Lexicon prosedreuó: To attend constantly, to persist, to be devoted Original Word: προσκαρτερέω Strong's Exhaustive Concordance wait on, serveFrom a compound of pros and the base of hedraios; to sit near, i.e. Attend as a servant -- wait at. see GREEK pros see GREEK hedraios NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originvariant reading for paredreuó, q.v. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4332: προσεδρεύωπροσεδρεύω; (πρόσεδρος sitting near (cf. πρός, IV. 3)); 1. properly, to sit near ((Euripides, others)). 2. to attend assiduously: τῷ θυσιαστηρίῳ (see παρεδρεύω), 1 Corinthians 9:13 Rec.; Protevangelium Jacobi, 23, 1 (where we also find the variant παρεδρεύω); τῇ θεραπεία τοῦ Θεοῦ, Josephus, contra Apion 1, 7, 1; ταῖς φιλοπονιαις, Aristotle, pol. 8, 4, 4, p. 1338b, 25; τοῖς πραγμασι, Demosthenes, pp. 14,15 (i. e. Olynth. 1, 18); with the dative of person to be in attendance upon, not to quit one's side, Josephus, contra Apion 1, 9, 1; (cf. Demosthenes, 914, 28). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for προσκαρτερέω, the concept of steadfastness and devotion can be related to several Hebrew terms, such as חָזַק (chazaq, Strong's 2388), meaning "to be strong" or "to strengthen," and קָוָה (qavah, Strong's 6960), meaning "to wait for" or "to hope in," both of which convey a sense of enduring commitment and perseverance. Usage: The verb προσκαρτερέω is used in the New Testament to describe a steadfast and devoted persistence in various activities, often in the context of prayer, teaching, fellowship, and service. It conveys a sense of dedication and unwavering commitment. Context: The term προσκαρτερέω appears several times in the New Testament, primarily in the Acts of the Apostles and the Pauline Epistles. It is used to describe the early Christians' commitment to communal and spiritual practices. For example, in Acts 2:42, the early believers "devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." This devotion is characterized by a continuous and earnest effort to maintain these practices as central to their faith and community life. Englishman's Concordance 1 Corinthians 9:13 V-PPA-NMPGRK: τῷ θυσιαστηρίῳ παρεδρεύοντες τῷ θυσιαστηρίῳ KJV: the temple? and they which wait at the altar INT: at the altar attending with the altar |