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)
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G5084 — τήρησις
tērēsis · jail/keeping · Greek
3 tagged verse occurrences
Acts 4:3 · τήρησινThey seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.Acts 5:18 · τηρήσειand arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.1 Corinthians 7:19 · τήρησιςCircumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.