Strong G5084τήρησις
jail/keeping
- Transliteration
- tērēsis
- Pronunciation
- tay'-ray-sis
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G5083; a watching that is (figuratively) observance or (concretely) a prison: - hold.
Detailed definition
τήρησις, -εως, ἡ
(τηρέω), [in LXX: Wis.6:18, (Sir.32:23), 1Ma.5:18, 2Ma.3:40, 3Ma.5:44 *;]
1. a watching, hence, imprisonment, ward (see Deiss., BS, 267): Act.4:3 5:18.
2. a keeping: τ. ἐντολῶν (cf. Sir, Wis, ll. with, and see Westc. on 1Jn.2:3.), 1Co.7:19.†
(AS)
(τηρέω), [in LXX: Wis.6:18, (Sir.32:23), 1Ma.5:18, 2Ma.3:40, 3Ma.5:44 *;]
1. a watching, hence, imprisonment, ward (see Deiss., BS, 267): Act.4:3 5:18.
2. a keeping: τ. ἐντολῶν (cf. Sir, Wis, ll. with, and see Westc. on 1Jn.2:3.), 1Co.7:19.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5084 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hold1
- keeping1
- prison1
First verses
- Acts 4:3And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
- Acts 5:18And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
- 1 Corinthians 7:19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
τήρ-ησις, εως, ἡ,
watching, safe-keeping, guarding, ἀφύλακτος ἡ τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 162; τῆς πολιτείας 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1308a30, compare “PA” 692a7; τῆς πόλεως “Supp.epigram” 6.724 (Perga, 2nd-1st c.BC))]; τῆς οἰκίας [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“POxy.” 1070.51 (3rd c.AD))]; ἀξιώματος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Definitiones” 413e; τῆς ἡλικίας 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Gnomologium Vaticanum - Kleine Schriften” 80)]; [πλούτου] [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ οἰκονομίας” p.44J.)]; preservation, e.g. of health, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 10.646, Papyrus in “Stud.Ital.” 12(1935).94 (3rd c.AD))]; observance, νόμων, ἐντολῶν, [LXX+NT+2nd c.BC+ (LXX.Wis.6.18(19), NT.1Cor.7.19; λεξάντων πρὸς τὴν τήρησιν τοῦ ὕδατος “SIG” 683.60 (Olympia, 2nd c.BC).)]
2 vigilance, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.13, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.11A. 10.)]
3 means of keeping or guarding, τὰς λιθοτομίας.., ἀσφαλεστάτην τ. the quarries.., the most secure place of custody, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.86, cf. NT.Act.4.3, “BGU” 388 iii 7 (2nd c.AD).)]
II observing, observation, τῶν καθόλου συμβαινόντων (as Empiric term) [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.4, compare 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 15.830, 16.550, 18(2).307, “Sect.Intr.” 4, 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “Πυρρώνειοι ὑποτυπώσεις” 1.23, 2.246, 2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Syntaxi;” 37.14, etc.)]
watching, safe-keeping, guarding, ἀφύλακτος ἡ τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 162; τῆς πολιτείας 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1308a30, compare “PA” 692a7; τῆς πόλεως “Supp.epigram” 6.724 (Perga, 2nd-1st c.BC))]; τῆς οἰκίας [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“POxy.” 1070.51 (3rd c.AD))]; ἀξιώματος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Definitiones” 413e; τῆς ἡλικίας 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Gnomologium Vaticanum - Kleine Schriften” 80)]; [πλούτου] [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ οἰκονομίας” p.44J.)]; preservation, e.g. of health, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 10.646, Papyrus in “Stud.Ital.” 12(1935).94 (3rd c.AD))]; observance, νόμων, ἐντολῶν, [LXX+NT+2nd c.BC+ (LXX.Wis.6.18(19), NT.1Cor.7.19; λεξάντων πρὸς τὴν τήρησιν τοῦ ὕδατος “SIG” 683.60 (Olympia, 2nd c.BC).)]
2 vigilance, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.13, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.11A. 10.)]
3 means of keeping or guarding, τὰς λιθοτομίας.., ἀσφαλεστάτην τ. the quarries.., the most secure place of custody, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.86, cf. NT.Act.4.3, “BGU” 388 iii 7 (2nd c.AD).)]
II observing, observation, τῶν καθόλου συμβαινόντων (as Empiric term) [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.4, compare 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 15.830, 16.550, 18(2).307, “Sect.Intr.” 4, 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “Πυρρώνειοι ὑποτυπώσεις” 1.23, 2.246, 2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Syntaxi;” 37.14, etc.)]