ἐγκαρτερέω · enkartereō — LSJ
persevere, persist in
persevere or persist in a thing, τινί v.l. in X. Mem. 2.6.22; ἐγκαρτερεῖν [τούτοις] ἃ ἔγνωτε Th. 2.61; πρὸς δίψαν Plu. Bruta anim. 2.987e: c. inf., μὴ φιληθῆναι Id. Ages. 11.
2 await stedfastly
c. acc., await stedfastly, θάνατον E. HF 1351, Andr. 262.
3 hold out, remain firm under
abs., hold out, remain firm under, c. dat., ταῖς πληγαῖς Plu. Pomp. 79; τοῖς δεινοῖς Luc. Anach. 38: abs., Plu. Lyc. 18, PAmh. 2.78 (ii A. D.).