Greek Dictionary: Keep to Kin:

Greek Dictionary:

Keep to Kin:

Keep: Kept: 1301. Greek is, diatereo. To watch carefully, to keep with care, to have one’s eye upon throughout, In N.T. Trope.

To guard with care, to lay up, to retain, Luke 2:51, “but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.” Septuagint and Hebrew, “Observed = (kept) the saying.” Genesis 37:11, “And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.”

With, to guard or keep one’s self wholly from any thing, to abstain wholly, seq. — Acts 15:29. Compare Septuagint, sequel to follow “in,” common form infinitive, for Hebrew, Isaiah 56:2, “that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.” 

Keep: 1314. Greek is, diaphulasso. To guard through as in ever, to protect; Luke 4:10, “He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee.” Septuagint for Hebrew, “Keep thee,” Genesis 28:15. Psalms 91:11.

Keep: 1858. Greek is, heortazo. To keep a festival, to keep holyday, intransitive verb, 1 Corinthians 5:8, “let us keep the feast,” Septuagint for Hebrew, “May hold = (keep) a feast,” Exodus 5:1. Psalms 42:4, “with a multitude that kept holyday.”

Keep: 2722. See Let, 2722.
Keep: 2853. See Join, 2853.

Keep: Kept: 3557. Greek is, nosphizomai. Apart, away. Past participle, to put apart, to separate, middle term of a syllogism, to separate oneself, to go away. Active verb, to take or snatch away, to rob. In N.T., middle term of a syllogism, to take away for oneself, to keep back any thing which belongs to another, to embezzle, to purloin, absolute. Titus 2:10, “Not purloining = (pilfering) but showing all good fidelity;” Sequel to follow, “From,” common form genitive, partitively, Acts 5:2-3, “and to keep back part of the price of the land?.” Common form, “from,” Septuagint, Joshua 7:1, “took of the accursed thing:” 

Keep: 4100. See believe, 4100.
Keep: 4160. See Wrought, 4160

Keep: 4238. Greek is, prasso. To do, expressing an action as continued or not yet completed; what one does repeatedly, continually, habitually; Found in John 3:20, “For every one that doeth hateth the light,” John 5:29. Elsewhere only in the writing of Luke and Paul.

a-1. Sequel to follow accommodation, of thing, without reference to a person as the remote object; compare below in c.

a-2. Spoken of particular deeds, acts, works, done repeatedly or continually, to do, as in to perform, to execute. Acts 19:19, “Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men:” with verse 36, Acts 26:26, “for this thing was not done.” 1 Thessalonians 4:11, “and to do your own business,” Once put instead of repeating a preceding verb, 1 Corinthians 9:17, “for if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward:” compare with verse 16.

a-3. O a course of action or conduct, especially of right, duty, virtue, to do, as in to exercise, to practice. Acts 26:20, “and do works meet = (befitting) for repentance.” Romans 2:25, 7:15, 9:11. 2 Corinthians 5:10. Philippians 4:9. Septuagint and Hebrew, Proverbs 21:7, “because they refuse to do judgment.”

a-4. Oftener of evil deeds or conduct, to do, as to commit, to practice. Luke 22:23, “which of them it was that should do this thing.” Luke 23:15, “lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.” Luke 23:41, “but this man hath done nothing amiss.” John 3:20, “For every one that doeth evil hateth the light,” John 5:29. Acts 25:11, “For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die:” Acts 25:25, “he had committed nothing worthy of death,” Acts 26:31. Romans 1:32, 2:1-2-3, 7:19, 13:4. 2 Corinthians 5:10, 12:21. Galatians 5:21. Septuagint and Hebrew, “To do,” Proverbs 10:23. Job. 36:23. Proverbs 30:20, “I have done not wickedness.”

b-1. Intransitive verb, to do, as in to act, with an adjunct of manner. Acts 3:17, “I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.” Compare with verses 14-15. Acts 17:7, “and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar,” Septuagint and Hebrew, “In so doing,” Genesis 31:28. Proverbs 14:17.

b-2. Like English to do, as to fare, to be in any state of good or ill, with an adjunct of manner. Ephesians 6:21, “and how I do,” how I fare. Acts 15:29, “ye shall do well.”

c. Spoken in reference to a person, to do to or in respect to any one, in N.T. only of harm or evil.

c-1. Generally, common form accommodation, of thing, sequel to follow dative, of persons. Acts 16:28, “Do thyself no harm: we are all here.” So, common form, as to, Acts 5:35. Acts 26:9.

c-2. In the sense to do from any one, as to exact, to collect money from any one; in N.T. only common form accommodation, of thing, Luke 3:13, “Exact no more than that which is appointed you.” Luke 19:23, “that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?”

Keep: Kept: 4601. See Peace, 4601.

Keep: 4874. Greek is, sunanamignumi. Feminine, past particle, to mix up together; passive of middle term of syllogism, to mingle together with, to have intercourse or keep company with, common form dative, 1 Corinthians 5:9, “I wrote unto you in an epistle not to keep company with fornicators:” with verse 11. 2 Thessalonians 3:14. Septuagint for Hebrew, “Hath mixed himself among the people,” Hosea 7:8.

Keep: 4912. Greek is, sunecho. Feminine, to hold together, to press together, as to hold fast, to shut up, transitive verb, past particle, as to stop one’s ears Acts 7:57. Septuagint for Hebrew, “the kings shall shut their mouths at him:” Isaiah 52:15. Of a city besieged, Luke 19:43, “and keep thee on every side,” Septuagint for Hebrew, 1 Samuel 23:8, “to besiege David and his men.” Of a crowd, to press upon any one Luke 8:45; of persons having a prisoner in custody, to hold fast, Luke 22:63, “and the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.”

Trope, of constrain, as to compel, to press on, common form of accommodation, 2 Corinthians 5:14, “For the love of Christ constraineth us;” Passive, Acts 18:5, “Paul was pressed in the spirit,” in Received text, K.J.V. Passive, to be in constraint, as to be straitened, distressed, perplexed, absolute, Luke 12:50, “and how am I straitened (distressed) till it be accomplished!” Philippians 1:23, “For I am in a strait (hard pressed) betwixt two,”

Also, as to be seized, affected, afflicted, with fear, disease, etc. common form dative, Luke 8:37, “for they were taken with great fear:” Matthew 4:24. Luke 4:38. Acts 28:8. Septuagint, Job 3:24, 31:23. Passive, spoken also of a person held fast, pressed, occupied with a work or the like; Acts 18:5, “Paul was pressed in the spirit,” in later edit. Compare above, as Paul now gave himself wholly to preaching the word; compare in verse 3.

Keep: 5083. Keepers: Keepeth: Kept: 5083. Greek is, tereo. Feminine, watching. To keep an eye upon, to watch, and hence to keep, to guard, transitive verb, past particle, to watch, to observe attentively, to keep the eyes fixed upon, common form accommodation, Revelation 1:3, “and keep those things which are written therein:” as in watching the fulfillment of prophecy. Revelation 22:7-9. Septuagint for Hebrew, Ecclesiastes 114, “he that observeth the wind shall not sow;” Proverbs 23:36.

Trope, to observe, to keep, to fulfil, a duty, precept, law, custom, etc. to perform watchfully vigilantly, common form accommodation, Matthew 19:17, “Keep the commandments.” John 14:15-21, 15:10. 1 John 2:3-4, 3:22-24, 5:2-3. Revelation 12:17, 14:12. 1 Timothy 6:14, “keep this commandment.” John 8:51-52-55, 14:23-24, 15:20, 17:6. 1 John 2:5. Revelation 3:8-10, “Because thou kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation,” Septuagint, 1 Samuel 15:11, “and hath not performed my commandments.” Acts 15:5-24. James 2:10. Mark 7:9, “that ye may keep your own tradition.” John 9:16.

Generally, common form accommodation, expressed or implied. Revelation 2:26, “and keepeth my works unto the end,” as in the works which I require. Matthew 23:3, “that observe and do; but do not ye after their works:” Matthew 28:20, “Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:” Acts 21:25. Revelation 3:3, “and hold fast, and repeny.” Septuagint, generally for Hebrew, “Keep,” Proverbs 3:1-21. Proverbs 8:34, “watching daily at my gates,”

To keep, to guard, as a prisoner, person arrested, common form accommodation, Matthew 27:36-54, “when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus,” Acts 12:5-6, Acts 16:23, 24:23, 25:4-21. 1 John 5:18, “but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.” as on his guard. Participle, Matthew 28:4, “And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.” guards. Of things, Revelation 16:15. Trope, to keep in safety, to preserve, to maintain; common form accommodation of thing simply, Ephesians 4:3, “Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” 2 Timothy 4:7, “I have kept the faith:” Jude 6, “And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation,”

Septuagint for Hebrew, Proverbs 16:17, “he that keepeth his ways preserveth his soul.” So, trope, accommodation, with adjuncts: common form of persons and predicate, 2 Corinthians 11:9, “I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you,” 1 Timothy 5:22, “keep thyself pure.” Common form dative, of persons Jude 1, “and preserved in Jesus Christ,” Sequel to follow “in,” common form dative of state, John 17:11-12, Jude 21. Sequel to follow, John 17:15, “thou shouldest keep them from the evil” Septuagint for common form for Hebrew, Proverbs 7:5, “That they may keep thee from the strange woman,”

As to keep back or in store, to reserve, common form accommodation, as things, John 2:10, “but thou hast kept the good wine until now.” John 12:7, “against the day of my burying hath she kept this.” 2 Peter 2:17, “to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.” Jude 13. 1 Peter 1:4, “reserved in heaven for you.” Of persons, 1 Corinthians 7:37, “and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.” As to keep her at home, unmarried, opposed to, “Married,” in verse 38. 2 Peter 2:4. Jude 6. 2 Peter 2:9, 3:7.

Keep: 5288. See Draw, 5288.

Keep: 5299. Greek is, hupopiazo. Feminine, part under the eyes, the face, from, to strike under the eyes, to beat the face black and blue, English, to give a black eye. In N.T., generally, as to maltreat, transitive verb, spoken of the body, to subject to hardship, to mortify, 1 Corinthians 9:27, “But I keep (discipline) under my body, and bring it into subjection” Trope, to weary with prayers, entreaties, English, to beat out, common form accommodation, Luke 18:5, “I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.”

Keep: 5432. Greek is, phroureo. Feminine, a watchman, guard, to watch, to keep watch, absolute. In N.T.V and generally, sequel to follow accusative, to watch, to guard, to keep.                                         

a. Past particle, as of a military watch, 2 Corinthians 11:32, “the governor under Aretas the kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison,” Trope, as of a prisoner, Galatians 3:23, “we are kept under the law,” Trope,

b. To keep, to preserve in any state; Philippians 4:7, “shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Passive, 1Peter 1:5, “Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”

Keep: 5442. Keepest: Keepeth: Keeping: Kept: 5442. See Ware, 5442.

Keeper: 1200. See Prison, 1200.

Keepers: 3626. Greek is, oikouros. Adjective, doing housework, fem. A housewife, Titus 2:5, “To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home,” In some Manuscripts, for, “oikteiro, #3627.” Not elsewhere found, and probably an error in copying.”

Keepers: 5083. See Keep, 5083.

Keepers: 5441. Greek is, phulax. A watcher, keeper, guard; Acts 5:23, “the keepers standing without — the doors.” Acts 12:6-19. Septuagint for Hebrew, Genesis 4:9, “I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?” Isaiah 62:6, “I have set a watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem,”

Keeping: 5084. See Prison, 5084.
Kept: 71. See Brought, 71-b-2.

Kept: 650. Greek is, apostereo. Feminine, to deprive of, to defraud of, construed strictly with an accusative of persons and accusative or genitive of thing. In N.T.,

Spoken of persons, sequel to follow accusative, 1 Corinthians 6:8, “ye do wrong, and defraud.” Absolute, Mark 10:19, “Defraud not.” In respect to conjugal intercourse, 1 Corinthians 7:5, “Defraud ye not,” compare, Septuagint for Hebrew, “If he take him another wife,” Exodus 21:10. So mid. To suffer one’s self to be defrauded, 1 Corinthians 6:7, “why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?”

Spoken of things, seq. accus. James 5:4, “which is of you kept back by fraud,” as in wages held back by fraud. Septuagint and Hebrew, “oppress,” Deuteronomy 24:14. Malachi 3:5, “and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages,” Sequel to follow genitive, 1 Timothy 6:5, “and destitute of the truth,” defrauding themselves, as destitute of, the truth.

Kept: 1006. See Feed, 1006.
Kept: 1096. See Made, 1096.
Kept: 2192. See Have, 2192.
Kept: 2343. See Heaped, 2343.

Kept: 2377. Greek is, thuroros. A door keeper, porter, male or female, Mark 13:34, “and commanded the porter to watch.” John 18:16-17, “Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter,” Of a shepherd keeping watch at the door of a fold, John 10:3, “To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice:”

Kept: 2621. Greek is, katakeimai. Feminine, to lie down, as to lie, to be recumbent, intransitive verb.                         

a. Spoken of the sick, sequel to follow participle, Mark 1:30, she, “But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever,” Acts 28:8. Sequel to follow “at,” common form dative, Mark 2:4. Luke 5:25. Acts 9:33, “which had kept his bed eight years,” Sequel to follow “in,” John 5:3, “In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.” Absolute, verse 6, “When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case,”

b. To recline at table in the oriental manner. Mark 14:3, “as he sat at meat,” Luke 5:29. Common form “in,” Mark 2:15, “as Jesus sat at meat in his house, 1 Corinthians 8:10, “Sit at meat in the idol’s temple.”

Kept: 2902. See Hold, 2902.

Kept: 2967. Greek is, koluo. Feminine, past particle, to cut off, to weaken, and hence generally, to hinder, to prevent, to restrain, past particle, sequel to follow accusative, of persons and genitive of thing, Acts 27:43, “willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose;” Septuagint for Hebrew, “Withholden” 1 Samuel 25:26. Sequel to follow accusative, of persons infinitive, Acts 8:36, “See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?” Acts 16:6, “and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,” Acts 24:23,”he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.” 1Thessalonians 2:16. Hebrews 7:23, “because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:”

Common form accusative implied, Luke 23:2. 1 Timothy 4:3. Matthew 19:14, “Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come to me:” Common form inferred, implication, Mark 9:38-39, “Forbid him not:” Mark 10:14. Luke 9:49, 11:52, 18:16. Acts 11:17, “I could withstand God?” Romans 1:13, “But was let (hindered) hitherto.” 3 John 10. Absolute, Luke 9:50, “Forbid him not:” Sequel to follow accusative, of thing, 1 Corinthians 14:39, 2 Peter 2:16.

Common form, “That,’ inferred, Acts 10:47, “Can any man forbid water, that theses should be baptized,” By Hebrewism, sequel to follow accusative, of thing and “from,” common form genitive, of persons. Luke 6:29, “forbid him not to take thy coat also.” Septuagint for Hebrew, withhold,” Genesis 23:6. 2 Samuel 13:13.

Kept: 3930. See Brought, 3930-b.
Kept: Keepeth: 4160. See Wrought, 4160.
Kept: 4933. See Observed, 4933.
Kept: 5083. See Keep, 5083.
Kept: 5288. See Draw, 5288. 
Kept: 5432. See Keep, 5432.
Kept: 5442. See Ware, 5442.

Key: Keys: 2807. Greek is, kleis. A key, for locking and unlocking, in N.T. as the symbol of power and authority. Matthew 16:19, “And I will give unto thee the key of the kingdom of heaven:” as in the power of opening or shutting, or admitting to or excluding from, the kingdom of God. Revelation 3:7, “he that hath the key of David,” in the same sense, in allusion to Isaiah 22:22, were Septuagint for the Hebrew, “The key of the house of David,” Revelation 1:18, “I — have the keys of hell and of death.” Revelation 9:1, 20:1, “having the key of the bottomless pit,”

Metaphor, Luke 11:52, “Woe unto you lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge,” as in the means of attaining to true knowledge in respect to the kingdom of God, compare, Matthew 23:13, “But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men.” Past particle, Septuagint for Hebrew, Judges 3:25, “therefore they took a key,”

Kick: 2979. Greek is, laktizo. Feminine, to kick, to strike with the heel, as, Acts 9:5, 26:14, “Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks (goads).”

Kid: 2056. Greek is, eriphos. A kid, young goat, past particle, Luke 15:29, “Never gavest me a kid.” Septuagint for Hebrew, “Kids” Genesis 27:9, 38:17. Exodus 12:5, “Goats.” Genesis 37:31. In Matthew 25:32, “A shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats,” kids (goats) are put as the emblem of wicked men, because of their inferior value, lechery, etc. compare Leviticus 16, with verse 26, “Scape goat.”

Kill: Killed: 337. See Slain, 337.

Kill: 615. Killed: Killest: Killeth: Killing: 615. Greek is, apokteino.

a. Aoris 1, passive, to kill, outright, to put to death, transitive verb, the form “apokteino,” to kill, occurs in later editions. Matthew 10:28, “Fear not them which kill the body.” Luke 12:4. For “apokteino,” in later edition, Revelation 6:11, “That should be killed.” Septuagint, “Slay,” Habakkuk 1:17. Daniel 2:13, “Slain.” The aoris 1 pass. “Killed,” in Matthew 16:21, Mark 8:31, though poetic, occurs mostly only in later prose.

b. Past particle, to kill, to put to death, in any way, Matthew 14:5, “Put him to death.” Matthew 16:21, 21:35, “Killed,” verse 38, “kill,” verse 39, “Slew.” Mark 6:19. John 18:31. Revelation 6:8. Septuagint for Hebrew, “Slew,” Genesis 4:8, Judges 9:5. Genesis 18:25, “Slay.” Exodus 4:24, “Kill.” Joshua 11:10, “Smote.” 1 Samuel 17:46, “Smite” So, “To kill one’s self, John 8:22, collectively; passive, to be slain, as in to die, to perish, Revelation 9:18-20, “killed”

c. Trope, to kill eternally, to bring under condemnation of eternal death; Matthew 10:28, “kill the body,” to kill the soul. Compare Luke 12:5, “Which after He hath killed hath power to cast into hell,” and Romans 7:11, “For sin, — by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me,” 2 Corinthians 3:6, “The letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.”

d. Trope, to destroy, to abolish, Ephesians 2:16, “Having slain the enmity thereby.” Compare Septuagint and Hebrew, “He destroyed” Psalms 78:47.

Kill: 1315. Greek is, diacheirizomai. To have pass through one’s hand, to administer. In N.T., middle term of a syllogism, to lay hands upon, as in to kill, to slay, transitive verb, Acts 5:30, “Jesus, whom ye slew.” Acts 26:21, “Went about to kill me.”

Kill: Killed: 2380. See Sacrifice, 2380.
Kill: 4969. See Slain, 4969.

Kill: Killed: 5407. Greek is, phoneuo. To kill a person, to slay, to murder; absolute, Matthew 5:21, “Thou shall not kill.” Matthew 19:18, “Thou shalt do no murder.” Romans 13:9. Mark 10:19. Luke 18:20. James 2:11. Septuagint for Hebrew, “kill,” Exodus 20:13. Deuteronomy 5:17. Generally, Matthew 5:21. James 2:11, 4:2, “Ye kill.” Sequel to follow accusative, Matthew 23:31, “Which killed the prophets,” with verse 35, “Which ye slew.” James 5:6, “Killed the just.” Septuagint for Hebrew, “kill,” Deuteronomy 4:42. Joshua 20:5-6, “Slayer,” Nehemiah 4:11, “Slay them.”

Killed: 2289. See Mortify, 2289.

Kin: 4773. Greek is, suggenes. Adjective, kin, kindred, related; substantive, a kinsman, relative, one of the same family. Mark 6:4, “His own kin.” Luke 1:36, “Thy cousin Elizabeth,” with verse 58, “Her cousins heard.” Luke 2:44, “Their kinsfolk.” Luke 14:12, “Thy kinsmen.” Luke 21:16. John 18:26. Acts 10:24. Septuagint for Hebrew, Leviticus 18:13, “kinswoman.” Leviticus 24:45. Joshua 21:27, “Families.” In a wider sense, as one of the same nation; a fellow countryman, spoken by Paul of the Jews as being all descended from a common ancestor. Romans 9:3, “Kinsmen according to the flesh.” Romans 16:7-11-21. 

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