ΣΥΝΤΗΡΗΣΕΙΝ, συντηρησειν
SYNTĒRĒSEIN, syntērēsein
Sounds Like: soon-tay-RAY-seen
Translations: to preserve, to keep safe, to guard, to maintain, to observe
From the root: ΣΥΝΤΗΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'σύν' (syn), meaning 'with' or 'together', and 'τηρέω' (tereo), meaning 'to keep' or 'to guard'. As an infinitive, it means 'to preserve' or 'to keep safe'. It implies a careful and continuous act of guarding or maintaining something, often with the sense of protecting it from harm or decay. It can be used in contexts where one is committed to upholding laws, traditions, or agreements.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4933 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 8:26
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΥΝΤΗΡΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΣΥΝΕΤΗΡΗΣΑΝ — they observed, they kept, they preserved, they guarded
- ΣΥΝΕΤΗΡΕΙ — was keeping, used to keep, was preserving, used to preserve, was observing, used to observe, was guarding, used to guard
- ΣΥΝΕΤΗΡΗΘΗΣΑΝ — they were kept, they were preserved, they were guarded, they were observed
- ΣΥΝΕΤΗΡΗΣΑ — I kept, I preserved, I guarded, I observed, I saved
- ΣΥΝΕΤΗΡΗΣΑΜΕΝ — we kept, we preserved, we observed, we guarded, we held fast
- ΣΥΝΕΤΗΡΗΣΑΝ — they kept, they preserved, they observed, they guarded, they held fast
- ΣΥΝΕΤΗΡΗΣΑΤΕ — you kept, you preserved, you observed, you guarded, you stored up
- ΣΥΝΕΤΗΡΗΣΕ — he kept, she kept, it kept, he preserved, she preserved, it preserved, he observed, she observed, it observed
- ΣΥΝΕΤΗΡΗΣΕΝ — he kept, she kept, it kept, he preserved, she preserved, it preserved, he observed, she observed, it observed
- ΣΥΝΤΕΤΗΡΗΚΟΤΩΝ — of those who have preserved, of those who have kept, of those who have maintained
- ΣΥΝΤΗ — preserve, keep, maintain, guard, observe
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΕΙ — to preserve, to keep, to maintain, to guard, to observe
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΕΙΝ — to preserve, to keep, to maintain, to guard, to keep safe
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΕΙΤΑΙ — is preserved, is kept safe, is maintained, is guarded, is observed
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΕΩ — to keep, to preserve, to guard, to observe, to hold fast, to store up
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΗΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be preserved, will be kept, will be maintained
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΗΣΑΙ — to preserve, to keep, to maintain, to observe, to guard
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΗΣΑΣ — having preserved, having kept safe, having maintained, to preserve, to keep safe, to maintain
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΗΣΑΤΕ — keep, preserve, maintain, hold fast, observe
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΗΣΕ — he preserved, he kept, he observed, he guarded, he maintained
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΗΣΕΙ — he will preserve, she will preserve, it will preserve, he will keep, she will keep, it will keep, he will maintain, she will maintain, it will maintain, he will observe, she will observe, it will observe
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΗΣΗ — preservation, a preservation, keeping, a keeping, maintenance, a maintenance
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΗΣΗΤΕ — you keep, you preserve, you guard, you observe, you maintain
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΗΣΟΝ — keep, preserve, guard, maintain, observe
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΗΣΟΥΣΙΝ — will keep, will preserve, will observe, will guard
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΗΣΩ — I will preserve, I will keep, I will guard, I will maintain, I will observe
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΟΥΜΕΝΟΝ — being preserved, being kept, being guarded, that which is preserved, a thing being preserved
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ — being preserved, being kept, being maintained, of being preserved, of being kept, of being maintained
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΟΥΝΤΑ — preserving, keeping, maintaining, observing, a preserving, a keeping, a maintaining, an observing
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΟΥΝΤΑΙ — they are preserved, they are kept safe, they are maintained, they are guarded
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΟΥΝΤΕΣ — preserving, keeping, maintaining, observing, guarding, watching over
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΟΥΝΤΟΣ — of preserving, of keeping, of maintaining, of one who preserves, of him who preserves
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΟΥΣΙ — they preserve, they keep, they maintain, they guard, they observe
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΟΥΣΙΝ — they preserve, they keep, they maintain, they save, they guard
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΟΥΤΑΙ — is preserved, is kept safe, is guarded, is maintained
- ΣΥΝΤΗΡΩΝ — preserving, keeping, observing, he who preserves, the one preserving
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