τήρησις
tērēsis · custody, keeping
Greek word · Strong’s number G5084 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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tērēsis (τήρησις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “custody, keeping”.
Custody, prison; also keeping, observing commands.
How to say it
tē·rē·sis
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Confinement under watch.
- Obeying what is commanded.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- custody ×2
- keeping ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 4:3
And they laid hands on them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.
- Acts 5:18
and they laid hands on the apostles and put them in public custody.
- 1 Corinthians 7:19
Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God is what matters.