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Lexicon :: Strong's G3115 - makrothymia

Aa
μακροθυμία
Transliteration
makrothymia (Key)
Pronunciation
mak-roth-oo-mee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

μακροθυμία makrothymía, mak-roth-oo-mee'-ah; from the same as G3116; longanimity, i.e. (objectively) forbearance or (subjectively) fortitude:—longsuffering, patience.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's G3115 in the following manner: longsuffering (12x), patience (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's G3115 in the following manner: longsuffering (12x), patience (2x).

  1. patience, endurance, constancy, steadfastness, perseverance

  2. patience, forbearance, longsuffering, slowness in avenging wrongs

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μακροθυμία makrothymía, mak-roth-oo-mee'-ah; from the same as G3116; longanimity, i.e. (objectively) forbearance or (subjectively) fortitude:—longsuffering, patience.
STRONGS G3115:
μακροθυμία, μακροθυμίας, ἡ (μακρόθυμος (cf. μακροθυμέω)) (Vulg.longanimitas, etc.), i. e.:
1. patience, endurance, constancy, steadfastness, perseverance; especially as shown in bearing troubles and ills (Plutarch, Luc. 32f; ἄνθρωπος ὤν μηδέποτε τήν ἀλυπιαν αἰτου παρά θεῶν, ἀλλά μακροθυμίαν, Menander fragment 19, p. 203, Meineke edition (vol. iv., p. 238 Frag. comic. Graec. (Berl. 1841))): Colossians 1:11; 2 Timothy 3:10; Hebrews 6:12; James 5:10; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 64 [ET]; the Epistle of Barnabas 2, 2 [ET]; (Isaiah 57:15; Josephus, b. j. 6, 1, 5; cf. 1 Macc. 8:4).
2. patience, forbearance, long-suffering, slowness in avenging wrongs, (for אַפַּיִם אֶרֶך, Jeremiah 15:15): Romans 2:4; Romans 9:22; 2 Corinthians 6:6; Galatians 5:22; Ephesians 4:2; Colossians 3:12; 1 Timothy 1:16 (cf. Buttmann, 120 (105)); 2 Timothy 4:2; 1 Peter 3:20; 2 Peter 3:15; (Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 13, 1 [ET]; Ignatius ad Eph. 3, 1 [ET]).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
57:15
Jeremiah
15:15
Romans
2:4; 9:22
1 Corinthians
13; 13:1
2 Corinthians
6:6
Galatians
5:22
Ephesians
4:2
Colossians
1:11; 3:12
1 Timothy
1:16
2 Timothy
3:10; 4:2
Hebrews
6:12
James
5:10
1 Peter
3:20
2 Peter
3:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3115 matches the Greek μακροθυμία (makrothymia),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:4 - Or is it nothing to you that God had pity on you, waiting and putting up with you for so long, not seeing that in his pity God's desire is to give you a change of heart?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:22 - What if God, desiring to let his wrath and his power be seen, for a long time put up with the vessels of wrath which were ready for destruction:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:6 - In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:22 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:2 - With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:11 - Full of strength in the measure of the great power of his glory, so that you may undergo all troubles with joy;

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:12 - As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:16 - But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:10 - But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:2 - Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:12 - So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:10 - Take as an example of pain nobly undergone and of strength in trouble, the prophets who gave to men the words of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:20 - Who, in the days of Noah, went against God's orders; but God in his mercy kept back the punishment, while Noah got ready the ark, in which a small number, that is to say eight persons, got salvation through water:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:15 - And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him;
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