προσκαρτερέω proskartereō
Greek word for “to continue in/with” · Strong’s G4342 · used 10 times in 10 verses
Meaning
προσ-καρτερέω, -ῶ; (καρτερός, strong, stedfast);
How it is translated
Glosses given for proskartereō in context, with how often each is used:
- steadfastly continuing 4
- may wait upon 1
- will steadfastly continue 1
- attending 1
- being constant 1
- attending continually 1
- do continue steadfastly 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acts | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Romans | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Mark | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Colossians | 1 | 0.6 |
Chapters where it is used most
Acts 2 (2), Mark 3 (1), Acts 1 (1), Acts 6 (1), Acts 8 (1), Acts 10 (1), Romans 12 (1), Romans 13 (1), Colossians 4 (1)
Forms
- προσκαρτεροῦντες 5
- προσκαρτερῇ 1
- προσκαρτερήσομεν 1
- προσκαρτερῶν 1
- προσκαρτερούντων 1
- προσκαρτερεῖτε 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with proskartereō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- προσευχή proseuchē “prayer” 5
- ὁμοθυμαδόν homothumadon “united” 2
- ἄρτος artos “bread” 2
- τε te “and/both” 2
Key verses
The verses using proskartereō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Mark 3:9 — And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
- Acts 1:14 — These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
- Acts 2:42 — And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
- Acts 2:46 — And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
- Acts 6:4 — But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
- Acts 8:13 — Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
- Acts 10:7 — And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him…
- Romans 12:12 — Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
- Romans 13:6 — For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
- Colossians 4:2 — Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
See all 10 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.