Greek verb · G1127
γρηγορεύω
gregoreuogray-gor-yoo'-o
to be awake; to watch
22 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: grēgoreúō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1127is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 9 of 27New Testament books
- 11spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1127
to keep awake, i.e. watch (literally or figuratively)
The King James renders it: be vigilant, wake, (be) watch(-ful).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
gregoreuo is rendered "to be awake; to watch". It stands 22 times in the Greek text, across nine books.
- Six of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to be awake".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 24:42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
- The Greek text spells it eleven different ways.
The first use
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
Matthew 24:42Γρηγορεῖτε
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Six of the word's twenty-two uses are in Matthew.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to be awake, and to watch.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to be awakemetaphorically, of being alive, 1Th.5:10. | Tagged as
| Where1 Thessalonians 5:10He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him. |
| to watchMat.24:43 26:38, 40 Mrk.13:34 14:34, 37 Luk.12:37, 39; metaphorically, Mat.24:42 25:13 26:41, Mrk.13:35, 37 14:38, Act.20:31, 1Co.16:13,... | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 24:42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 22, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
11 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- γρηγορεῖτε9
- γρηγορῆσαι2
- γρηγορῶμεν2
- γρηγορῶν2
- γρηγορεῖτε.¶1
- γρηγορῇ1
- γρηγορήσατε1
- γρηγορήσῃς1
- γρηγοροῦντας1
- γρηγοροῦντες1
- ἐγρηγόρησεν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, command · 2nd person plural10V-PAM-2P
- verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)2V-AAN
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2V-PAP-NSM
- verb · present active, subjunctive · 1st person plural2V-PAS-1P
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-AAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person plural1V-AAM-2P
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person singular1V-AAS-2S
- verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural1V-PAP-APM
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PAP-NPM
- verb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1V-PAS-3S
Matthew
six uses
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
- Γρηγορεῖτεgregoreiteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do keep watch
But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
- ἐγρηγόρησενegregoresenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he had watched
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
- Γρηγορεῖτεgregoreiteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do watch
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
- γρηγορεῖτεgregoreiteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do watch
Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.
- γρηγορῆσαιgregoresaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to watch
“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
- γρηγορεῖτεgregoreiteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do watch
Mark
six uses
It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
- γρηγορῇgregoreaverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: he may keep watch
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.
- γρηγορεῖτεgregoreiteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do watch
And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Keep watch!”
- γρηγορεῖτε.¶gregoreiteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do watch
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”
- γρηγορεῖτεgregoreiteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do watch
Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
- γρηγορῆσαιgregoresaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to watch
Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
- γρηγορεῖτεgregoreiteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do watch
Luke
one use
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
- γρηγοροῦνταςgregorountasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: watching
Acts
one use
Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
- γρηγορεῖτεgregoreiteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do watch
1 Corinthians
one use
Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
- Γρηγορεῖτεgregoreiteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do watch
Colossians
one use
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
- γρηγοροῦντεςgregorountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: watching
1 Thessalonians
two uses
So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
- γρηγορῶμενgregoromenverb · present active, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: we may watch
He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.
- γρηγορῶμενgregoromenverb · present active, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: we shall watch
1 Peter
one use
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
- γρηγορήσατεgregoresateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do watch
Revelation
three uses
Wake up and strengthen what remains, which was about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
- γρηγορῶνgregoronverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: watching
Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.
- γρηγορήσῃςgregoresesverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person singulartagged: you shall watch
“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
- γρηγορῶνgregoronverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: watching
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.