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, 1Th.5:10.

__2. to watch: Mat.24:43 26:38, 40 Mrk.13:34 14:34, 37 Luk.12:37, 39; metaphorically, Mat.24:42 25:13 26:41, Mrk.13:35, 37 14:38, Act.20:31, 1Co.16:13, 1Th.5:6, 1Pe.5:8, Rev.3:2, 3 16:15; before ἐν, Col.4:2. (Cf. δια-γρηγορέω).†

SYN.: see: ἀγρθπνέω. (AS)

to be awake; to watch