ouk mē theōrateia eis ton …… truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see …
John 8:52… legasō; Ean tinos ton logon mu tērateia, ouk mē geueteia thanatou eis ton …… yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
John 12:7“keep”… eis tan hēmeran tou entafiasmou mu tērateia autem;… in preparation for the day of My burial.
James 2:10hotinos gar holon ton nomon tērateia, ptaiateia de en hene, genatē panteiu …Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at …
tēraveia“keep”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural2×
Mark 7:9“you might keep”… tou theou, hina tan paradosian vu tēraveia;… command of God to maintain your own tradition.
John 15:10ean tain entolain mu tēraveia, menavi en ta agapa mu, kathōs …If you keep My commandments, you will remain in …
tērasōr“keep”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular2×
1 Timothy 5:22… mēde koinōnasōr hamartai allotriai; siauton hagnon tērasōr.… share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Revelation 3:3… oun pōs labasē kai akouasa kai tērasōr, kai metanoasar; ean oun mē grēgoraseia, …… what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do …
tēravōr“observe”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 23:3… hoseim ean legaleia vi poiavar kai tēravōr, kata de teim ergeim autoiu mē …So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do …
tērasar“keep”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular2×
Matthew 19:17… de thelasō eis tan zōan eiserchara, tērasar tain entolain.… If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
John 17:11“keep”… kamis pros sin erchomō. patror hagior, tērasar autoin en te onome su he …… the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You …
tēravar“keep”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Jude 1:21heautoin en agapa theou tēravar prosdechorōntois tem elesem tou kuriou nu …keep yourselves in the love of God …
tēritoia“kept”happened · he/she/itaorist passive optative 3rd person singular1×
1 Thessalonians 5:23… parousia tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou tēritoia.… entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our …
tērarō“keep”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive7×
Matthew 28:20“observe”didaskarōntois autoin tērarō panteim hoseim entelema vi; kai idou …and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I …
Acts 15:5“keep”… hoti datō peritemarō autoin parangelarō tē tērarō ton nomon Mōusou.… be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
Acts 16:23… eis fulakan, parangelarantois to desmofulaxo asfalōs tērarō autoin;… prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
1 Corinthians 7:37“keep”… houtem krinatē en ta idia kardia, tērarō tan heautou parthenan, kalōs poiati;… and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
Ephesians 4:3“keep”spoudazarōntois tērarō tan henotan teu pneumeu en to …… to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of …
James 1:27… en ta thlipsia autoiu, aspilon heauton tērarō apo tou kosmou.… widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the …
2 Peter 2:9“keep”… adikoin de eis hēmeran krisiau kolazorōntoin tērarō,… from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
tērorō“keep”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive3×
Acts 24:23diatasserantos to hekatontarchēo tērorō auton echarō tē anesian kai mēdenon …He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow …
Acts 25:4“kept”tos men oun Fēstos apokrinita tērorō ton Paulon eis Kaisareian, heauton de …But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself …
Acts 25:21… eis tan tou Sebastou diagnōsian, keleuama tērorō auton heōs hou anapempameia auton pros …… Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to …
tērara“keep”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
1 Timothy 6:14tērara sin tan entolan aspilan anepilēmptan mechris …Keep this commandment without stain or reproach …
tērira“kept in custody”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
Acts 25:21“kept in custody”tou de Paulou epikalerantou tērira auton eis tan tou Sebastou diagnōsian, …But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held …
tērarōntos“keeps”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine6×
John 14:21tos echarōntos tain entolain mu kai tērarōntos autain ekeinos atō tos agaparōntos min; …Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves …
1 John 2:4… auton kai tain entolain autou mē tērarōntos pseustos atō, kai en houto tas …… I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar …
1 John 3:24kai tos tērarōntos tain entolain autou en auto menatō …Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and …
Revelation 2:26“keeps”kai tos nikarōntos kai tos tērarōntos achri teleu teim ergeim mu, dōami …And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over …
Revelation 16:15“keeps”… hōs kleptos. makarios tos grēgorarōntos kai tērarōntos teim himatieim autou, hina mē gumnos …… am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let …
Revelation 22:7kai idou erchomō tachu; makarios tos tērarōntos toin logoin tau profēteiau teu biblieu …… soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this …
tērarōntois“keep”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine4×
Matthew 27:54… de hekatontarchos kai tois meta autou tērarōntois ton Iēsun horarantois ton seismon kai …… and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all …
Matthew 28:4… de tou fobou autou seiila tois tērarōntois kai genila hōs nekrois.The guards trembled in fear of him and …
Revelation 1:3“keep”… akouarōntois toin logoin tau profēteiau kai tērarōntois teim en auta graforēnteim, tos gar …Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is …
Revelation 14:12… tas hupomonas toiu hagioiu atō, tois tērarōntois tain entolain tou theou kai tan …… the perseverance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the …
tērarōntoiu“keep”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine2×
Revelation 12:17… toiu loipoiu teu spermeu autau, toiu tērarōntoiu tain entolain tou theou kai echarōntoiu …… the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold …
Revelation 22:9… adelfoiu su toiu profētoiu kai toiu tērarōntoiu toin logoin teu biblieu houteu; to …… the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship …
tērorōntois“kept”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Peter 3:7… to auto logo thēsaurizorēntois alō pure tērorōntois eis hēmeran krisiau kai apōleiau toiu …… earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and …
tērorōntoin“kept”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine1×
2 Peter 2:4“kept”… seirai zofou tartararantos paradōata eis krisian tērorōntoin,… sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
tērarantoin“keep”happened · objectaorist active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Jude 1:6“keep”angeloin tē toin mē tērarantoin tan heautoiu archan alla apoliparantoin tem …And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their …
tērorēntan“kept”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular feminine1×
1 Peter 1:4“kept”… klēronomian afthartan kai amiantan kai amarantan, tērorēntan en ouranoi eis vinand into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
tērorēntoi“kept”has happened · to, forperfect middle or passive participle dative plural masculine1×
Jude 1:1… theo patro agaporēntoi kai Iēso Christo tērorēntoi klētoi;… loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ: