Strong's Greek: 5084. τήρησις (térésis) -- Keeping, guarding, custody, imprisonment

Strong's Lexicon

térésis: Keeping, guarding, custody, imprisonment

Original Word: τηρήσις
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: térésis
Pronunciation: tay-RAY-sis
Phonetic Spelling: (tay'-ray-sis)
Definition: Keeping, guarding, custody, imprisonment
Meaning: a prison; observance (as of precepts).

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb τηρέω (tēreō), meaning "to keep," "to guard," or "to observe."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of guarding or keeping is שָׁמַר (shamar), Strong's Hebrew #8104, which means "to keep," "to guard," or "to observe."

Usage: The term "térésis" primarily refers to the act of keeping or guarding something. In the New Testament, it is often used in the context of imprisonment or custody, indicating a state of being held or confined. It conveys the idea of careful observation or protection, whether in a literal or metaphorical sense.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "térésis" would have been understood in both legal and military contexts. Prisons were places of holding individuals awaiting trial or punishment, and the term could also apply to the guarding of valuable items or people. The idea of keeping or guarding was significant in a society where security and protection were essential for maintaining order.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 5084 tḗrēsis – final safe-keeping (well-kept preservation), emphasizing the end-result of being kept intact. See 5083 (tēreō).

[5084 (tḗrēsis) accordingly is used of "the place of detention" – literally "a safe keeping place." See Ac 4:3, 5:18.]

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from téreó
Definition
a watching, hence imprisonment, a keeping
NASB Translation
jail (2), keeping (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5084: τήρησις

τήρησις, τηρησεως, ἡ (τηρέω);

a. a watching: of prisoners (Thucydides 7, 86); the place where prisoners are kept, a prison (R. V. ward): Acts 4:3; Acts 5:18.

b. a keeping, i. e. complying with obeying: τῶν ἐντολῶν, 1 Corinthians 7:19; Sir. 35:23 (Sir. 32:23); νόμων, Wis. 6:19.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

hold.

From tereo; a watching, i.e. (figuratively) observance, or (concretely) a prison -- hold.

see GREEK tereo

Forms and Transliterations

τηρησει τηρήσει τηρησιν τήρησιν τηρησις τήρησις teresei terḗsei tērēsei tērḗsei teresin tērēsin tḗresin tḗrēsin teresis tērēsis tḗresis tḗrēsis

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