τήρησιςtḗrēsis

Meanings

Same root

• τηρέωtēréō · G5083perhaps akin to G2334 (θεωρέω)); to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from G5442 (φυλάσσω), which is properly to prevent escaping; and from G2892 (κουστωδία), which implies a fortress or full military lines of apparatus), i.e. to note (a prophecy; figuratively, to fulfil a command); by implication, to detain (in custody; figuratively, to maintain); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried)

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

• Acts 4:3 They arrested them and, since it was already evening, put them in jail until morning.
• Acts 5:18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
• 1 Corinthians 7:19 For it makes no difference whether or not a man has been circumcised. The important thing is to keep God’s commandments.