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# keepeth

verb, old form of «keeps» (he, she, it)

«keepeth» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

«keepeth» means «keeps», a form of «keep»: To keep something is to go on having it and not give it away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/K/keepeth/#m1)

### Then and now

Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he keepeth» = «he keeps».

### Examples

- Know therefore that the LORD thy God, He is God; the faithful God, who keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments to a thousand generations; (Torah DEU.7.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/K/keepeth/#x1)

### Note

Today: keeps.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «keepeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/K/keepeth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«keepeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/keepeth.html) on Mova free.