μακροθυμία makrothumia · G3115
patience
μακροθυμία, -ας, ἡ; (μακρό-θυμος), [in LXX: Pro.25:15 (אַף אֹרֶךְ), Jer.15:15 (אַף אָרֵךְ) Isa.57:15, Sir.5:11, 1Ma.8:4 * ; ], ; patience, longsuffering: of men, esp. in experiencing troubles and difficulties, Col.1:11, 2Ti.3:10, Heb.6:12, Jas.5:10; of God's forbearance, Rom.2:4 9:22, 2Co.6:6, Gal.5:22, Eph.4:2, Col.3:12, 1Ti.1:16, 2Ti.4:2, 1Pe.3:20, 2Pe.3:15.†; SYN.: ὑπομονή (cf. Lft., Col., 138; Tr., Syn., liii) (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
μακρο-θῡμία, ; Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, long-suffering, patience, []; 2 forbearance, []
Where it's used 14 times
Romans 2:4 · Romans 9:22 · 2 Corinthians 6:6 · Galatians 5:22 · Ephesians 4:2 · Colossians 1:11 · Colossians 3:12 · 1 Timothy 1:16 · 2 Timothy 3:10 · 2 Timothy 4:2 · Hebrews 6:12 · James 5:10 · 1 Peter 3:20 · 2 Peter 3:15
Source: TBESG G3115; TFLSJ G3115
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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