τηρέω
tēréōGreek · G5083
Derivation
from (a watch;
Meaning
perhaps akin to G2334 (θεωρέω)); to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from G5442 (φυλάσσω), which is properly to prevent escaping; and from G2892 (κουστωδία), 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)
In the King James Version
hold fast, keep(- er), (pre-, re-)serve, watch
Translated as
keep (32), kept (15), keepeth (9), reserved (7), observe (4), preserved (2), watched (1), watching (1), keepers (1), reserve (1), fast (1)
Where it appears
Found in 68 verses