King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER G4933
Transliteration: syntēreō
Phonetic Spelling: (soon-tay-reh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to keep close, preserve
Meaning: to keep close, preserve
συντηρέω, συντήρω: imperfect 3 person singular συνετήρει; present passive 3 person plural συντηροῦνται; (from Aristotle, de plant. 1, 1, p. 816a, 8 down);
Word Summary
syntēreō: to keep close, preserve
Original Word: συντηρέωTransliteration: syntēreō
Phonetic Spelling: (soon-tay-reh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to keep close, preserve
Meaning: to keep close, preserve
Strong's Concordance
keep, observe, preserve. From sun and tereo; to keep closely together, i.e. (by implication) to conserve (from ruin); mentally, to remember (and obey) -- keep, observe, preserve.
see GREEK sun
see GREEK tereo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4933: συντηρέωσυντηρέω, συντήρω: imperfect 3 person singular συνετήρει; present passive 3 person plural συντηροῦνται; (from Aristotle, de plant. 1, 1, p. 816a, 8 down);
a. to preserve (a thing from perishing or being lost): τί, passive (opposed to ἀπολλυσθαι), Matthew 9:17; Luke 5:38 (T WH omit; Tr brackets the clause); τινα, to guard one, keep him safe, from a plot, Mark 6:20 (ἑαυτόν ἀναμάρτητον, 2 Macc. 12:42 (cf. Tobit 1:11; Sir. 13:12)).
b. to keep within oneself, keep in mind (a thing, lest it be forgotten (cf. σύν, II. 4)): πάντα τά ῤήματα, Luke 2:19 (τό ῤῆμα ἐν τῇ καρδία μου, Daniel 7:28, Theod.; τήν γνώμην παῥ ἑαυτό, Polybius 31, 6, 5; (absolutely, Sir. 39:2)).