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Lexicon :: Strong's G5281 - hypomonē

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ὑπομονή
Transliteration
hypomonē (Key)
Pronunciation
hoop-om-on-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:581,581

Trench's Synonyms: liii. μακροθυμία, ὑπομονή, ἀνοχή.

Strong’s Definitions

ὑπομονή hupŏmŏnē, hoop-om-on-ay'; from G5278; cheerful (or hopeful) endurance, constancy:—enduring, patience, patient continuance (waiting).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's G5281 in the following manner: patience (29x), enduring (1x), patient continuance (1x), patient waiting (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's G5281 in the following manner: patience (29x), enduring (1x), patient continuance (1x), patient waiting (1x).

  1. steadfastness, constancy, endurance

    1. 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

    2. patiently, and steadfastly

  2. a patient, steadfast waiting for

  3. a patient enduring, sustaining, perseverance

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὑπομονή hupŏmŏnē, hoop-om-on-ay'; from G5278; cheerful (or hopeful) endurance, constancy:—enduring, patience, patient continuance (waiting).
STRONGS G5281:
ὑπομονή, ὑπομονῆς, ἡ (ὑπομένω);
1. steadfastness, constancy, endurance (Vulg. in 1 Thessalonians 1:3 sustinentia, in James 5:11 sufferentia); 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); 4 Macc. 17:4,12,23); with a genitive of the thing persevered in (Winer's Grammar, § 30, 1 at the end): τοῦ ἔργου ἀγαθοῦ, Romans 2:7; τῆς ἐλπίδος, 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (cf. Buttmann, 155 (136)); δἰ ὑπομονῆς (with patience (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 51, 1 b.) i. e.) patiently and steadfastly, Romans 8:25; Hebrews 12:1.
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)); Rev. 3:10 (cf. Psalm 38:8 (Ps. 39:8); for מִקְוֶה, expectation, hope, 2 Esdr. 10:2; Jeremiah 14:8; Jeremiah 17:13; for תִּקְוָה, hope, Ps. (Psalms 9:19); Ps 61:6 (Psalms 62:6); Ps 70:5 (Psalms 71:5); (Job 14:19); for תּוחֶלֶת, Proverbs 10:28 Symm.; ὑπομένειν τινα, Xenophon, an. 4, 1, 21; Appendix, 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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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Job
14:19
Psalms
9:19; 38:8; 39:8; 61:6; 62:6; 70:5; 71:5
Proverbs
10:28
Jeremiah
14:8; 17:13
Luke
8:15; 21:19
Romans
2:7; 5:3; 8:25; 15:4
2 Corinthians
1:6; 6:4; 12:12
Colossians
1:11
1 Thessalonians
1:3; 1:3
2 Thessalonians
1:4; 3:5
1 Timothy
6:11
2 Timothy
3:10
Titus
2:2
Hebrews
10:36; 12:1
James
1:3; 5:11; 5:11
2 Peter
1:6
Revelation
1:9; 2:2; 2:19; 3:10; 13:10; 14:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5281 matches the Greek ὑπομονή (hypomonē),
which occurs 32 times in 31 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:15 - And as for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with patience.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:19 - By your endurance you will gain your lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:7 - to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:3 - More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:4 - and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:25 - But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:4 - For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:5 - May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:6 - If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:4 - but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:12 - The signs of a true apostle were performed among you in all patience, with signs and wonders and mighty works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:11 - May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:3 - remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:4 - Therefore we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you are enduring.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:5 - May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:11 - But as for you, man of God, shun all this; aim at righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:10 - Now you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:2 - Bid the older men be temperate, serious, sensible, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:36 - For you have need of endurance, so that you may do the will of God and receive what is promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:1 - Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:3 - for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:4 - And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:11 - Behold, we call those happy who were steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:6 - and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:9 - I John, your brother, who share with you in Jesus the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:2 - "'I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear evil men but have tested those who call themselves apostles but are not, and found them to be false;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:3 - I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:19 - "'I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:10 - Because you have kept my word of patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial which is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:10 - If any one is to be taken captive, to captivity he goes; if any one slays with the sword, with the sword must he be slain. Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:12 - Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
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