Strong's Concordance
diatéreó: to keep carefully
Original Word: διατηρέωPart of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: diatéreó
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-at-ay-reh'-o)
Short Definition: I keep safe, hold fast
Definition: I keep safe, hold fast.
HELPS Word-studies
1301 diatēréō (from 1223 /diá, "through, thoroughly," intensifying 5083 /tēréō, "guard") – properly, thoroughly keep (very carefully) to ensure final safety (staying intact for "successful final delivery").
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1301: διατηρέωδιατηρέω,
διατήρω; 3 person singular imperfect
διετήρει;
to keep continually or
carefully (see
διά, C. 2):
Luke 2:51 (
Genesis 37:11);
ἐμαυτόν ἐκ τίνος (cf.
τηρεῖν ἐκ τίνος,
John 17:15), to keep oneself (pure) from a thing,
Acts 15:29;
ἀπό τίνος for
שָׁמַר followed by
מִן,
Psalm 11:8
