καρτερ-έω,
to be steadfast, patient, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
to hold up against a thing, e.g. πρὸς ἡδονάς τε καὶ λύπας [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ἐν ταῖς ἡδοναῖς
to be patient or
temperate in, [
Refs]; κ. ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕπνου
refrain therefrom, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]: with
participle,
persevere in doing, οἱ δ᾽ ἐκαρτέρουν πρὸς κῦμα λακτίζοντες [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also τὰ δείν᾽ ἐκαρτέρουν
was strangely
obdurate or
obstinate, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: in later Prose meaning little more than
wait, καρτέρει καὶ θεώρει
wait and see, [
LXX+2nd c.AD+]
II) with
accusative of things,
bear patiently, endure, τὰ δ᾽ ἀδύναθ᾽ ἡμῖν καρτερεῖν οὐ ῥᾴδιον [
Refs 5th c.BC+] —
passive, κεκαρτέρηται τἀμά my
time for patience is over, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]