τήρησιςtḗrēsis
GreekG50843 occurrences (KJV)
a watching, i.e. (figuratively) observance, or (concretely) a prison
KJV renders it: hold
Where it appears
- Acts 4:3They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.
- Acts 5:18and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.
- 1 Cor 7:19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.