Words the Bible translates as patience
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- hupomenōὑπομένωto stay behind: to remain in a place after others have gone on
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- to endure: to stand firm and hold out under hardship, persecution, or testing without giving up
- orekhאֹרֶךְlength: how far something extends, whether across space, across time, or (in one fixed phrase) in patience
- hupomonēὑπομονήsteadfast endurance: holding one's ground in faith under pressure, sustained by hope in God
- 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
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