Greek noun (feminine) · G3115
μακροθυμία
makrothymiamak-roth-oo-mee'-ah
patience
14 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: makrothymía
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3115is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 11 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3115
longanimity, i.e. (objectively) forbearance or (subjectively) fortitude
The King James renders it: longsuffering, patience.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
makrothymia is rendered "patience". It stands 14 times in the Greek text, across eleven books.
- Two of the uses stand in Romans, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Romans 2:4Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
Romans 2:4μακροθυμίας
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in eleven of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- patience12
- longsuffering1
- of patience1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| μακρόθεν | makrothen | from afar | Uses14 |
| μακράν | makran | far | Uses10 |
| μακροθυμέω | makrothymeo | to have patience | Uses10 |
| μακρός | makros | long/distant | Uses4 |
| μακροθυμώς | makrothymos | patiently | Uses1 |
| μακροχρόνιος | makrochronios | long-lived | Uses1 |
All 14, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- μακροθυμίᾳ4
- μακροθυμίαν4
- μακροθυμίας4
- μακροθυμία2
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular4N-ASF
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular4N-DSF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular4N-GSF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular2N-NSF
Romans
two uses
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
- μακροθυμίαςmakrothumiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: patience
What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?
- μακροθυμίᾳmakrothumianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: patience
2 Corinthians
one use
in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
- μακροθυμίᾳmakrothumianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: patience
Galatians
one use
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- μακροθυμίαmakrothumianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: patience
Ephesians
one use
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
- μακροθυμίαςmakrothumiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: patience
Colossians
two uses
being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
- μακροθυμίανmakrothumiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: patience
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
- μακροθυμίανmakrothumiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: patience
1 Timothy
one use
But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
- μακροθυμίανmakrothumiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: patience
2 Timothy
two uses
You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,
- μακροθυμίᾳmakrothumianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: patience
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
- μακροθυμίᾳmakrothumianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: patience
Hebrews
one use
Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
- μακροθυμίαςmakrothumiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: patience
James
one use
Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
- μακροθυμίαςmakrothumiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of patience
1 Peter
one use
who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
- μακροθυμίαmakrothumianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: longsuffering
2 Peter
one use
Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.
- μακροθυμίανmakrothumiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: patience
Where it leads
Trails through this word1
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.