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Strong's #5281 - ὑπομονή
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- steadfastness, constancy, endurance
- in the NT the characteristic of a man who is not swerved from his deliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith and piety by even the greatest trials and sufferings
- patiently, and steadfastly
- a patient, steadfast waiting for
- a patient enduring, sustaining, perseverance
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ὑπομονή, ἡ,
remaining behind, Arist. Rh. 1410a4, D.H. 1.44.
II endurance, τῶν ἀκουσίων πόνων Democr. 240; λύπης Pl. Def. 412c; ἡ μὴ ὑ. ἀτιμαζομένων Arist. APo. 97b24, cf. Rh. 1384a21; εὐχερὴς τῆς ἀποτέξεως ὑ. Sor. 1.46; πολέμου Plb. 4.51.1; [ θανάτου ] Plu. Pel. 1; ἡ τῆς μαχαίρας ὑ. τῶν πληγῶν the sword's power to sustain blows, Plb. 15.15.8.
2. in bad sense, obstinacy, Demetr.Lac. Herc. 1012.47.
3. of plants, power to endure, Thphr. CP 5.16.3.
III enduring to do, αἰσχρῶν ἔργων Id. Char. 6.1.
ὑπομονή, ὑπομονῆς, ἡ (ὑπομένω);
1. steadfastness, constancy, endurance (Vulg. in 1 Thessalonians 1:3sustinentia, in James 5:11sufferentia); in the N. T. the characteristic of a man who is unswerved from his deliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith and piety by even the greatest trials and sufferings: Luke 8:15; Luke 21:19; Romans 5:3; Romans 15:4; 2 Corinthians 6:4; 2 Corinthians 12:12; Colossians 1:11; 2 Thessalonians 1:4; 1 Timothy 6:11; 2 Timothy 3:10; Titus 2:2; Hebrews 10:36; James 1:3; James 5:11; 2 Peter 1:6; Revelation 2:2f, 19; Revelation 13:10; Revelation 14:12 (cf. 4 Macc. 1:11; 9:8, 30; 15:30(27);
2. a patient, steadfast waiting for; (others question this sense in the New Testament, and render the genitive by 'characterizing', 'in respect to', etc.): Χριστοῦ (genitive of the object), the return of Christ from heaven, 2 Thessalonians 3:5; Revelation 1:9 (where L T Tr WH ἐν Ἰησοῦ (which is in Jesus));
b. 104:5, 81).
3. a patient enduring, sustaining: τῶν παθημάτων, 2 Corinthians 1:6 (λύπης, Plato, definition, p. 412 c.; θανάτου, Plutarch, Pelop. 1). (Synonym: see μακροθυμία, at the end.)
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ὑπο -μονή , -ῆς , ἡ
(ὑπομένω ),
[in LXX for H4723 and cogn. forms; freq. in 4Mac;]
1. a remaining behind (Arist.).
2. patient enduring, endurance: Luke 8:15; Luke 21:19, Romans 5:3-4; Romans 15:4-5, 2 Corinthians 6:4; 2 Corinthians 12:12, Colossians 1:11, 2 Thessalonians 1:4, 1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Timothy 3:10, Titus 2:2, Hebrews 10:36, James 1:3-4; James 5:11, 2 Peter 1:6, Revelation 2:2-3; Revelation 2:19; Revelation 13:10; Revelation 14:12; δι᾿ ὑπομονῆς , Romans 8:25, Hebrews 12:1; c. gen. pers., 2 Thessalonians 3:5 (ICC, in l), Revelation 3:10; c. gen. rei, Romans 2:7, 2 Corinthians 1:6, 1 Thessalonians 1:3; seq. ἐν , Revelation 1:9.†
SYN.: see μακροθυμία G3115, and cf. Hort on James 1:3.
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