Greek · Strong's G5084 · Noun (feminine)
τήρησις
tērēsis
jail/keeping
3times used
3verses
2books
How it's translated
- custody1
- the jail1
- keeping1
Definition
τήρησις, -εως, ἡ
(τηρέω), [in LXX: Wis.6:18, (Sir.32:23), 1Ma.5:18, 2Ma.3:40, 3Ma.5:44 * ;]
1. a watching, hence, imprisonment, ward (see Deiss., BS, 267): Act.4:3 5:18.
2. a keeping: τ. ἐντολῶν (cf. Sir, Wis, ll. with, and see Westc. on 1Jn.2:3.), 1Co.7:19.†
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Where it appears
- Acts2
- 1 Corinthians1
Every verse
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