- Transliteration: Proskartereo

- Phonetic: pros-kar-ter-eh'-o

- Definition:

1. to adhere to one, be his adherent, to be devoted or constant to one

2. to be steadfastly attentive unto, to give unremitting care to a thing

3. to continue all the time in a place

4. to persevere and not to faint

5. to show one's self courageous for

6. to be in constant readiness for one, wait on constantly

- Origin: from G4314" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4314 and G2594" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2594

- TDNT entry: 13:18,4

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G4314" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4314 and G2594" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2594; to be earnest towards that is (to a thing) to persevere be constantly diligent or (in a place) to attend assiduously all the exercises or (to a person) to adhere closely to (as a servitor): - attend (give self) continually (upon) continue (in instant in with) wait on (continually).