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Koine Greek wordlink #99102

SR GNT Acts 20:31 γρηγορεῖτε (graʸgoreite) ‘therefore be watching remembering that for three_year’ Strongs=11270 Lemma=grēgoreō
Word role=verb mood=imperative tense=present voice=active person=2nd number=plural
Year=60 AD Event=Paul_speaks_to_Ephesian_Elders TimeSeries=Paul_speaks_to_Ephesian_Elders Refers to Word #98765

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Other uses (6) of identical word form γρηγορεῖτε (V-MPA2··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘γρηγορεῖτε’ (V-MPA2··P) is always and only glossed as ‘be watching’.

Mark 13:35 ‘be watching therefore not you_all have known’ SR GNT Mark 13:35 word 1

OET-LV: 35 Therefore be _watching, because/for you _all _have_ not _known when the master of _the house is _coming, either evening, or midnight, or of_the_crockcrow, or in _the _morning, (MRK_13:35)

OET-RV: 35 So you all watch and stay alert, because you don’t know when the master of the house might return—perhaps one evening or at midnight, or at dawn or maybe mid-morning. (MRK 13:35)

Mark 13:37 ‘I am saying to all I am saying be watching’ SR GNT Mark 13:37 word 10

OET-LV: 37 And what I _am _saying to _you _all, I _am _saying to _all, be _watching. (MRK_13:37)

OET-RV: 37 And what I’m telling you now, I tell everyone: stay alert and watch.” (MRK 13:37)

Mark 14:34 ‘remain here and be watching’ SR GNT Mark 14:34 word 15

OET-LV: 34 And he _is _saying to _them: The soul of _me is very _sorrowful to death, remain here and be _watching. (MRK_14:34)

OET-RV: 34 He told the three of them, “My soul is deathly sad! You guys just stay here and keep alert.” (MRK 14:34)

Mat 24:42 ‘be watching therefore because not’ SR GNT Mat 24:42 word 1

OET-LV: 42 Therefore be _watching, because you _all _have_ not _known on _what day the master of _you _all is _coming. (MAT_24:42)

OET-RV: 42 So be watching, because none of you know exactly when your master will return. (MAT 24:42)

Mat 25:13 ‘be watching therefore because neither’ SR GNT Mat 25:13 word 1

OET-LV: 13 Therefore be _watching, because you _all _have_ neither _known the day nor the hour. (MAT_25:13)

OET-RV: 13 “So then, be watchful because you all don’t know the day or the time. (MAT 25:13)

Mat 26:38 ‘remain here and be watching with me’ SR GNT Mat 26:38 word 17

OET-LV: 38 Then he _is _saying to _them: The soul of _me is very _sorrowful to death, remain here and be _watching with me. (MAT_26:38)

OET-RV: 38 and told them, “My soul is deathly sad. Stay here and look out for me.” (MAT 26:38)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘grēgoreō’ have 8 different glosses: ‘be watching’, ‘to watch’, ‘he may_be watching’, ‘he watched’, ‘we may_be watching’, ‘you may watch’, ‘watch’, ‘watching’.

Greek words (17) other than γρηγορεῖτε (V-MPA2··P) with a gloss related to ‘watching’

Have 17 other words (γρηγοροῦντες, ἀγρυπνεῖτε, γρηγορῶμεν, γρηγοροῦντας, Γρηγορεῖτε, ἀγρυπνοῦσιν, ἀγρυπνοῦντες, γρηγορῇ, Ὁρᾶτε, Γρηγορεῖτε, γρηγορῶν, Ὁρᾶτε, Γρηγορεῖτε, Ἀγρυπνεῖτε, γρηγορῶν, γρηγορῶμεν, Ὁρᾶτε) with 3 lemmas altogether (agrupneō, grēgoreō, horaō)

MARK 13:33 ἀγρυπνεῖτε (agrupneite) V-MPA2··P Lemma=agrupneō ‘be watching_out be watching and be praying not’ SR GNT Mark 13:33 word 4

OET-LV: 33 Be _watching _out, be _watching, and be _praying, because/for you _all _have_ not _known when the time is. (MRK_13:33)

OET-RV: 33 So watch out, observe current events, and be praying, because you won’t know exactly when all this will happen. (MRK 13:33)

MARK 13:34 γρηγορῇ (graʸgoraʸ) V-SPA3··S ‘doorkeeper he commanded that he may_be watching’ SR GNT Mark 13:34 word 30

