Greek · Strong's G5084
τήρησις
teresistay'-ray-sis
a watching, i.e. (figuratively) observance, or (concretely) a prison
1890 spelling: tḗrēsis
- τ300
- η8
- ρ100
- η8
- σ200
- ι10
- ς200
Isopsephy 826
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
a watching, i.e. (figuratively) observance, or (concretely) a prison
Rendered in the KJV as
hold.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- τηρήσει1
- τήρησιν1
- τήρησις1
How it is rendered · 3
- [the] jail1
- custody1
- keeping1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
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- N-ASF · 1
- N-DSF · 1
- N-NSF · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 4:3τήρησινtērēsinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThey seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.here: custody
- Acts 5:18τηρήσειtērēseinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularand arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.here: [the] jail