Word Summary
kartereō: to be steadfast
Original Word: καρτερέωTransliteration: kartereō
Phonetic Spelling: (kar-ter-eh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be steadfast
Meaning: to be steadfast
Strong's Concordance
endure.
From a derivative of kratos (transposed); to be strong, i.e. (figuratively) steadfast (patient) -- endure.
see GREEK kratos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2594: καρτερέωκαρτερέω,
καρτέρω: 1 aorist
ἐκαρτέρησα; (
καρτερός (from
κάρτος i. e.
κράτος, 'strong'));
to be steadfast:
Hebrews 11:27 (
A. V. endured). (
Job 2:9; Sir. 2:2 Sir. 12:15; often in Greek writings from
Sophocles and
Thucydides down.) (Compare:
προσκαρτερέω.)