King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER G5084
Transliteration: tērēsis
Phonetic Spelling: (tay'-ray-sis)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a watching, imprisonment, a keeping
Meaning: a watching, imprisonment, a keeping
τήρησις, τηρησεως, ἡ (τηρέω);
Word Summary
tērēsis: a watching, imprisonment, a keeping
Original Word: τήρησιςTransliteration: tērēsis
Phonetic Spelling: (tay'-ray-sis)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a watching, imprisonment, a keeping
Meaning: a watching, imprisonment, a keeping
Strong's Concordance
hold. From tereo; a watching, i.e. (figuratively) observance, or (concretely) a prison -- hold.
see GREEK tereo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5084: τήρησιςτήρησις, τηρησεως, ἡ (τηρέω);
a. a watching: of prisoners (Thucydides 7, 86); the place where prisoners are kept, a prison (R. V. ward): Acts 4:3; Acts 5:18.
b. a keeping, i. e. complying with obeying: τῶν ἐντολῶν, 1 Corinthians 7:19; Sir. 35:23 (Sir. 32:23); νόμων, Wis. 6:19.