Proskarteresis denotes sustained attentiveness in prayer and petition for all the saints.

The attested use denotes sustained attentiveness accompanying prayer and petition for all the saints in Ephesians 6:18.

1. Sustained attentiveness in prayer · dominant

   In Ephesians 6:18, the dative singular feminine form occurs in the instruction to pray at all times, keep alert, and make petition for all the saints; the APB renders the clause "keep alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints."

   Ephesians 6:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ephesians 6:18, the APB includes "with all perseverance" within its rendering of the exhortation to remain alert in prayer and petition. The lemma's precise English correspondence cannot be isolated beyond that clause.