What does διατηρέω (diatēréō) mean in the Bible?
διατηρέω (diatēréō) is a Greek word meaning "to keep".
Greek · G1301
διατηρέω
To keep
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διατηρέω G1301
Pronunciation diatēréō
What does διατηρέω (diatēréō) mean in the Bible?
διατηρέω (diatēréō) is a Greek word meaning "to keep".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1301?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to avoid (1), treasured up (1).
Where does διατηρέω (diatēréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 2:51. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It to avoid 1× Acts 15:29
treasured up 1× Luke 2:51
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 2:51
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Acts 1
Source forms
διατηροῦντες 1x diatērountes Acts 15:29
διετήρει 1x dietērei Luke 2:51
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 2:51
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 15:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to keep
Source Gloss
to keep
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 2:51 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
διετήρει diethrei
I keep safe, hold fast
Read verse Acts 15:29 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
διατηροῦντες diathrountev
I keep safe, hold fast
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 imperfect 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
διατηρέω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain