Word study · Greek
grēgoreō
to keep watch, stay awake
Say it: gray-gor-EH-oh (approximate)
γρηγορέω
What it means
To be awake, keep watch. Chapter 13 ends with it four times (13:34-37), and in Gethsemane the three can't do it (14:34-38).
Range of meaning
- Stay awakeDon't sleep.
- Be alertStay ready for what is coming.
In Mark
- Chapter 13
"Watch" (13:34-37).
Every verse (6)
Verses where G1127 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources