καὶ ἥ γε ἀνία τὸ ἐμποδίζον τοῦ ἰέναι → sorrow is that which hinders motion
P. and V. καρτερεῖν, P. διατελεῖν, διαμένειν, ὑπομένειν.
persist in: P. ἐγκαρτερεῖν (dat.).
persist (in doing): P. and V. καρτερεῖν (part.).