Definition

to be earnest towards, i.e. (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)

Etymology

from G4314 (πρός) and G2594 (καρτερέω);

Where the KJV renders it

• attend (give self) continually (upon)
• continue (in
• instant in
• with)
• wait on (continually)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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