ὑπομονή hupomonē · G5281
perseverance
ὑπο-μονή, -ῆς, ἡ; (ὑπομένω) [in LXX for מִקְוֶה and cogn. forms; frequently in 4Mac ; ] ; 1. a remaining behind (Arist.). ; 2. patient enduring, endurance: Luk.8:15 21:19, Rom.5:3-4 15:4-5, 2Co.6:4 12:12, Col.1:11, 2Th.1:4, 1Ti.6:11, 2Ti.3:10, Tit.2:2, Heb.10:36, Jas.1:3-4 5:11, 2Pe.1:6, Rev.2:2-3, 19 13:10 14:12; δι᾽ ὑπομονῆς, Rom.8:25, Heb.12:1; with genitive of person(s), 2Th.3:5 (ICC, in l), Rev.3:10; with genitive of thing(s), Rom.2:7, 2Co.1:6, 1Th.1:3; before ἐν, Rev.1:9.†; SYN.: see: μακροθυμία, and cf. Hort on Jas.1:3 (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὑπομονή, ἡ, ; remaining behind, []; II endurance, τῶν ἀκουσίων πόνων []; [θανάτου] []; ἡ τῆς μαχαίρας ὑ. τῶν πληγῶν the sword's power to sustain blows, []; II.2 in bad sense, obstinacy, []; II.3 of plants, power to endure, []; III enduring to do, αἰσχρῶν ἔργων []
Where it's used 32 times
Luke 8:15 · Luke 21:19 · Romans 2:7 · Romans 5:3 · Romans 5:4 · Romans 8:25 · Romans 15:4 · Romans 15:5 · 2 Corinthians 1:6 · 2 Corinthians 6:4 · 2 Corinthians 12:12 · Colossians 1:11 · 1 Thessalonians 1:3 · 2 Thessalonians 1:4 · 2 Thessalonians 3:5 · 1 Timothy 6:11 · 2 Timothy 3:10 · Titus 2:2 · Hebrews 10:36 · Hebrews 12:1 · James 1:3 · James 1:4 · James 5:11 · 2 Peter 1:6 · Revelation 1:9 · Revelation 2:2 · Revelation 2:3 · Revelation 2:19 · Revelation 3:10 · Revelation 13:10 · Revelation 14:12 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G5281; TFLSJ G5281
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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