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Ephesians 4:3
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Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550)
King James Bible (Oxford 1769)
G4704
Endeavouring
to
G5083
keep
G3588
the
G1775
unity
of
G3588
the
G4151
Spirit
G1722
in
G3588
the
G4886
bond
of
G1515
peace
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Greek-English Dictionary
Strongs: G5083
Greek: τηρέω
Transliteration: tēreō
Pronunciation: tay-reh'-o
Part of Speech: Verb
Bible Usage: hold fast keep (-er) (ob- pre- re) serve watch.
Definition:
perhaps akin to G2334); to guard (from loss or injury properly by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from G5442 which is properly to prevent escaping; and from G2892 which implies a fortress or full military lines of apparatus) that is to note (a prophecy; figuratively to fulfil a command); by implication to detain (in custody; figuratively to maintain); by extension to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively to keep unmarried)
1. to attend to carefully, take care of
a. to guard
b. metaph. to keep, one in the state in which he is
c. to observe
d. to reserve: to undergo something
Thayer's Greek–English Lexicon
of the New Testament 1889
of the New Testament 1889
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.