γρηγορέω

γρηγορέω, -ῶ, = Attic ἐργήγορα, pf. of ἐγείρω, which see,

[in LXX (later bks. only) chiefly for שׁקד ;]

1. to be awake; metaphorically, of being alive, 1 Thess 5,10,

2. to watch: Matt 24,43; 26,38, 40 Mark 13,34; 14,34, 37 Luk 12,37, 39; metaphorically, Matt 24,42; 25,13; 26,41, Mark 13,35, 37 14:38, ApG 20,31, 1 Kor 16,13, 1 Thess 5,6, 1 Pet 5,8, Åb 3,2, 3; 16,15; before ἐν, Kol 4,2, (Cf. δια-γρηγορέω).†

SYN.: see: ἀγρθπνέω.