Diatēréō — G1301
G1301 · Greek — διατηρέω
Pronunciation: dee-at-ay-reh'-o
Definition
verb
to watch thoroughly, i.e. (positively and transitively) to observe strictly, or (negatively and reflexively) to avoid wholly
- to keep continually or carefully
Usually translated as
keep
Origin
from G1223 and G5083
Occurrences
Diatēréō occurs 2 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1), Acts (1)
- Luke 2:51 — And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept (διετήρει) all these sayings in her heart.
- Acts 15:29 — That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep (διατηροῦντες) yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
Strong's Lexicon — D