γρηγορέω, -ῶ, = Attic ἐργήγορα, pf. of ἐγείρω, q.v.,
[in LXX (later bks. only) chiefly for שׁקד;]
1. to be awake; metaph., of being alive, I Th 5:10.
2. to watch: Mt 24:4326:38, 40Mk 13:3414:34, 37Lk 12:37, 39; metaph., Mt 24:4225:13 26:41, Mk 13:35, 37 14:38, Ac 20:31, I Co 16:13, I Th 5:6, I Pe 5:8, Re 3:2, 316:15; seq. ἐν, Col 4:2. (Cf. δια-γρηγορέω.†
SYN.: v.s. ἀγρθπνέω.