Quick Definition
καρτερέω v. I persevere, endure
Strong's Definition
from a derivative of 2904 (transposed); to be strong, i.e. (figuratively) steadfast (patient)
KJV Usage: endure
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | προσκαρτερέω · προσκαρτέρησις
25.178 · Attitudes and Emotions · Patience, Endurance, Perseverance
to persevere, to persist to continue to persist in any undertaking or state
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
καρτερέω, -@: 1 aor. ἐκαρτέρησα; (καρτερός [fr. κάρτος i. 6. κράτος, ‘strong’]); to be steadfast: Heb. xi. 27 [ A.V. endured}. (Job ii. 9; Sir. ii. 2; xii. 15; often in Grk. writ. fr. Soph. and Thue. down.) [Comp.: προσ-καρTepew. |
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
καρτερέω kartereō 1x
to be stout; to endure patiently, persevere, bear up with fortitude, Heb. 11:27*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
καρτερέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: Jb 2:9 (חזק hi.), Is 42:14 (פּעה), Si 2:2 12:15, II, IV Mac7*;]
to be steadfast, patient: He 11:27 (cf. προσ-καρτερέω).†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
καρτερέω (kartereō) — to endure. καρτερ-έω, to be steadfast, patient, [Refs 5th c.BC+] to hold up against a thing, e.g. πρὸς ἡδονάς τε καὶ λύπας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ἐν ταῖς ἡδοναῖς to be patient or temperate in.., [Refs]; κ. ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕπνου refrain therefrom, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: with participle, persevere in doing, οἱ δ᾽ ἐκαρτέρουν πρὸς κῦμα λακτίζοντες [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also τὰ δείν᾽ ἐκαρτέρουν was strangely obdurate or obstinate, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in later Prose meaning little more than wait, καρτέρει καὶ θεώρει wait and see, [LXX+2nd c.AD+]
II. with accusative of things, bear patiently, endure, τὰ δ᾽ ἀδύναθ᾽ ἡμῖν καρτερεῖν οὐ ῥᾴδιον [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, κεκαρτέρηται τἀμά my time for patience is over, [Refs 5th c.BC+]