What does συντηρέω (syntēréō) mean in the Bible?
συντηρέω (syntēréō): Preserving by keeping safe or storing mentally, especially treasuring matters in one's heart.
Greek · G4933
συντηρέω
To preserve
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συντηρέω G4933
Pronunciation syntēréō
What does συντηρέω (syntēréō) mean in the Bible?
συντηρέω (syntēréō): Preserving by keeping safe or storing mentally, especially treasuring matters in one's heart.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4933?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include are preserved (1), protected (1), treasured up (1).
Where does συντηρέω (syntēréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 9:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Mark (1), Matthew (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 are preserved 1× Matthew 9:17
protected 1× Mark 6:20
treasured up 1× Luke 2:19
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 9:17
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1
Source forms
συνετήρει 2x synetērei Mark 6:20, Luke 2:19
συντηροῦνται 1x syntērountai Matthew 9:17
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Mark 6:20, Luke 2:19
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 9:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Preserving by keeping safe or storing mentally, especially treasuring matters in one's heart.
Strong's G4933
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to preserve
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Preserving by keeping safe or storing mentally, especially treasuring matters in one's heart.
"perfective" of τηρέω (see M, Pr., 113, 116), to preserve, keep safe, keep close: with accusative of person(s), Mrk.6:20; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.9:17; ἐν τ. καρδίᾳ, Luk.2:19 (Arist. and later writers; cf. MM, xxiv).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 9:17 Verb Third Person Plural Present Passive Indicative
συντηροῦνται. sunthrountai
I preserve, keep safe, keep in mind
Read verse Mark 6:20 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
συνετήρει sunethrei
I preserve, keep safe, keep in mind
Read verse Luke 2:19 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
συνετήρει sunethrei
I preserve, keep safe, keep in mind
Read verse Luke 5:38 Verb Third Person Plural Present Passive Indicative
συντηροῦνται. sunthrountai
I preserve, keep safe, keep in mind
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Imperfect, Present Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Imperfect Active Mark 6:20 · Luke 2:19 2×
Present Passive Matt 9:17 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
imperfect 2 present 1
Voice
active 2 passive 1
Mood
indicative 3
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
συντηρέω 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