For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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τηρέω
Vocabulary form:
threvw
Definition:
I keep, guard, observe
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
70
GK:
5498
Root:
thre
Forms:
(ejthvroun), thrhvsw, ejthvrhsa, tethvrhka, tethvrhmai, ejthrhvqhn
Mnemonics:
A bull terrier is a good guard dog.
Biblical Concordance
| Matthew 19:17 | And Jesus replied “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you want to enter life, keep (tērēson | τήρησον | aor act imperative 2 sg) the commandments.” |
| Matthew 23:3 | Therefore put into practice and continue (tēreite | τηρεῖτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) to (tēreite | τηρεῖτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) do (tēreite | τηρεῖτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) whatever they tell you; but do not imitate what they do, for they teach but do not practice. |
| Matthew 27:36 | Then they (etēroun | ἐτήρουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) sat down and kept (etēroun | ἐτήρουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) watch over him there. |
| Matthew 27:54 | When the centurion and those with him, who were keeping (tērountes | τηροῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what was happening, they were terrified, and said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” |
| Matthew 28:4 | And for fear of him the guards (tērountes | τηροῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) trembled and became like dead men. |
| Matthew 28:20 | teaching them to observe (tērein | τηρεῖν | pres act inf ) everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” |
| John 2:10 | and said to him, “Everyone serves the choice wine first, and then when the guests are a bit tipsy, that which is inferior. But you have kept (tetērēkas | τετήρηκας | perf act ind 2 sg) the good wine until now.” |
| John 8:51 | I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone keeps (tērēsē | τηρήσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) my word, he will never see death.” |
| John 8:52 | The Jews therefore said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet you say, ‘If anyone keeps (tērēsē | τηρήσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) my word, he will never taste death.’ |
| John 8:55 | And you have not known him, but I know him. If I were to say that I did not know him, I would be like you, a liar; but I do know him, and I (tērō | τηρῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) keep (tērō | τηρῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) his word. |
| John 9:16 | Then some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God because he (tērei | τηρεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) does (tērei | τηρεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) not keep (tērei | τηρεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform miraculous signs like this?” And there was a division among them. |
| John 12:7 | Jesus therefore said, “Leave her alone. She (tērēsē | τηρήσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) had (tērēsē | τηρήσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) to (tērēsē | τηρήσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) keep (tērēsē | τηρήσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) this perfume for the day of my burial. |
| John 14:15 | “If you love me, you (tērēsete | τηρήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) will (tērēsete | τηρήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) keep (tērēsete | τηρήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) my commandments. |
| John 14:21 | The one who has my commandments and keeps (tērōn | τηρῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) them is the one who loves me. And the one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.” |
| John 14:23 | Jesus answered him, saying, “If anyone loves me, he (tērēsei | τηρήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) will (tērēsei | τηρήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) keep (tērēsei | τηρήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling place with him. |
| John 14:24 | The one who does not love me does (tērei | τηρεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) not keep (tērei | τηρεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) my words; and the word you are hearing is not mine, but is from the Father’s who sent me. |
| John 15:10 | If you (tērēsēte | τηρήσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) keep (tērēsēte | τηρήσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have (tetērēka | τετήρηκα | perf act ind 1 sg) kept (tetērēka | τετήρηκα | perf act ind 1 sg) my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. |
| John 15:20 | Remember the saying that I told you, ‘The servant is not greater than his master.’ If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they (etērēsan | ἐτήρησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) have (etērēsan | ἐτήρησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) kept (etērēsan | ἐτήρησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) my word, they (tērēsousin | τηρήσουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) will (tērēsousin | τηρήσουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) keep (tērēsousin | τηρήσουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) yours as well. |
| John 17:6 | “I have made your name known to the men you gave me out of the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they (tetērēkan | τετήρηκαν | perf act ind 3 pl) have (tetērēkan | τετήρηκαν | perf act ind 3 pl) kept (tetērēkan | τετήρηκαν | perf act ind 3 pl) your word. |
| John 17:11 | I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am on my way to you. Holy Father, keep (tērēson | τήρησον | aor act imperative 2 sg) them in your name, the name that you have given me, so that they may be one, just as we are one. |
| John 17:12 | While I was with them, I protected (etēroun | ἐτήρουν | imperf act ind 1 sg) them in your name, which you have given me. I guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the scripture might be fulfilled. |
