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Koine Greek wordlink #130600

← προσκαρτερήσει ⌂ → Eph 6 ║ ═

SR GNT Eph 6:18 προσκαρτερήσει (proskarteraʸsei) ‘watching with all perseverance and petition for’ Strongs=43430 Lemma=proskarterēsis^*
Word role=noun case=dative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=64 AD

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Only use of identical word form προσκαρτερήσει (N-DFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘προσκαρτερήσει’ (N-DFS) is always and only glossed as ‘perseverance’.

Eph 6:18 ‘watching with all perseverance and petition for’ SR GNT Eph 6:18 word 19

OET-LV: 18 by all prayer and petition, praying in every season in the_spirit, and to the_same thing, watching with all perseverance and petition for all the holy ones, (EPH_6:18)

OET-RV: 18 Make your requests as you pray in the spirit at every occasion and similarly staying alert and persevering as you make requests on behalf of all the dedicated believers (EPH 6:18)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘proskarterēsis’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun DFS=dative,feminine,singular