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kon-tin´ū̇-al, kon-tin´ū̇-a-li: Without cessation, although there may be intervals between its presence; that which regularly recurs throughout a period, as : “(They) were continually in the templeâ€; “lest ... by her continual coming†(). In Old Testament for Hebrew taÌ„dhı̄r, “pursue,†as one drop of rain follows another in swift succession, but more frequently by taÌ„mı̄dh for offerings repeated at intervals, as ; occasionally the Hebrew has the phrase literally meaning “all the day†(kol ha-yoÌ„m), as . In the New Testament most frequently for diaÌ pantoÌs, “through all†(“always†; ), “sometimes,†adialeıÌptoÌ„s, “incessantly†( the King James Version) and dieÌ„nekeÌ„Ìs, “continuously†().