Greek - English Dictionary
G5083 - Fast
| Strong's No.: | G5083 |
| Greek: | τηρέω |
| Transliteration: | tēreō |
| Phonetic: | tay-reh'-o |
| Word Origin: | From τηρός teros (a watch |
| Bible Usage: | hold fast keep (-er) (ob- pre- re) serve watch. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | 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) that is 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) |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. to attend to carefully, take care of a. to guard b. metaph. to keep, one in the state in which he is c. to observe d. to reserve: to undergo something |
| Bible References:
Fast |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
fast ( 1 )
Keep ( 32 )
keepers ( 1 )
keepeth ( 10 )
kept ( 15 )
observe ( 4 )
preserved ( 2 )
reserve ( 1 )
reserved ( 7 )
watched ( 1 )
watching ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.