Word study · Greek

grēgoreō

to keep watch, stay awake

Say it: gray-gor-EH-oh (approximate)

γρηγορέω

What it means

To keep watch. "Watching therein with thanksgiving" (4:2).

Range of meaning

  • Stay awakeDon't sleep.
  • Be alertStay ready for what is coming.

In Colossians

  • Chapter 4

    "Watching therein with thanksgiving" (4:2).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1127 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources