5083 - téreó

Strong's Concordance

Original word: τηρέω
Transliteration: téreó
Definition (short): keep
Definition (full): to watch over, to guard

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from a prim. word téros (a guard)
Definition: to watch over, to guard
NASB Translation: continue (1), guard (1), guards (1), heed (2), heeds (1), held in custody (1), keep (27), keep watch over (1), keeping (1), keeping guard over (1), keeps (9), kept (12), kept in custody (3), observe (3), preserve (1), preserved (1), reserved (4), watching over (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From teros (a watch; perhaps akin to theoreo); to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from phulasso, which is properly to prevent escaping; and from koustodia, 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) -- hold fast, keep(- er), (pre-, re-)serve, watch.

see GREEK theoreo

see GREEK phulasso

see GREEK koustodia

KJV: And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
NASB: And He said to him, "Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments."
KJV: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
NASB: therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them.
KJV: And sitting down they watched him there;
NASB: And sitting down, they began to keep watch over Him there.
KJV: Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
NASB: Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, "Truly this was the Son of God!"
KJV: And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
NASB: The guards shook for fear of him and became like dead men.