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proskartereō

to devote oneself, to continue steadfastly

Say it: pros-kar-ter-EH-oh (approximate)

προσκαρτερέω

What it means

To persist in something, to be constantly devoted to it. The believers "devoted themselves" to prayer (1:14) and to the apostles' teaching (2:42), and the apostles to "prayer and the ministry of the word" (6:4). The root means to hold firm.

Range of meaning

  • PersistContinue steadily.
  • Devote oneselfGive constant attention.

In Acts

  • Chapter 1

    "All these continued with one accord in prayer" (1:14).

  • Chapter 2

    "They continued steadfastly" (2:42, 2:46).

Every verse (6)

Verses where G4342 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources