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To continue in/with

προσκαρτερέωStrong’s G4342

proskartereō

Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament

In short

Proskartereō is the Greek word usually translated “steadfastly continuing”, “may wait upon” and “steadfastly continue”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.

“And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.”
Mark 3:9 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “steadfastly continuing”, “may wait upon” and “steadfastly continue”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • steadfastly continuing 4
  • may wait upon 1
  • will steadfastly continue 1
  • attending 1
  • being constant 1
  • attending continually 1
  • do continue steadfastly 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 6
  • Romans 2
  • Mark 1
  • Colossians 1

4 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

προσκαρτερέω proskartereō · to continue in/with

προσ-καρτερέω, -ῶ (καρτερός, strong, stedfast) [in LXX: Num.13:21 (חָזַק hith.), Tob.5:8 א, Da Th Su 1:6* ;] to attend constantly, continue stedfastly, adhere to, wait on: with dative of person(s), Mrk.3:9, Act.8:13 10:7; with dative of thing(s), Act.1:14 2:42 6:4, Rom.12:12, Col.4:2; before ἐν, Act.2:46; εἰς, Rom.13:6.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “attending” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

ATTEND'ING, participle present

tense Going with; accompanying; waiting on; superintending or taking care of; being present; immediately consequent to; serving; listening; regarding with care.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.