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τηρέω

Transliteration: tereo · verb

71x in NTFirst: Matt 19:17
MeaningI keep, guard, observe
Part of speechverb
Frequency71x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsτήρησον, τηρεῖτε, ἐτήρουν, τηροῦντες, τηρεῖν, τηρήσητε, τετήρηκας, τηρήσῃ, τηρῶ, τηρεῖ
Example versesMatt 19:17 · Matt 23:3 · Matt 27:36 · Matt 27:54 · Matt 28:4
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What kind of word is τηρέω?

τηρέω (tereo) is a verb that occurs 71 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I keep, guard, observe” and first appears in Matt 19:17.

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