"to keep safe and sound, Mt. 9:17; to observe strictly, or, to secure from harm, protect, Mk. 6:20; to preserve in memory, keep carefully in mind, Lk. 2:19*"
Definition and meaning
to keep safe and sound, Mt. 9:17; to observe strictly, or, to secure from harm, protect, Mk. 6:20; to preserve in memory, keep carefully in mind, Lk. 2:19*
In the original Greek the word is written: συντηρέω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of syntereo (G4933) across the King James Bible.
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.
For 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.
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.
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Common questions
Strong's G4933 (syntereo) is a Greek word that means: to keep safe and sound, Mt. 9:17; to observe strictly, or, to secure from harm, protect, Mk. 6:20; to preserve in memory, keep carefully in mind, Lk. 2:19* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word syntereo (G4933) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4933 is syntereo, a Greek word defined as: to keep safe and sound, Mt. 9:17; to observe strictly, or, to secure from harm, protect, Mk. 6:20; to preserve in memory, keep carefully in mind, Lk. . James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
syntereo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.