ἘΚΑΡΤΕΡΟΥΝ, ἐκαρτερουν
EKARTEROUN, ekarteroun
Sounds Like: eh-kar-TEH-roo-oon
Translations: they endured, they persevered, they held out, they were steadfast
From the root: ΚΑΡΤΕΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the third person plural imperfect active indicative form of the verb ΚΑΡΤΕΡΕΩ. It describes an ongoing or repeated action in the past, meaning 'to be steadfast,' 'to endure,' 'to persevere,' or 'to hold out.' It implies a firm and unyielding resistance to difficulties or opposition.
Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G2594 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 5 — 9:321
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 11:42
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 14:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΡΤΕΡΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΙΑΚΑΡΤΕΡΕΙΝ — to persevere, to continue steadfastly, to persist, to endure, to remain, to hold fast
- ΔΙΑΚΑΡΤΕΡΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — persevering, enduring, continuing steadfastly, holding out, remaining firm
- ΔΙΕΚΑΡΤΕΡΟΥΝ — they endured, they persevered, they continued steadfastly, they held out
- ἘΚΑΡΤΕΡΗΣΑ — I endured, I persevered, I was patient, I held out
- ἘΚΑΡΤΕΡΗΣΑΝ — they endured, they persevered, they were steadfast
- ἘΚΑΡΤΕΡΗΣΕΝ — he endured, she endured, it endured, he persevered, she persevered, it persevered, he was steadfast, she was steadfast, it was steadfast
- ΕΚΑΡΤΕΡΗΣΑ — I endured, I persevered, I held out, I was patient
- ΕΚΑΡΤΕΡΗΣΕΝ — he endured, he persevered, he was steadfast, he held out
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΕ — endure, persevere, be steadfast, hold out, be patient
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΕΙ — endure, persevere, be steadfast, be patient, hold out
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΕΙΝ — to endure, to persevere, to be steadfast, to hold out, to bear up, to be strong
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΕΙΤΕ — persevere, endure, continue, be devoted to, be constant in
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΕΩ — to be strong, to be steadfast, to endure, to persevere, to be patient
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΗΘΕΙΣΑ — endured, having been endured, having been patiently endured, having been steadfastly endured
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΗΘΣΕΙΣ — you will be strengthened, you will be made steadfast, you will endure, you will persevere
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΗΣΑΝΤΑΣ — having endured, having persevered, having been patient, having been steadfast
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΗΣΑΝΤΟΣ — of having endured, of having persevered, of having been patient, of having been steadfast
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΗΣΑΣ — having endured, having persevered, having been patient, having been steadfast
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΗΣΑΣΑ — having endured, having persevered, having been patient, having been steadfast
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΗΣΕΙ — you will endure, you will persevere, you will bear patiently, you will suffer, you will hold out
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΗΣΕΙΣ — you will endure, you will persevere, you will suffer, you will bear patiently
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΗΣΗ — endurance, perseverance, steadfastness, patience, a patience
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΗΣΟΝ — endure, persevere, be patient, hold out, wait patiently
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΟΥ — to endure, to be steadfast, to persevere, to be patient, to be strong
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΟΥΜΕΝ — we endure, we persevere, we are patient, we hold out, we bear up
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΟΥΝΤΩΝ — of enduring, of persevering, of continuing steadfastly, of being patient, of holding out, of remaining firm
- ΚΑΡΤΕΡΩΝ — enduring, persevering, being steadfast, being patient, holding out
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