OET-LV: 34 Like a_man travelling it _is, having _left the house of _him, and having _given the authority to _the slaves of _him, to _each the work of _him, and to _the doorkeeper he _commanded that he _may _be _watching. (MRK_13:34)

OET-RV: 34 It can all be compared to a man who was about to leave his house and go on a trip. Before he leaves, he gives certain jobs and responsibilities to his various slaves, and instructs his security guard to stay alert. (MRK 13:34)

MARK 14:38 Γρηγορεῖτε (Graʸgoreite) V-MPA2··P ‘be watching and be praying that’ SR GNT Mark 14:38 word 1

OET-LV: 38 Be _watching and be _praying that you _all _may_ not _come into temptation. On _one _hand the spirit is eager, on _the _other _hand the flesh is weak. (MRK_14:38)

OET-RV: 38 You all need to stay alert and be careful not to give into temptation. I know your spirits are enthusiastic on one hand, but it’s still easy to give in to the moment.” (MRK 14:38)

MAT 16:6 Ὁρᾶτε (Horate) V-MPA2··P Lemma=horaō ‘Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said to them be watching and be taking_heed of’ SR GNT Mat 16:6 word 6

OET-LV: 6 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said to _them: Be _watching and be _taking _heed of the leaven of _the Farisaios_party and Saddoukaios_sect. (MAT_16:6)

OET-RV: 6 and Yeshua told them, “Watch out for the yeast from the Pharisees and the Sadducees.” (MAT 16:6)

MAT 24:6 Ὁρᾶτε (Horate) V-MPA2··P Lemma=horaō ‘and reports of wars be watching not be_being alarmed it is fitting’ SR GNT Mat 24:6 word 9

OET-LV: 6 And you _all _will _be _going to _be _hearing wars, and reports of _wars. Be _watching, be_ not _being _alarmed, because/for it _is _fitting to _become, but the end is not _yet. (MAT_24:6)

OET-RV: 6 You will hear about wars and reports about wars further away. Don’t be alarmed, but keep watching because these things need to happen, although that’s not yet the end (MAT 24:6)

MAT 26:41 Γρηγορεῖτε (Graʸgoreite) V-MPA2··P ‘be watching and be praying in_order_that’ SR GNT Mat 26:41 word 1

OET-LV: 41 Be _watching and be _praying, in _order _that you _all _may_ not _come _in into temptation. On _one _hand the spirit is eager, on _the _other _hand the the_flesh is weak. (MAT_26:41)

OET-RV: 41 Stay alert and pray so that you all don’t fall into temptation. Your spirits are eager, but your endurance is lacking.” (MAT 26:41)

LUKE 12:15 Ὁρᾶτε (Horate) V-MPA2··P Lemma=horaō ‘and to them be watching and be keeping from’ SR GNT Luke 12:15 word 5

OET-LV: 15 And he _said to them: Be _watching and be _keeping from all greediness, because the life of _him is not in the thing to _be _being _plentiful to _anyone, of the things possessing to _him. (LUK_12:15)

OET-RV: 15 Then he told them, “Keep alert to avoid all greediness, because a person’s life is not about gaining lots of possessions.” (LUK 12:15)

LUKE 12:37 γρηγοροῦντας (graʸgorountas) V-PPA·AMP ‘the master will_be finding watching truly I am saying to you_all’ SR GNT Luke 12:37 word 11

OET-LV: 37 Blessed are the those slaves, whom the master having _come, will _be _finding watching. Truly, I _am _saying to _you _all that he _will _be _girding _about himself and will _be _reclining them, and having _come _up, he _will _be _serving unto _them. (LUK_12:37)

OET-RV: 37 The master would bless the slaves that are ready, watching for when he arrives. I can assure you that he’ll dress himself and then he’ll seat them on couches and come and serve them there himself. (LUK 12:37)

LUKE 21:36 Ἀγρυπνεῖτε (Agrupneite) V-MPA2··P Lemma=agrupneō ‘be watching and at every’ SR GNT Luke 21:36 word 1

OET-LV: 36 Be _watching and at every season, beseeching that you _all _may _prevail to _escape all these things which going to _be _becoming, and to _be _stood before the son of_ the _Man. (LUK_21:36)

