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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(v. i.) To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or obstinacy.

Greek

1300. diateleo -- to accomplish thoroughly, ie to persist
... to accomplish thoroughly, ie to persist. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: diateleo
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-at-el-eh'-o) Short Definition: I continue ...
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1961. epimeno -- to stay on
... to stay on. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epimeno Phonetic Spelling:
(ep-ee-men'-o) Short Definition: I remain, tarry, persist in Definition: (a) I ...
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4342. proskartereo -- to attend constantly
... to attend constantly. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: proskartereo Phonetic
Spelling: (pros-kar-ter-eh'-o) Short Definition: I persist Definition: I ...
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4357. prosmeno -- to wait longer
... to wait longer. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: prosmeno Phonetic Spelling:
(pros-men'-o) Short Definition: I remain, persist in Definition: I remain; I ...
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2001. epischuo -- to grow stronger
... to grow stronger. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epischuo Phonetic Spelling:
(ep-is-khoo'-o) Short Definition: I persist, insist Definition: I persist ...
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430. anecho -- to hold up, bear with
... anecho Phonetic Spelling: (an-ekh'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I endure, bear with
Definition: I endure, bear with, have patience with, suffer, admit, persist. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8280. sarah -- to persist, exert oneself, persevere
... sarah. 8281 . to persist, exert oneself, persevere. Transliteration: sarah Phonetic
Spelling: (saw-raw') Short Definition: contended. Word Origin a prim. ...
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Library

Whether Constancy Pertains to Perseverance?
... I answer that, Perseverance and constancy agree as to end, since it belongs to both
to persist firmly in some good: but they differ as to those things which ...
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Whether Perseverance is a virtue?
... Objection 3: Further, it is requisite of every virtue that one should persist
unchangeably in the work of that virtue, as stated in Ethic. ...
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Of the Disruption of the Kingdom of Israel, by which the Perpetual ...
... And He will not be changed, neither will He repent: for He is not as a man, that
He should repent; who threatens and does not persist." [1034] He to whom it is ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 7 of the disruption of.htm

Hence Neither is it Lawful to Accuse those who have Left All...
... of the chief of Asia, who were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he
would not adventure himself into the theatre." But if any persist in contending ...
/.../peter/the writings of peter of alexandria/canon xiii hence neither is.htm

Prayer Concerns Three.
... The widow must persist and plead because of the sort of man she has to deal
with. But God is utterly different in character. Therefore ...
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January the Twenty-Fourth the Voice of the Dead
... What shall it be? But these biggest things not only continue to speak in the ears
of memory, they persist as actual forces in the common life of men. ...
/.../january the twenty-fourth the voice.htm

Letter Lv. To Paregorius, the Presbyter.
... am astonished that when you are perfectly well able to furnish me with a short and
easy defence by taking action at once, you should choose to persist in what ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/letter lv to paregorius the.htm

Whosoever Shall Presume to Set Aside the Decree of the Holy and ...
... the presence of the pious Emperor Constantine, beloved of God, concerning the holy
and salutary feast of Easter; if they shall obstinately persist in opposing ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon i whosoever shall presume.htm

If any Presbyter or Deacon, Despising this Own Bishop...
... And if he persist in troubling and disturbing the Church, let him be corrected,
as a seditious person, by the civil power. Notes. Ancient Epitome of Canon V. ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon v if any presbyter.htm

The Duty of Reproving Our Neighbour
... And if any which are guilty of these sins for a while attempt to defend them, very
few will persist to do it, if you look them steadily in the face, and appeal ...
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Thesaurus

Persist (10 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Persist (10 Occurrences). ... Are we to persist in sinning
in order that the grace extended to us may be the greater? (WEY). ...
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Continue (144 Occurrences)
... 3. (vi) To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure;
to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or ...
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Persisted (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Persist. Multi-Version Concordance
Persisted (8 Occurrences). John 8:7 When however they ...
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Hold (500 Occurrences)
... 9. (vt) To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately;
to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain. 10. ...
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Virginity (12 Occurrences)
... use of "virgin" for a city (Isaiah 37:22, etc.; compare Isaiah 23:12; Isaiah
47:1) probably means "unsubdued," though, as often, a title may persist after its ...
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Urge (34 Occurrences)
... 7. (vi) To press onward or forward. 8. (vi) To be pressing in argument; to insist;
to persist. Multi-Version Concordance Urge (34 Occurrences). ...
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Warning (30 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 5:20 Those who persist in sin reprove in the presence of all,
so that it may also be a warning to the rest. (WEY NIV). ...
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Insist (7 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or
determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding ...
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Terms (25 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 11:12 But I will persist in the same line of conduct in order to cut
the ground from under the feet of those who desire an opportunity of getting ...
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Recognized (37 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 11:12 But I will persist in the same line of conduct in order to cut
the ground from under the feet of those who desire an opportunity of getting ...
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Bible Concordance

Persist (10 Occurrences)

Romans 6:1 To what conclusion, then, shall we come? Are we to persist in sinning in order that the grace extended to us may be the greater?
(WEY)

Romans 11:23 They also, if they don't continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.
(See RSV NIV)

2 Corinthians 11:12 But I will persist in the same line of conduct in order to cut the ground from under the feet of those who desire an opportunity of getting themselves recognized as being on a level with us in the matters about which they boast.
(WEY)

1 Timothy 5:20 Those who persist in sin reprove in the presence of all, so that it may also be a warning to the rest.
(WEY RSV)

Hebrews 10:26 For if we wilfully persist in sin after having received the full knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains in reserve any other sacrifice for sins.
(WEY)

2 Peter 1:12 For this reason I shall always persist in reminding you of these things, although you know them and are stedfast believers in truth which you already possess.
(WEY)

Deuteronomy 29:19 and it happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, "I shall have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart, to destroy the moist with the dry."
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 12:25 But if you shall still do wickedly, you shall be consumed, both you and your king."
(See NIV)

Ecclesiastes 8:3 Don't be hasty to go out of his presence. Don't persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,
(WEB ASV DBY)

Isaiah 1:5 Why will you have more and more punishment? why keep on in your evil ways? Every head is tired and every heart is feeble.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Persist

Related Terms

Continue (144 Occurrences)

Persisted (8 Occurrences)

Hold (500 Occurrences)

Virginity (12 Occurrences)

Urge (34 Occurrences)

Warning (30 Occurrences)