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σεαυτὸν ἁγνὸν τήρει

Of (with, to) Thyself · pure · to keep: observe

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σεαυτοῦ G4572 of (with, to) thyself
Pronunciation seautoû
Reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject's own person; used for self-reference or self-direction in action
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ἁγνός G53 pure
Pronunciation hagnós
Ceremonial purity from defilement enabling access to worship, extending to moral chastity and sincerity.
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τηρέω G5083 to keep: observe
Pronunciation tēréō
Watchful, active care to preserve or maintain something already entrusted to one's keeping.
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What does σεαυτὸν ἁγνὸν τήρει (seauton hagnon tērei) mean in the Bible?

σεαυτοῦ · ἁγνός · τηρέω is a Greek word meaning "keep yourself pure".

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Meaning

keep yourself pure
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Genitive · Singular · Masculine John 1:22 · John 8:13 · John 18:34 · Acts 26:1 · 2 Tim 4:11 5×
Dative · Singular · Masculine John 17:5 · Acts 9:34 · Acts 16:28 · Rom 2:5 · 1 Tim 4:16 5×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 4:6 · Matt 8:4 · Matt 19:19 · Matt 22:39 · Matt 27:40 · Mark 1:44 · Mark 12:31 · Mark 15:30 · Luke 4:9 · Luke 4:23 · Luke 5:14 · Luke 10:27 · Luke 23:37 · Luke 23:39 · John 7:4 · John 8:53 33×
43 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 68 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 3 ongoing 5 prospective 4 resultant 7 imperative 5 background 4 subjunctive 10 infinitive 12 participle 17 optative 1
Tense
present 34 aorist 17 perfect 9 imperfect 4 future 4
Voice
active 56 passive 12
Mood
indicative 23 participle 17 infinitive 12 subjunctive 10 imperative 5 optative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 19:17 τήρησον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 27:36 ἐτήρουν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 27:54 τηροῦντες present active participle participle Matthew 28:20 τηρεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 28:4 τηροῦντες present active participle participle Mark 7:9 τηρήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 2:10 τετήρηκας perfect active indicative resultant John 8:51 τηρήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 8:52 τηρήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 8:55 τηρῶ present active indicative ongoing John 9:16 τηρεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 12:7 τηρήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 14:15 τηρήσετε future active indicative prospective John 14:21 τηρῶν present active participle participle John 14:23 τηρήσει future active indicative prospective John 14:24 τηρεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 15:10 τηρήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 15:10 τετήρηκα perfect active indicative resultant John 15:20 ἐτήρησαν aorist active indicative completed John 15:20 τηρήσουσιν future active indicative prospective John 17:11 τήρησον aorist active imperative imperative John 17:12 ἐτήρουν imperfect active indicative background John 17:15 τηρήσῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 17:6 τετήρηκαν perfect active indicative resultant Acts 12:5 ἐτηρεῖτο imperfect passive indicative background Acts 12:6 ἐτήρουν imperfect active indicative background Acts 15:5 τηρεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 16:23 τηρεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 24:23 τηρεῖσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Acts 25:21 τηρηθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Acts 25:21 τηρεῖσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Acts 25:4 τηρεῖσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 7:37 τηρεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Ephesians 4:3 τηρεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Thessalonians 5:23 τηρηθείη aorist passive optative optative 1 Timothy 5:22 τήρει present active imperative imperative 1 Timothy 6:14 τηρῆσαί aorist active infinitive infinitive 2 Timothy 4:7 τετήρηκα perfect active indicative resultant James 1:27 τηρεῖν present active infinitive infinitive James 2:10 τηρήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive +28 more 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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 15 — The Gospel of Grace Clarified and the Gentiles Received Ephesians 4 — Walking Worthy: Unity, Maturity, and the New Life in Christ John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 8 — The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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