King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2594
Transliteration: kartereō
Phonetic Spelling: (kar-ter-eh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be steadfast
Meaning: to be steadfast
καρτερέω, 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.)
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.)