GreekG5084Noun (Feminine)
τήρησις
tērēsis
“jail/keeping”
3Occurrences
G5084Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a watching, i.e. (figuratively) observance, or (concretely) a prison
from G5083 (τηρέω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a watching, hence, imprisonment, ward (see Deiss., BS, 267)
2.a keeping
LXX: , *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
τήρησις appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
2
1 Corinthians
1
Key Passages
1 Corinthians 7:19BSB
Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.
Acts 4:3BSB
They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
Acts 5:18BSB
and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
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