Tḗrēsis — G5084

Definition

feminine noun

a watching, i.e. (figuratively) observance, or (concretely) a prison

1. a watching
2. a keeping, i. e. complying with obeying

Usually translated as

hold

Origin

from G5083

• tēréō (G5083)

Occurrences

Tḗrēsis occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Acts (2), 1 Corinthians (1)

• Acts 4:3 — And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold (τήρησιν) unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
• Acts 5:18 — And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison (τηρήσει).
• 1 Corinthians 7:19 — Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping (τήρησις) of the commandments of God.