Bible Lexicons

† μακροθυμέω , -ῶ

(< μακρό -θυμος , long-tempered; see -ία ),

[in LXX: Ecclesiastes 8:12 א 2, Proverbs 19:11 (H748, H637 H748), Job 7:16, Sirach 2:4, al.;]

1. actively = καρτερέω , to persevere (Plut., 2, 593 F).

2. Passively, to be patient, long-suffering: absol., 1 Corinthians 13:4, Hebrews 6:15, James 5:8; seq. ἕως , c. gen., James 5:7; ἐπί , c. dat., ib. (Sirach 2:4); πρός , c. acc, 1 Thessalonians 5:14; ἐπί , c. dat., Matthew 18:26; Matthew 18:29, Luke 18:7; εἰς , 2 Peter 3:9.†

SYN.: ὑπομένω G5278, q.v.

A corresponding verb μακροψυχέω, not found in LS, occurs in the (probably Christian) letter PSI IV. 299.11 (iii/A.D.) μακροψ [ύ ]χ ̣[ει ] οὖν, ἀδελφή, ἄχρεις οὗ ἄν με θεὸς εὐοδώσῃ [πρὸς ] ὑμᾶς, ";have patience, therefore, sister, until God shall give me a successful journey to you."; For an interesting note on the translation of μακροθυμεῖ in Luke 18:7, ";is it His way to delay in giving them help?"; see Exp T xxv. p. 71 n..6, and cf. Field Notes, p. 72. The verb is found in Plutarch, and belongs to the common vocabulary of late Greek : see Deissmann LAE, p. 72.

 

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