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Lexicon :: Strong's G1127 - grēgoreō

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γρηγορέω
Transliteration
grēgoreō (Key)
Pronunciation
gray-gor-yoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:338,195

Strong’s Definitions

γρηγορεύω grēgoreúō, gray-gor-yoo'-o; from G1453; to keep awake, i.e. watch (literally or figuratively):—be vigilant, wake, (be) watch(-ful).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's G1127 in the following manner: watch (21x), wake (1x), be vigilant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's G1127 in the following manner: watch (21x), wake (1x), be vigilant (1x).

  1. to watch

  2. metaph. give strict attention to, be cautious, active

    1. to take heed lest through remission and indolence some destructive calamity suddenly overtake one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γρηγορεύω grēgoreúō, gray-gor-yoo'-o; from G1453; to keep awake, i.e. watch (literally or figuratively):—be vigilant, wake, (be) watch(-ful).
STRONGS G1127:
γρηγορέω, -ῶ; 1 aorist ἐγρηγόρησα; (from ἐγρήγορα, to have been roused from sleep, to be awake, perfect of ἐγείρω; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 118f; Bttm. Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 158; [Winers Grammar, 26 (25); 92 (88)]); to watch;
1. properly: Matthew 24:43; Matthew 26:38, 40; Mark 13:34; Mark 14:34, 37; Luke 12:37, 39 R G L Tr text WH text. As to sleep is often equivalent to to die, so once, 1 Thessalonians 5:10, γρηγ. means to live, be alive on earth.
2. Metaphorically, to watch i. e. give strict attention to, be cautious, active: — to take heed lest through remissness and indolence some destructive calamity suddenly overtake one, Matthew 24:42; Matthew 25:13; Mark 13:35, [Mark 13:37]; Revelation 16:15; or lest one be led to forsake Christ, Matthew 26:41; Mark 14:38; or lest one fall into sin, 1 Thessalonians 5:6; 1 Corinthians 16:13; 1 Peter 5:8; Revelation 3:2f; or be corrupted by errors, Acts 20:31; ἔν τινι, to be watchful in, employ the most punctilious care in a thing: Colossians 4:2. (Sept.; [Baruch 2:9; 1 Macc. 12:27; Aristotle, plant. 1, 2, p. 816b, 29, 37]; Josephus, Antiquities 11, 3, 4; Achilles Tatius; others)
[Synonym: see ἀγρυπνέω. Compare: διαγρηγορέω.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
24:42; 24:43; 25:13; 26:38; 26:40; 26:41
Mark
13:34; 13:35; 13:37; 14:34; 14:37; 14:38
Luke
12:37; 12:39
Acts
20:31
1 Corinthians
16:13
Colossians
4:2
1 Thessalonians
5:6; 5:10
1 Peter
5:8
Revelation
3:2; 16:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1127 matches the Greek γρηγορέω (grēgoreō),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:42 - γρηγορεῖτε G1127 οὖν ὅτι οὐκ οἴδατε ποίᾳ ὥρᾳ ὁ κύριος ὑμῶν ἔρχεται

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:43 - ἐκεῖνο δὲ γινώσκετε ὅτι εἰ ᾔδει ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης ποίᾳ φυλακῇ ὁ κλέπτης ἔρχεται ἐγρηγόρησεν G1127 ἂν καὶ οὐκ ἂν εἴασεν διορυγῆναι τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:13 - Γρηγορεῖτε G1127 οὖν ὅτι οὐκ οἴδατε τὴν ἡμέραν οὐδὲ τὴν ὥραν ἐν ᾗ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:38 - τότε λέγει αὐτοῖς Περίλυπός ἐστιν ἡ ψυχή μου ἕως θανάτου· μείνατε ὧδε καὶ γρηγορεῖτε G1127 μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:40 - καὶ ἔρχεται πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς καὶ εὑρίσκει αὐτοὺς καθεύδοντας καὶ λέγει τῷ Πέτρῳ Οὕτως οὐκ ἰσχύσατε μίαν ὥραν γρηγορῆσαι G1127 μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:41 - γρηγορεῖτε G1127 καὶ προσεύχεσθε ἵνα μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς πειρασμόν· τὸ μὲν πνεῦμα πρόθυμον ἡ δὲ σὰρξ ἀσθενής

