keepeth
Doth not release
Keepeth is an archaic third-person singular form of keep, using the -eth ending that was standard in Early Modern English.
It appears primarily in the King James Bible and other religious or literary texts from that era: He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
Modern English uses keeps instead.
archaic
Archaic second-person pronoun
- theeSecond-person object, antiquated
- thyOld possessive pronoun
- thineYours, archaically
- yeArchaic second-person plural
hath · doth · saith · verily · wherefore · hence · unto · whence
preserve
Archaic for watches
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
thou
Archaic second-person pronoun
ye · hath · doth · saith · verily · wherefore · hence · unto · whence · betwixt
observeth
Archaic for watches
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
graspeth
Holds in hand
endureth
Archaic form of persists
- finders keepersDiscoverer claims ownership
- lighthouse keeperOne who maintains coastal beacons
- zoo keeperMaintains captive wildlife
- record keeperOne who maintains documentation
- goal keeperPlayer defending the net
- score keeperOne who tracks points
keeper, shopkeeper, housekeeper, bookkeeper, innkeeper, keepers, gatekeeper, goalkeeper, beekeeper