What does τηρέω · λόγος mean in the Bible?
τηρέω · λόγος is a Greek phrase meaning "guarded, kept, obeyed, and remained loyal to Christ's word".
Greek · G5083, G3056
ἐτήρησάς μου τὸν λόγον
To keep: observe · word
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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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λόγος G3056 word
Pronunciation lógos
Word embodying a conception or idea, not mere sound; in NT especially God's authoritative speech and teaching
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What does ἐτήρησάς μου τὸν λόγον (etērēsas mou ton logon) mean in the Bible?
τηρέω · λόγος is a Greek phrase meaning "guarded, kept, obeyed, and remained loyal to Christ's word".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5083, G3056?
G5083, G3056 is connected to 71 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. guarded, kept, obeyed, and remained loyal to Christ's word
Source Gloss
guarded, kept, obeyed, and remained loyal to Christ's word
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 6 Aligned forms 71 Tenses Present, Aorist, Imperfect, Perfect, Future Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 12×
Present Active Matt 28:20 · Acts 15:5 · Acts 16:23 · 1 Cor 7:37 · Eph 4:3 · Jas 1:27 · 2 Pet 2:9 7×
Present Passive Acts 24:23 · Acts 25:4 · Acts 25:21 3×
Aorist Passive Acts 25:21 1×
Aorist Active 1 Tim 6:14 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 17×
Present Active John 14:21 · 1 John 2:4 · 1 John 3:24 · Rev 2:26 · Rev 16:15 · Rev 22:7 · Matt 27:54 · Matt 28:4 · Rev 1:3 · Rev 14:12 · Rev 12:17 · Rev 22:9 12×
Perfect Passive 1 Pet 1:4 · Jude 1:1 2×
Present Passive 2 Pet 2:4 · 2 Pet 3:7 2×
Aorist Active Jude 1:6 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 10×
Aorist Active John 8:51 · John 8:52 · John 12:7 · Jas 2:10 · Mark 7:9 · John 15:10 · John 17:15 7×
Present Active 1 John 2:3 · 1 John 5:3 · 1 John 2:5 3×
Indicative states a fact or reality 25×
Present Active John 9:16 · John 14:24 · 1 John 5:18 · John 8:55 · 1 John 3:22 5×
Perfect Active John 15:10 · 2 Tim 4:7 · John 2:10 · John 17:6 · Jude 1:6 5×
Future Active 2 Cor 11:9 · Rev 3:10 · John 14:15 · John 14:23 · John 15:20 5×
Aorist Active Rev 3:8 · Rev 3:10 · John 15:20 · 2 Cor 11:9 4×
Imperfect Active Matt 27:36 · Acts 12:6 · John 17:12 3×
Perfect Passive 2 Pet 2:17 · Jude 1:13 2×
Imperfect Passive Acts 12:5 1×
Imperative command or strong request 6×
Aorist Active Matt 19:17 · John 17:11 · Jude 1:21 3×
Present Active 1 Tim 5:22 · Rev 3:3 · Matt 23:3 3×
Optative wish or remote possibility 1×
Aorist Passive 1 Thess 5:23 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 68 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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 Origins
ἐτήρησάς μου τὸν λόγον is built from this root:
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