1 Samuel 4:13
And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
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Watching
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Ephesians 6:18
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
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ἀγρυπνέω
agrypnéō · ag-roop-neh'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences
to be sleepless, i.e. keep awake
Strong's KJV usage: :--watch.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Ephesians 6:18Strong's last: Ephesians 6:18
Open full G69 profile →γρηγορεύω
grēgoreúō · gray-gor-yoo'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form24 total Strong's occurrences
to keep awake, i.e. watch (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--be vigilant, wake, (be) watch(-ful).
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Strong's first: Luke 12:37Strong's last: Luke 12:37
Open full G1127 profile →τηρέω
tēréō · tay-reh'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form76 total Strong's occurrences
to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from G5442, which is properly to prevent escaping; and from G2892, which implies a fortress or full military lines of apparatus), i.e. to note (a prophecy; figuratively, to fulfil a command); by implication, to detain (in custody; figuratively, to maintain); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried)
Strong's KJV usage: :--hold fast, keep(- er), (pre-, re-)serve, watch.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 27:54Strong's last: Matthew 27:54
Open full G5083 profile →צָפָה
tsâphâh · tsaw-faw'
1 times translated as this KJV form36 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
Strong's KJV usage: behold, espy, look up (well), wait for, (keep the) watch(-man).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 1 Samuel 4:13Strong's last: 1 Samuel 4:13
Open full H6822 profile →צְפִיָּה
tsᵉphîyâh · tsef-ee-yaw'
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
watchfulness
Strong's KJV usage: watching.
Strong's first: Lamentations 4:17Strong's last: Lamentations 4:17
Open full H6836 profile →שָׁקַד
shâqad · shaw-kad'
1 times translated as this KJV form12 total Strong's occurrences
to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
Strong's KJV usage: hasten, remain, wake, watch (for).
Strong's first: Proverbs 8:34Strong's last: Proverbs 8:34
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G69
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
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watching
WATCHING, participle present tense Being awake; guarding; attending the sick; carefully observing.
WATCHING, noun Wakefulness; inability to sleep.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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