Original: τήρησις

Transliteration: tḗrēsis

Phonetic: tay'-ray-sis

Short Definition: Hold

- Original: τήρησις

- Transliteration: Teresis

- Phonetic: tay'-ray-sis

- Definition:

1. a watching

a. of prisoners

b. a place where prisoners are kept, a prison

2. a keeping

a. complying with, obeying

- Origin: from G5083

- TDNT entry: 10:26,1

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From G5083; a watching that is (figuratively) observance or (concretely) a prison: - hold.

Cognate: G1301, G3906, G3907, G4933, G5083