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τήρησις

Transliteration: teresis · noun

3x in NTFirst: Acts 4:3
Meaninga prison, observance
Part of speechnoun
Frequency3x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsτήρησιν, τηρήσει, τήρησις
Example versesActs 4:3 · Acts 5:18 · 1Cor 7:19
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What kind of word is τήρησις?

τήρησις (teresis) is a noun that occurs 3 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “a prison, observance” and first appears in Acts 4:3.

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