Tērēsis τήρησις
From God's Wiki, the Bible topic encyclopedia
| τήρησις | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tērēsis |
| Strong's number | G5084 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | jail/keeping |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (2) |
Tērēsis (Greek τήρησις, Strong's G5084) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “jail/keeping”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
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.†
(AS)
(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.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hold (1), prison (1), keeping (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | custody (1), jail (1), keeping (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tērēsis, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 4:3And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
- Acts 5:18And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 7:19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).