I believe the distinctions in the previous post will be obvious as we look at the “makrothomia” family of words.
makrothumia (noun): patience, endurance; forbearance, long-suffering (l-s)
· Rom.2:4: do you despise riches of God's goodness & forbearance (anoche, tolerance, forbearance; 2x here and Rom. 3:25) & l-s
· Rom.9:22: God, willing to show wrath, endured w/l-s vessels fit for destruction
· 2 Cor.6:6: Paul commends self to God w/...l-s...
· Gel.5:22: fruit of spirit includes l-s
· Eph.4:2: in all lowliness & meekness w/l-s, forbear ea. other in love
· Col.1:11: strengthened w/might to all patience (hupomone) & l-s
· Col.3:12: as elect of God put on ...l-s...
· 1 Tim.1:16: Paul shown mercy so God could show his l-s to later believers
· 2 Tim.3:10: Tim knows Paul's ...patience (hupomone), l-s...
· 2 Tim.4:2: preach, reprove, etc. w/all l-s & doctrine
· Heb.6:12: imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises
· Jas.5:10: consider the prophets as an example of patience
· 1 Pet.3:20: in the days Noah was building the ark the Divine l-s waited
· 2 Pet.3:15: the l-s of the Lord is salvation (cf. v9)
makrothumew: to wait, have patience
· Mt.18:26,29: unforgiving servant pleads for patience; his fellow-slave also pled for patience
· Lk.18:7: God will avenge the elect though he bear long with them
· I Cor.13:4: love suffers long
· I Th.5:14: be patient to all men
· Hb.6:15: Abe, after he had patiently endured, obtained the promise
· