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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #4933 - συντηρέω

Transliteration

syntēréō

Phonetics

soon-tay-reh'-o

Origin

from (G4862) and (G5083)

Parts of Speech

Verb

TDNT

8:151,1174

Definition

Thayer's

to preserve (a thing from perishing or being lost)
to keep within one's self, keep in mind (a thing, lest it be forgotten)

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 5426 ‑ נְתַר (neth‑ar'); 7011 ‑ קַיָּם (kah‑yawm'); 8104 ‑ שָׁמַר (shaw‑mar');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (4)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

NAS (4)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

HCS (3)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

BSB (3)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

ESV (2)

Matthew

Luke

WEB (4)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

συντηρ-έω,

keep or preserve closely, ἑαυτὸν ἀδωροδόκητον Aristeas 209; τὴν ψυχήν μου μὴ φαγεῖν LXX To. 1.11; ς. [τὴν γνώμην] παρ' ἑαυτῇ keep it close, Plb. 30.30.5, cf. LXX Si. 39.2, Luke 2:19.

2. preserve, maintain, of grants or privileges, SIG 705.48 (Delph., ii B.C.), al., BGU 1074.2 (i A.D.): — Pass., IG 12(5).860.44 (Tenos); ἀμφότεροι -οῦνται (sc. ὅ τε οἶνος καὶ οἱ ἀσκοί) Matthew 9:17.

3. observe strictly, τὸ τῆς φύσεως τέλος Epicur. Fr. 554; τὰ νόμιμα Aristeas 127; τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ LXX Si. 2.15; τὴν εὐταξίαν Arch.Pap. 3.134 (Thera, iii/ii B.C.); τήν τε φιλίαν καὶ τὴν συμμαχίαν Riv.Fil. 60.60 (Cyrene, ii B.C.); ς. τὸ διάστημα keep distance, Ascl. Tact. 12.11, Ael. Tact. 42.1.

4. watch one's opportunity, συντηροῦντα παίειν Plu. Mark 12:1-44.

5. watch over, protect, τοῖς φυλακίταις (sc. συντάξαι) συντηρῆσαι τὰ.. γενήματα BGU 1851.8 (i B.C.).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

συν -τηρέω , -ῶ ,

[in LXX: Ezekiel 18:19 (H8104), Da TH Daniel 7:28 A (H5202), Sirach 13:12 and freq., Tobit 1:11, 2 Maccabees 12:42, al.;]

"perfective" of τηρέω (v. M, Pr., 113, 116),

to preserve, keep safe, keep close: c. acc pers., Mark 6:20; c. acc rei, Matthew 9:17; ἐν τ . καρδίᾳ , Luke 2:19 (Arist. and later writers; cf. MM, xxiv).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

συνετηρει συνετήρει συνετήρησα συνετήρησε συντηρουνται συντηρούνται συντηροῦνται συντηρών suneterei sunetērei sunterountai suntērountai syneterei synetērei synetḗrei synterountai synteroûntai syntērountai syntēroûntai

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