καρτερέω
Etym. καρτερός
I. "to be steadfast, patient, staunch", Soph., etc.; with a prep., κ. πρός τι "to hold up against" a thing, Xen., etc.:—with a part. "to persevere in" doing, Eur.: absol., τὰ δείν᾽ ἐκαρτέρουν was strangely "obdurate or obstinate", Soph.
II. c. acc. rei, "to bear patiently", Eur., Xen.:—Pass., κεκαρτέρηται τἀμά my "time for patience is over", Eur.