Perseverance
προσκαρτέρησιςStrong’s G4343proskarterēsis
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Proskarterēsis is the Greek word usually translated “perseverance”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;”
Meaning
Usually translated “perseverance”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- perseverance 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ephesians 1
1 book in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
προσκαρτέρησις proskarterēsis · perseverance
προσ-καρτέρησις, -εως, ἡ (προσκαρτερέω) stedfastness, perseverance: Eph.6:18.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “perseverance” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PERSEVE'RANCE, noun
[Latin perseverantia. See Persevere.]
- Persistence in any thing undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business or enterprise begun; applied alike to good or evil.
- In theology, continuance in a state of grace to a state of glory; sometimes called final perseverance
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.