verb
karteramō
Greekκαρτερέω (kartereō)
Strong’sG2594
I persevere, endure
stem karter-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
καρτερέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: Jb 2:9 (חזק hi.), Is 42:14 (פּעה), Si 2:2 12:15, II, IV Mac7*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2594 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkar-ter-eh'-o
to be strong, i.e. (figuratively) steadfast (patient)
Fromfrom a derivative of G2904 (transposed);
King Jamesendure.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| karterataἐκαρτέρησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | persevered | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | karteramō | karterame | karterami | karterama | karteramē | karteramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | karterasō | karterase | karterasi | karterasa | karterasē | karteraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | karteratō | karterate | karterati | karterata1×ἐκαρτέρησεν | karteratē | karteratelē |
| we 1st person plural | karteranō | karterane | karterani | karterana | karteranē | karteranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | karteravō | karterave | karteravi | karterava | karteravē | karteravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | karteralō | karterale | karterali | karterala | karteralē | karteralelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | karterameiō | karterameia | karterameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | karteraseiō | karteraseia | karteraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | karterateiō | karterateia | karterateiē |
| we 1st person plural | karteraneiō | karteraneia | karteraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | karteraveiō | karteraveia | karteraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | karteraleiō | karteraleia | karteraleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | karterasōr | karterasar | karterasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | karteratōr | karteratar | karteratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | karteravōr | karteravar | karteravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | karteralōr | karteralar | karteralēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | karteramoiō | karteramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | karterasoiō | karterasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | karteratoiō | karteratoia |
| we 1st person plural | karteranoiō | karteranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | karteravoiō | karteravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | karteraloiō | karteraloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | karterarō | karterari | karterara | karterarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | karterarōtos | karteraritos | karteraratos | karterarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
karter is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
karterata“persevered”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 11:27“persevered”pistia kataleipata Aiguptan, mē fobiratos ton thumon tou basilevou, ton gar aoraton hōs horarōtos karterata.By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.