lit., "an abiding under" (hupo, "under," meno, "to abide"), is almost invariably rendered "patience." "Patience, which grows only in trial, James 1:3 , may be passive, i.e., == "endurance," as, (a) in trials, generally, Luke 21:19 (which is to be understood by Matthew 24:13 ); cp. Romans 12:12; James 1:12; (b) in trials incident to service in the gospel, 2—Corinthians 6:4; 12:12; 2—Timothy 3:10; (c) under chastisement, which is trial viewed as coming from the hand of God our Father, Hebrews 12:7; (d) under undeserved affliction, 1—Peter 2:20; or active, i.e. == "persistence, perseverance," as (e) in well doing, Romans 2:7 (AV, "patient continuance"); (f) in fruit bearing, Luke 8:15; (g) in running the appointed race, Hebrews 12:1 .
James 1:42—Timothy 2:12Revelation 1:9Colossians 1:11Ephesians 3:162—Thessalonians 3:5Hebrews 12:2Hebrews 10:13Revelation 3:102—Thessalonians 3:5"long-suffering" (see B, No. 2), is rendered "patience" in Hebrews 6:12; James 5:10; see LONGSUFFERING.
akin to A, No. 1, (a) used intransitively, means "to tarry behind, still abide," Luke 2:43; Acts 17:14; (b) transitively, "to wait for," Romans 8:24 (in some mss.), "to bear patiently, endure," translated "patient" (present participle) in Romans 12:12; "ye take it patiently," 1—Peter 2:20 (twice). See also under A, No. 1.
akin to A, No. 2, "to be long-tempered," is translated "to have patience," or "to be patient," in Matthew 18:26,29; 1—Thessalonians 5:14 , AV (RV, "be longsuffering"); James 5:7 (1st part, "be patient;" 2nd part, RV, "being patient," AV, "hath long patience"); in Hebrews 6:15 , RV, "having (AV, after he had) patiently endured." See LONGSUFFERING.
1—Timothy 3:3GENTLE. 2—Timothy 2:24akin to A, No. 2, and B, No. 2, denotes "patiently" Acts 26:3 .
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