Definition

to inspect alongside, i.e. note insidiously or scrupulously

Etymology

from G3844 (παρά) and G5083 (τηρέω);

Word family

• παρά pará
• τηρέω tēréō

How the KJV renders it

• observe
• watch

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.