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προσκαρτερέω

proskarteréō · G4342 · Greek · 10 occurrences

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Meanings

  1. to devote oneself to, to keep on, to persist in

    To continue to do something with intense effort, with the possible implication of despite difficulty

    Examples

    Acts 2:42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

    Romans 12:12 rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,

  2. to stay close to, to associate closely with

    To associate closely and continuously with

    Examples

    Acts 8:13 Now even Simon himself believed; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he observed signs and great miracles taking place, he was repeatedly amazed.

  3. to serve personally

    To serve in a close personal relationship

    Examples

    Acts 10:7 When the angel who spoke to him left, he summoned two of his servants and a devout soldier from his personal attendants,

How it’s used In 6 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

7 occurrences in 4 groups

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

5 occurrences in 3 groups

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

3 occurrences in 4 groups

With adverbsAdverbs

1 occurrences in 1 groups

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

1 occurrences in 1 groups

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 3 entries
To stay close to, to associate closely with34.2
The verb describes remaining in close, continual company with others. Luke's account of the disciples awaiting Pentecost uses this term: “All these were continually devoting themselves with one mind to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers” (Acts 1:14).
To serve personally35.28
The same verb describes attending to a task of practical service. Mark's account of Jesus by the sea uses this term: “And He told His disciples to see that a boat would be ready for Him because of the masses, so that they would not crowd Him” (Mark 3:9).
To devote oneself to, to keep on, to persist in68.68
The same verb describes persistent, continual application to a task. Luke's summary of the apostles' ministry uses this term: “But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word” (Acts 6:4).
Word family 15 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

κράτος krátos · G2904 · power, might, mighty deed · 12×κρατέω kratéō · G2902 · to hold on to, to retain in the hand, to seize · 47×παντοκράτωρ pantokrátōr · G3841 · the Almighty, the One who has all power · 10×προσκαρτερέωproskarteréō · G4342ἐγκράτεια enkráteia · G1466 · to control oneself, to exercise self-control, self-control · 4×κραταιόω krataióō · G2901 · to become strong, to become powerful · 4×κράτιστος krátistos · G2903 · excellency, most excellent, your honor · 4×ἀκρασία akrasía · G192 · lack of self-control, failure to control oneself · 2×ἐγκρατεύομαι enkrateúomai · G1467 · to control oneself, to exercise self-control, self-control · 2×ἀκρατής akratḗs · G193 · uncontrolled, lacking in self-control · 1×ἐγκρατής enkratḗs · G1468 · self-controlled · 1×καρτερέω karteréō · G2594 · to persevere, to persist · 1×κραταιός krataiós · G2900 · powerful, mighty · 1×περικρατής perikratḗs · G4031 · to be in control of, to have under control · 1×προσκαρτέρησις proskartérēsis · G4343 · to devote oneself to, to keep on, to persist in · 1×
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon προσκαρτερῶ; future προσκαρτερήσω; (καρτερέω, from καρτερός (`strong,' 'steadfast'), of…
προσκαρτερῶ; future προσκαρτερήσω; (καρτερέω, from καρτερός (`strong,' 'steadfast'), of which the root is (τό) κάρτος for κράτος (`strength'; cf. Curtius, § 72)); to persevere (`continue steadfastly') in anything (cf. πρός, IV. 4): of persons, with the dative of a thing, to give constant attention to a thing, Acts 2:42 (here Lachmann adds ἐν (once) in brackets); τῇ προσευχή,Acts 1:14; Acts 6:4; Rom 12:12; Col 4:2 (ταῖς θηραις, Diodorus 3, 17; τῇ πολιορκία,Polybius 1, 55, 4; Diodorus 14, 87; τῇ καθέδρα, persist in the siege, Josephus, Antiquities 5, 2, 6); with the dative of a person, to adhere to one, be his adherent; to be devoted or constant to one: Acts 8:13; Acts 10:7, (Demosthenes, p. 1386, 6; Polybius 24, 5, 3; (Diogenes Laërtius 8, 1, 14); εἰς τί, to be steadfastly attentive unto, to give unremitting care to a thing, Rom 13:6 (cf. Meyer ad loc:); ἐν with a dative of place, to continue all the time in a place, Acts 2:46 (Susanna 6); absolutely to persevere, not to faint (in a thing), Xenophon, Hell. 7, 5, 14; to show oneself courageous, for הִתְחַזֵּק, Num 13:21 (20), of a thing, with the dative of a person, to be in constant readiness for one, wait on continually: Mk 3:9.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Associate1 occurrenceServe2 occurrencesDo Intensely or Extensively7 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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