What does προσκαρτερέω (proskarteréō) mean in the Bible?
προσκαρτερέω (proskarteréō): Steadfast, devoted continuation in a practice or relationship, emphasizing persistence despite difficulty.
Greek · G4342
προσκαρτερέω
To continue in/with
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προσκαρτερέω G4342
Pronunciation proskarteréō
What does προσκαρτερέω (proskarteréō) mean in the Bible?
προσκαρτερέω (proskarteréō): Steadfast, devoted continuation in a practice or relationship, emphasizing persistence despite difficulty.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4342?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include continued (1), Devote yourselves (1), devoted themselves (1), He followed (1), his attendants (1).
Where does προσκαρτερέω (proskarteréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 3:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (6), Romans (2), Colossians (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It continued 1× Acts 1:14
Devote yourselves 1× Colossians 4:2
devoted themselves 1× Acts 2:42
He followed 1× Acts 8:13
his attendants 1× Acts 10:7
persistent 1× Romans 12:12
ready 1× Mark 3:9
they continued [to meet] 1× Acts 2:46
who devote themselves 1× Romans 13:6
will devote ourselves 1× Acts 6:4
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 3:9 προσκαρτερῇ to ready Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 1:14 προσκαρτεροῦντες to continued Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 2:42 προσκαρτεροῦντες to devoted themselves Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 2:46 προσκαρτεροῦντες to they continued [to meet] Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 6:4 προσκαρτερήσομεν to will devote ourselves Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Acts 8:13 προσκαρτερῶν to He followed Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 10:7 προσκαρτερούντων to his attendants Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural Romans 12:12 προσκαρτεροῦντες to persistent Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Romans 13:6 προσκαρτεροῦντες to who devote themselves Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Colossians 4:2 προσκαρτερεῖτε to Devote yourselves Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 3:9
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 4
Mark 1 Acts 6 Romans 2 Colossians 1
Source forms
προσκαρτεροῦντες 5x proskarterountes Acts 1:14, Acts 2:42, Acts 2:46, Romans 12:12
προσκαρτερεῖτε 1x proskartereite Colossians 4:2
προσκαρτερῇ 1x proskarterē Mark 3:9
προσκαρτερήσομεν 1x proskarterēsomen Acts 6:4
προσκαρτερούντων 1x proskarterountōn Acts 10:7
προσκαρτερῶν 1x proskarterōn Acts 8:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 5x Acts 1:14, Acts 2:42, Acts 2:46, Romans 12:12
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 1x Acts 6:4
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Colossians 4:2
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Acts 10:7
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 8:13
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Mark 3:9
Evidence Summary
Revelation
Greek word. Steadfast, devoted continuation in a practice or relationship, emphasizing persistence despite difficulty.
Strong's G4342
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Greek text appearances 10 times Word forms 4 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 2:42-47 Source Gloss
to continue in/with
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Steadfast, devoted continuation in a practice or relationship, emphasizing persistence despite difficulty.
(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.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 3:9 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Subjunctive
προσκαρτερῇ proskarterh
I persist
Read verse Acts 1:14 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
προσκαρτεροῦντες proskarterountev
I persist
Read verse Acts 2:42 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
προσκαρτεροῦντες proskarterountev
I persist
Read verse Acts 2:46 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
προσκαρτεροῦντες proskarterountev
I persist
Read verse Acts 6:4 Verb First Person Plural Future Active Indicative
προσκαρτερήσομεν. proskarterhsomen
I persist
Read verse Acts 8:13 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
προσκαρτερῶν proskarterwn
I persist
Read verse Acts 10:7 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
προσκαρτερούντων proskarterountwn
I persist
Read verse Romans 12:12 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
προσκαρτεροῦντες· proskarterountev
I persist
Read verse Romans 13:6 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
προσκαρτεροῦντες. proskarterountev
I persist
Read verse Colossians 4:2 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
προσκαρτερεῖτε, proskartereite
I persist
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 10 Tenses Present, Future Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 7×
Present Active Acts 1:14 · Acts 2:42 · Acts 2:46 · Rom 12:12 · Rom 13:6 · Acts 8:13 · Acts 10:7 7×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Present Active Mark 3:9 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Future Active Acts 6:4 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Col 4:2 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 6 future 1
Voice
active 7
Mood
participle 4 indicative 1 imperative 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 3:9 προσκαρτερῇ present active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 2:46 προσκαρτεροῦντες present active participle participle Acts 6:4 προσκαρτερήσομεν future active indicative prospective Acts 10:7 προσκαρτερούντων present active participle participle Romans 12:12 προσκαρτεροῦντες present active participle participle Romans 13:6 προσκαρτεροῦντες present active participle participle Colossians 4:2 προσκαρτερεῖτε present active imperative imperative
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
To persist steadfastly, continue firmly, or be constantly engaged.
Showing 1 selected witness from 10 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
προσκαρτερέω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Christian growth and stability require steady commitment to truth and shared spiritual practices. Acts 2:42-47
Canonical Themes
Revelation
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain