ΤΗΡΗΣΙΣ, τηρησις
TĒRĒSIS, tērēsis
Sounds Like: tay-RAY-sis
Translations: keeping, preservation, custody, observance, a keeping, a preservation, a custody, an observance
From the root: ΤΗΡΗΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of keeping, guarding, or preserving something. It can also mean the observance of laws, commandments, or traditions. It is used to describe the act of holding onto something, whether physically or metaphorically, such as maintaining a state of peace or adhering to a set of rules.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5084 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Corinthians — 7:19
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΗΡΗΣΙΣ.
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.
- ΤΗΡΗΣΙ — keeping, a keeping, custody, a custody, imprisonment, a imprisonment, observation, an observation, preservation, a preservation, (of) keeping, (of) custody, (of) imprisonment, (of) observation, (of) preservation
- ΤΗΡΗΣΙΝ — keeping, a keeping, custody, a custody, imprisonment, a prison, observance, a watch, a guard
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