τηρέω
Verb
Gloss
I keep, guard, observe
Mounce definition
to keep watch upon, guard, Mt. 27:36, 54; 28:4; Acts 12:6; to watch over protectively, guard, 1 Jn. 5:18; Rev. 16:15; to mark attentively, to heed, Rev. 1:3; to observe practically, keep strictly, Mt. 19:17; 23:3; 28:20; Mk. 7:9; Jn. 8:51; to preserve, shield, Jn. 17:15; to store up, reserve, Jn. 2:10; 12:7; 1 Pet. 1:4; 2 Pet. 2:4, 9, 17; to keep in custody, Acts 12:5; 16:23; to maintain, Eph. 4:3; 2 Tim. 4:7; to keep in a condition, Jn. 17:11, 12; 1 Cor. 7:37; 2 Cor. 11:9; 1 Tim. 5:22; Jas. 1:27
Morphological categories
- Present stem = verbal root
- Verbal roots ending in a vowel
- Roots ending in ε (which lengthen the ε before a tense formative)
Present active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | τηρῶ 1 | τηροῦμεν 1 |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | τηρεῖ 3 |
Imperfect active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐτήρουν 1 | |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ἐτήρουν 2 |
Aorist active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐτήρησα 1 | |
| 2 | ἐτήρησας 2 | |
| 3 | ἐτήρησαν 1 |
Future active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | τηρήσω 2 | |
| 2 | τηρήσετε 1 | |
| 3 | τηρήσει 1 | τηρήσουσι(ν) 1 |
Perfect active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | τετήρηκα 2 | |
| 2 | τετήρηκας 1 | |
| 3 | τετήρηκε(ν) 1 | τετήρηκαν 1 |
Present active subjunctive
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | τηρῶμεν 2 | |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | τηρῇ 1 |
Aorist active subjunctive
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | τηρήσῃς 1 | τηρήσητε 2 |
| 3 | τηρήσῃ 4 |
Present active imperative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | τήρει 2 | τηρεῖτε 1 |
| 3 |
Aorist active imperative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | τήρησον 2 | τηρήσατε 1 |
| 3 |
Imperfect passive indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ἐτηρεῖτο 1 |
Perfect passive indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | τετήρηται 2 |
Aorist passive optative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | τηρηθείη 1 |
Present active masculine participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | τηρῶν 6 | τηροῦντες 4 |
| G | τηρούντων 2 | |
| D | ||
| A |
Present passive masculine participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | τηρούμενοι 1 | |
| G | ||
| D | ||
| A | τηρουμένους 1 |
Aorist active masculine participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | ||
| G | ||
| D | ||
| A | τηρήσαντας 1 |
Perfect passive masculine participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | ||
| G | ||
| D | τετηρημένοις 1 | |
| A |
Perfect passive feminine participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | ||
| G | ||
| D | ||
| A | τετηρημένην 1 |