Words the Bible translates as longsuffering
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- makrothumiaμακροθυμίαpatience: holding back anger or judgment over a long stretch of time, whether by not retaliating against those who wrong you or by waiting calmly through a long delay
- makrothumeōμακροθυμέωto be patient and long-tempered: to hold back anger toward a wrongdoer, or to keep waiting in hope for something delayed, rather than retaliate or give up
- arekhאָרֵךְpatient: slow to grow angry, holding heat back over time rather than flaring up
+1 more meaning
- long: extended in physical length
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