Know the Word.

Greek word

tḗrēsis

τήρησις

What it means

a watching, i.e. observance, or a prison

a watching, i.e. (figuratively) observance, or (concretely) a prison

Where it comes from

from tēréō (τηρέω)

How the King James translates it

  • hold1
  • keeping1

Every place it appears 2

Acts4:3
1 Corinthians7:19
tḗrēsis — Greek word meaning “a watching, i.e. observance, or”