Word study · Greek
grēgoreō
to keep watch, stay awake
Say it: gray-gor-EH-oh (approximate)
γρηγορέω
What it means
To stay awake. "Let's watch and be sober" (5:6, 5:10).
Range of meaning
- Stay awakeDon't sleep.
- Be alertStay ready for what is coming.
In 1 Thessalonians
- Chapter 5
"But let's watch" (5:6, 5:10).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G1127 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources