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Lexicon :: Strong's G5281 - hypomonē

Aa
ὑπομονή
Transliteration
hypomonē (Key)
Pronunciation
hoop-om-on-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

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 BoxLuk 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:15 - And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:19 - By going through all these things, you will keep your lives.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:7 - To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:3 - And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:4 - And waiting gives experience; and experience, hope:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:25 - But if we have hope for that which we see not, then we will be able to go on waiting for it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:4 - Now those things which were put down in writing before our time were for our learning, so that through quiet waiting and through the comfort of the holy Writings we might have hope.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:5 - Now may the God who gives comfort and strength in waiting make you of the same mind with one another in harmony with Christ Jesus:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:6 - But if we are troubled, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which takes effect through your quiet undergoing of the same troubles which we undergo:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:4 - But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:12 - Truly the signs of an Apostle were done among you in quiet strength, with wonders and acts of power.

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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 Box1Th 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:3 - Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:4 - So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:5 - And may your hearts be guided by the Lord into the love of God and quiet waiting for Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:11 - But you, O man of God, keep yourself from these things, and go after righteousness, religion, faith, love, a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.

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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 BoxTit 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:2 - That old men are to be simple in their tastes, serious, wise, true in faith, in love, and of a quiet mind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:36 - For, having done what was right in God's eyes, you have need of waiting before his word has effect for you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:1 - For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:3 - Because you have the knowledge that the testing of your faith gives you the power of going on in hope;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:4 - But let this power have its full effect, so that you may be made complete, needing nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:11 - We say that those men who have gone through pain are happy: you have the story of Job and the troubles through which he went and have seen that the Lord was full of pity and mercy in the end.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:6 - And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:9 - I, John, your brother, who have a part with you in the trouble and the kingdom and the quiet strength of Jesus, was in the island which is named Patmos, for the word of God and the witness of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:2 - I have knowledge of your doings, and of your hard work and long waiting, and that you will not put up with evil men, and have put to the test those who say they are Apostles and are not, and have seen that they are false;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:3 - And you have the power of waiting, and have undergone trouble because of my name, without weariness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:19 - I have knowledge of your works, and your love and faith and help and strength in trouble, and that your last works are more than the first.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:10 - Because you have kept my word in quiet strength, I will keep you from the hour of testing which is coming on all the world, to put to the test those who are on earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:10 - If any man sends others into prison, into prison he will go: if any man puts to death with the sword, with the sword will he be put to death. Here is the quiet strength and the faith of the saints.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:12 - Here is the quiet strength of the saints, who keep the orders of God, and the faith of Jesus.
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