this is also why you pay taxes, for authorities are servants of God, devoted (proskarterountes | προσκαρτεροῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) to this very thing.
When the angel who spoke to him had gone away, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who waited (proskarterountōn | προσκαρτερούντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) on him,
But we will (proskarterēsomen | προσκαρτερήσομεν | fut act ind 1 pl) devote (proskarterēsomen | προσκαρτερήσομεν | fut act ind 1 pl) ourselves (proskarterēsomen | προσκαρτερήσομεν | fut act ind 1 pl) to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
And every day, they continued to gather (proskarterountes | προσκαρτεροῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) together in the temple, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with joy and simplicity of heart,
And they were devoting (proskarterountes | προσκαρτεροῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) themselves to the teaching of the apostles, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayers.
These all were devoting (proskarterountes | προσκαρτεροῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) themselves with a single purpose to prayer, with the women and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
And he told his disciples his to make (proskarterē | προσκαρτερῇ | pres act subj 3 sg) ready (proskarterē | προσκαρτερῇ | pres act subj 3 sg) a small boat for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him.
Is anyone among you sick? He should call for (proskalesasthō | προσκαλεσάσθω | aor mid imperative 3 sg) the elders of the church and have them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;