Makrothumeō μακροθυμέω

Makrothumeō (Greek μακροθυμέω, Strong's G3114) is a Greek verb meaning “to have patience”. It occurs 10 times in 9 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Patience

Verses

Every verse with Makrothumeō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 18:26
  The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
• Matthew 18:29
  And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’

Luke

• Luke 18:7
  And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 13:4
  Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

1 Thessalonians

• 1 Thessalonians 5:14
  Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 6:15
  And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.

James

• James 5:7
  Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
• James 5:8
  Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

2 Peter

• 2 Peter 3:9
  The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).