ΓΡΗΓΟΡΈΩ: γρηγορέω, -ῶ, = Attic ἐργήγορα, pf. of ἐγείρω, q.v., [ [in LXX (later bks. only) chiefly for שׁקד ;] ] 1. . to be awake; metaph., of being alive, I Th 5:10.
2. . to watch: Mt 24:43 26:38, 40 Mk 13:34 14:34, 37 Lk 12:37, 39; metaph., Mt 24:42 25:13 26:41, Mk 13:35, 37 14:38, Ac 20:31, I Co 16:13, I Th 5:6, I Pe 5:8, Re 3:2, 3 16:15; seq. ἐν, Col 4:2. (Cf. δια-γρηγορέω.†
SYN.: v.s. ἀγρθπνέω.