| John 17:15 | I am not asking that you take them out of the world, but that you protect (tērēsēs | τηρήσῃς | aor act subj 2 sg) them from the evil one. |
| Acts 12:5 | So Peter was kept (etēreito | ἐτηρεῖτο | imperf pass ind 3 sg) in prison, but prayer was made earnestly to God for him by the church. |
| Acts 12:6 | Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was asleep between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and guards before the door were guarding (etēroun | ἐτήρουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) the prison. |
| Acts 15:5 | But some arose from the party of the Pharisees, believers, and said, “It is necessary to circumcise them and order them to keep (tērein | τηρεῖν | pres act inf ) the law of Moses.” |
| Acts 16:23 | And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to (tērein | τηρεῖν | pres act inf ) keep (tērein | τηρεῖν | pres act inf ) them securely, |
| Acts 24:23 | Then he commanded the centurion to keep (tēreisthai | τηρεῖσθαι | pres pass inf ) him in custody, but to let him have some freedom and not to prevent any of his friends from taking care of his needs. |
| Acts 25:4 | So then Festus replied that Paul was being kept (tēreisthai | τηρεῖσθαι | pres pass inf ) at Caesarea but that he himself intended to go there shortly. |
| Acts 25:21 | But when Paul had appealed to be kept (tērēthēnai | τηρηθῆναι | aor pass inf ) in custody for the decision of the emperor, I ordered him to be held (tēreisthai | τηρεῖσθαι | pres pass inf ) until I could send him to Caesar.” |
| 1 Corinthians 7:37 | However, the man who stands firm in his resolve is under no compulsion but has control over his desire, and has determined this in his heart to keep (tērein | τηρεῖν | pres act inf ) her as his virgin, he will do well. |
| 2 Corinthians 11:9 | And when I was present with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, for when the brothers came from Macedonia they supplied my need. |
| Ephesians 4:3 | making every effort to preserve (tērein | τηρεῖν | pres act inf ) the unity of the Spirit by the bond of peace. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:23 | Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may (tērētheiē | τηρηθείη | aor pass opt 3 sg) your spirit, soul, and body be (tērētheiē | τηρηθείη | aor pass opt 3 sg) preserved (tērētheiē | τηρηθείη | aor pass opt 3 sg) completely whole and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 1 Timothy 5:22 | Do not lay hands on anyone quickly or share in the sins of others; keep (tērei | τήρει | pres act imperative 2 sg) yourself pure. |
| 1 Timothy 6:14 | to keep (tērēsai | τηρῆσαι | aor act inf ) the commandment unblemished and above reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, |
| 2 Timothy 4:7 | The good fight I have fought, the race I have completed, the faith I have kept (tetērēka | τετήρηκα | perf act ind 1 sg). |
| James 1:27 | Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their time of trouble, and to (tērein | τηρεῖν | pres act inf ) keep (tērein | τηρεῖν | pres act inf ) oneself unstained by the world. |
| James 2:10 | For whoever keeps (tērēsē | τηρήσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) the entire law yet fails at a single point has become guilty of the law as a whole. |
| 1 Peter 1:4 | to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, being preserved (tetērēmenēn | τετηρημένην | perf pass ptcp acc sg fem) in heaven for you, |
| 2 Peter 2:4 | For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned but cast them into hell, committing them to chains of utter darkness, there to (tēroumenous | τηρουμένους | pres pass ptcp acc pl masc) be (tēroumenous | τηρουμένους | pres pass ptcp acc pl masc) kept (tēroumenous | τηρουμένους | pres pass ptcp acc pl masc) until the judgment; |
| 2 Peter 2:9 | then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, but to (tērein | τηρεῖν | pres act inf ) keep (tērein | τηρεῖν | pres act inf ) the unrighteous under (tērein | τηρεῖν | pres act inf ) guard (tērein | τηρεῖν | pres act inf ) awaiting punishment on the day of judgment, |
| 2 Peter 2:17 | These people are wells without water, mists driven by a squall. For them the gloom of darkness has been reserved (tetērētai | τετήρηται | perf pass ind 3 sg). |
| 2 Peter 3:7 | But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, kept (tēroumenoi | τηρούμενοι | pres pass ptcp nom pl masc) for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. |
| 1 John 2:3 | Now this is how we can be sure that we know God: if we (tērōmen | τηρῶμεν | pres act subj 1 pl) keep (tērōmen | τηρῶμεν | pres act subj 1 pl) his commandments. |
| 1 John 2:4 | The one who says, “I know God,” yet does (tērōn | τηρῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) not keep (tērōn | τηρῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) his commandments, is a liar and the truth is not in him. |
| 1 John 2:5 | But whoever keeps (tērē | τηρῇ | pres act subj 3 sg) his word, truly in that person is the love of God brought to fulfillment. This is how we can be sure that we are in him: |
| 1 John 3:22 | and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we (tēroumen | τηροῦμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) keep (tēroumen | τηροῦμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) his commandments and do what is pleasing in his sight. |
| 1 John 3:24 | And the one who keeps (tērōn | τηρῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) his commandments resides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us: by the Spirit whom he has given to us. |
| 1 John 5:3 | For this is the love of God: that we (tērōmen | τηρῶμεν | pres act subj 1 pl) keep (tērōmen | τηρῶμεν | pres act subj 1 pl) his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, |
| 1 John 5:18 | We know that everyone who has been born of God does not continue to sin, but the one who was born of God protects (tērei | τηρεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) him and the evil one will not harm him. |
Mnemonics
The military keeps, guards,
The military keeps, guards, observes the τηρorist in jail
Pip, Pip τηρέω ole boy!
Pip, Pip τηρέω ole boy!