OET-RV: 36 No matter what the season, stay alert, asking God that you’ll all have the strength to escape all those things going to happen, and at the end to be able to stand in front of humanity’s child.” (LUK 21:36)

1 COR 16:13 Γρηγορεῖτε (Graʸgoreite) V-MPA2··P ‘be watching be standing_firm in the’ SR GNT 1 Cor 16:13 word 1

OET-LV: 13 Be _watching, be _standing _firm in the faith, be _masculine, be _being _strengthened. (CO1_16:13)

OET-RV: 13 Stay alert and stay grounded in the faith. Be strong and courageous. (CO1 16:13)

EPH 6:18 ἀγρυπνοῦντες (agrupnountes) V-PPA·NMP Lemma=agrupneō ‘and to the same thing watching with all perseverance’ SR GNT Eph 6:18 word 16

OET-LV: 18 by all prayer and petition, praying in every season in the_spirit, and to the_same thing, watching with all perseverance and petition for all the holy ones, (EPH_6:18)

OET-RV: 18 Make your requests as you pray in the spirit at every occasion and similarly staying alert and persevering as you make requests on behalf of all the dedicated believers (EPH 6:18)

COL 4:2 γρηγοροῦντες (graʸgorountes) V-PPA·NMP ‘in prayer be persevering watching in it with’ SR GNT Col 4:2 word 5

OET-LV: 2 Be _persevering the in _prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving, (COL_4:2)

OET-RV: 2 Persevere in prayer, keeping watch and being thankful. (COL 4:2)

1 TH 5:6 γρηγορῶμεν (graʸgorōmen) V-SPA1··P ‘the rest but we may_be watching and we may_be being_sober’ SR GNT 1 Th 5:6 word 10

OET-LV: 6 Therefore consequently not we _may _be _sleeping as the rest, but we _may _be _watching and we _may _be _being _sober. (TH1_5:6)

OET-RV: 6 so as a result, we won’t be sleeping like the others, but we’ll be alert and sober. (TH1 5:6)

1 TH 5:10 γρηγορῶμεν (graʸgorōmen) V-SPA1··P ‘us in_order_that whether we may_be watching or we may_be sleeping together’ SR GNT 1 Th 5:10 word 9

OET-LV: 10 the one having _died _off for us, in _order _that whether we _may _be _watching or we _may _be _sleeping, together with him we _may _live. (TH1_5:10)

OET-RV: 10 the one who was executed on our behalf so that whether we might be alert and watching, or whether we’re dead and ‘sleeping’, either way we’ll all live together with him. (TH1 5:10)

HEB 13:17 ἀγρυπνοῦσιν (agrupnousin) V-IPA3··P Lemma=agrupneō ‘be yielding they for are watching for the souls’ SR GNT Heb 13:17 word 9

OET-LV: 17 Be _being _persuaded by _the ones leading of _you _all, and be _yielding, because/for they are _watching for the souls of _you _all, as an_account going _to _give _back, in _order _that with joy this they _may _be _doing, and not groaning, because/for unprofitable for _you _all this would _be. (HEB_13:17)

OET-RV: 17 Your leaders keep watch over your spiritual lives, knowing that they will have to give account to God for you, so obey them and yield to them so that they can fulfil their ministry cheerfully and without groaning, because that wouldn’t help you all either. (HEB 13:17)

REV 3:2 γρηγορῶν (graʸgorōn) V-PPA·NMS ‘be becoming watching and strengthen the’ SR GNT Rev 3:2 word 2

OET-LV: 2 Be _becoming watching, and strengthen the other things, which were _going to _die _off, because/for not I _have _found of _you works, having _been _fulfilled before the god of _me. (REV_3:2)

OET-RV: 2 So wake up from the dead and strengthen what’s left and was about to die, because your actions have been inadequate in God’s sight. (REV 3:2)

REV 16:15 γρηγορῶν (graʸgorōn) V-PPA·NMS ‘a thief blessed is the one watching and keeping the’ SR GNT Rev 16:15 word 9

OET-LV: 15 (Behold, I _am _coming like a_thief. Blessed is the one watching and keeping the clothes of _him, in _order _that not naked he _may _be _walking, and they _may _be _seeing the shame of _him. ) (REV_16:15)

OET-RV: 15 (“Listen, I am coming unexpectedly like a thief! It’ll be good for the ones who are alert and with their clothes ready so they won’t have to walk around naked and exposed.”) (REV 16:15)

Key: V=verb