Greek verb · G4342
προσκαρτερέω
proskartereopros-kar-ter-eh'-o
to continue in/with
10 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: proskarteréō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4342is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4342
to be earnest towards, i.e. (to a thing) to persevere, be constantly diligent, or (in a place) to attend assiduously all the exercises, or (to a person) to adhere closely to (as a servitor)
The King James renders it: attend (give self) continually (upon), continue (in, instant in, with), wait on (continually).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
proskartereo is rendered "to continue in/with". It stands 10 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Six of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Mark 3:9Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
Mark 3:9προσκαρτερῇ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Six of the word's ten uses are in Acts.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- steadfastly continuing4
- attending1
- attending continually1
- being constant1
- do continue steadfastly1
- may wait upon1
- will steadfastly continue1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| προσέρχομαι | proserchomai | to come near/agree | Uses86 |
| προσεύχομαι | proseuchomai | to pray | Uses85 |
| πρόσωπον | prosopon | face | Uses75 |
| προσκυνέω | proskyneo | to worship | Uses60 |
| προσφέρω | prosphero | to bring to | Uses47 |
| προσευχή | proseuche | prayer | Uses35 |
| προσκαλέομαι | proskaleomai | to call to/summon | Uses28 |
| προσέχω | prosecho | to watch out | Uses24 |
| προστίθημι | prostithemi | to add (to) | Uses18 |
| προσδοκάω | prosdokao | to look for | Uses16 |
| προσδέχομαι | prosdechomai | to wait for/welcome | Uses14 |
| προσλαμβάνω | proslambano | to take | Uses12 |
and 56 more on the stem.
All 10, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- προσκαρτεροῦντες4
- προσκαρτερεῖτε1
- προσκαρτερῇ1
- προσκαρτερήσομεν1
- προσκαρτεροῦντες.¶1
- προσκαρτερούντων1
- προσκαρτερῶν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural5V-PAP-NPM
- verb · future active, indicative · 1st person plural1V-FAI-1P
- verb · present active, command · 2nd person plural1V-PAM-2P
- verb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1V-PAP-GPM
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-PAP-NSM
- verb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1V-PAS-3S
Mark
one use
Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
- προσκαρτερῇproskartereaverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may wait upon
Acts
six uses
With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
- προσκαρτεροῦντεςproskarterountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: steadfastly continuing
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
- προσκαρτεροῦντεςproskarterountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: steadfastly continuing
With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
- προσκαρτεροῦντεςproskarterountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: steadfastly continuing
and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
- προσκαρτερήσομενproskarteresomenverb · future active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: will steadfastly continue
Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
- προσκαρτερῶνproskarteronverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: steadfastly continuing
When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
- προσκαρτερούντωνproskarterountonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: attending
Romans
two uses
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- προσκαρτεροῦντεςproskarterountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: being constant
This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.
- προσκαρτεροῦντες.¶proskarterountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: attending continually
Colossians
one use
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
- προσκαρτερεῖτεproskartereiteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do continue steadfastly
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.