To preserve
συντηρέωStrong’s G4933suntēreō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Suntēreō is the Greek word usually translated “are preserved”, “was keeping safe” and “was treasuring up”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.”
Meaning
Usually translated “are preserved”, “was keeping safe” and “was treasuring up”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- are preserved 2
- he was keeping safe 1
- was treasuring up 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 6:20For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
- Luke 2:19But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
- Luke 5:38But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.
Greek dictionary
συντηρέω suntēreō · to preserve
συν-τηρέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Eze.18:19 (שָׁמַר), Da TH Dan.7:28 A (נְטַר), Sir.13:12 and freq., Tob.1:11, 2Ma.12:42, al. ;] "perfective" of τηρέω (see M, Pr., 113, 116), to preserve, keep safe, keep close: with accusative of person(s), Mrk.6:20; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.9:17; ἐν τ. καρδίᾳ, Luk.2:19 (Arist. and later writers; cf. MM, xxiv).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “preserve” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PRESERVE, verb transitive
prezerv'. [Low Latin proeservo; proe and servo, to keep.]
- To keep or save from injury or destruction; to defend from evil.“God did send me before you to preserve life” Genesis 45:5“O Lord, preserve me from the violent man” Psalms 140:1
- To uphold; to sustain.“O Lord, thou preservest man and beast” Psalms 36:6
- To save from decay; to keep in a sound state; as, to preserve fruit in winter.
- To season with sugar or other substances for preservation; as, to preserve plums, quinces or other fruit.
All definitions and other forms of “preserve”
- To keep or defend from corruption; as, to preserve youth from vice.
PRESERVE, noun
preserv'. Fruit or a vegetable seasoned and kept in sugar or sirup.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.