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:34 - ὡς ἄνθρωπος ἀπόδημος ἀφεὶς τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ καὶ δοὺς τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐξουσίαν καὶ ἑκάστῳ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ καὶ τῷ θυρωρῷ ἐνετείλατο ἵνα γρηγορῇ G1127

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:35 - γρηγορεῖτε G1127 οὖν· οὐκ οἴδατε γὰρ πότε ὁ κύριος τῆς οἰκίας ἔρχεται ὀψὲ ἢ μεσονυκτίου, ἢ ἀλεκτοροφωνίας ἢ πρωΐ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:37 - ἃ δὲ ὑμῖν λέγω πᾶσιν λέγω γρηγορεῖτε G1127

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:34 - καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς Περίλυπός ἐστιν ἡ ψυχή μου ἕως θανάτου· μείνατε ὧδε καὶ γρηγορεῖτε G1127

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:37 - καὶ ἔρχεται καὶ εὑρίσκει αὐτοὺς καθεύδοντας καὶ λέγει τῷ Πέτρῳ Σίμων καθεύδεις οὐκ ἴσχυσας μίαν ὥραν γρηγορῆσαι G1127

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:38 - γρηγορεῖτε G1127 καὶ προσεύχεσθε ἵνα μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς πειρασμόν· τὸ μὲν πνεῦμα πρόθυμον ἡ δὲ σὰρξ ἀσθενής

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:37 - μακάριοι οἱ δοῦλοι ἐκεῖνοι οὓς ἐλθὼν ὁ κύριος εὑρήσει γρηγοροῦντας· G1127 ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι περιζώσεται καὶ ἀνακλινεῖ αὐτοὺς καὶ παρελθὼν διακονήσει αὐτοῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:39 - τοῦτο δὲ γινώσκετε ὅτι εἰ ᾔδει ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης ποίᾳ ὥρᾳ ὁ κλέπτης ἔρχεται ἐγρηγόρησεν G1127 ἂν καὶ οὐκ ἄν, ἀφῆκεν διορυγῆναι τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:31 - διὸ γρηγορεῖτε G1127 μνημονεύοντες ὅτι τριετίαν νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν οὐκ ἐπαυσάμην μετὰ δακρύων νουθετῶν ἕνα ἕκαστον

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:13 - Γρηγορεῖτε G1127 στήκετε ἐν τῇ πίστει ἀνδρίζεσθε κραταιοῦσθε

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:2 - Τῇ προσευχῇ προσκαρτερεῖτε γρηγοροῦντες G1127 ἐν αὐτῇ ἐν εὐχαριστίᾳ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:6 - ἄρα οὖν μὴ καθεύδωμεν ὡς καὶ οἱ λοιποί ἀλλὰ γρηγορῶμεν G1127 καὶ νήφωμεν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:10 - τοῦ ἀποθανόντος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἵνα εἴτε γρηγορῶμεν G1127 εἴτε καθεύδωμεν ἅμα σὺν αὐτῷ ζήσωμεν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:8 - Νήψατε γρηγορήσατε G1127 ὅτι ὁ ἀντίδικος ὑμῶν διάβολος ὡς λέων ὠρυόμενος περιπατεῖ ζητῶν τινα καταπίῃ·

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:2 - γίνου γρηγορῶν G1127 καὶ στήριξον τὰ λοιπὰ ἃ μὲλλει ἀποθανεῖν οὐ γὰρ εὕρηκά σου τὰ ἔργα πεπληρωμένα ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:3 - μνημόνευε οὖν πῶς εἴληφας καὶ ἤκουσας καὶ τήρει καὶ μετανόησον ἐὰν οὖν μὴ γρηγορήσῃς G1127 ἥξω ἐπὶ σέ ὡς κλέπτης καὶ οὐ μὴ γνῷς ποίαν ὥραν ἥξω ἐπὶ σε

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:15 - Ἰδού, ἔρχομαι ὡς κλέπτης μακάριος ὁ γρηγορῶν G1127 καὶ τηρῶν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἵνα μὴ γυμνὸς περιπατῇ καὶ βλέπωσιν τὴν ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτοῦ
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