Word study · Greek
grēgoreō
to keep watch, stay awake
Say it: gray-gor-EH-oh (approximate)
γρηγορέω
What it means
To be awake, and so to stay alert. It's used for literal wakefulness (as at Gethsemane) and for readiness for the Lord's return, which is how it's used throughout chapters 24 and 25.
Range of meaning
- Stay awakeDon't sleep.
- Be alertStay ready for what is coming.
In Matthew
- Chapter 24
"Watch, therefore" (24:42, 24:43).
- Chapter 25
"Watch therefore" (25:13).
- Chapter 26
"Stay here and watch with me" (26:38, 26:40-41).
Every verse (6)
Verses where G1127 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources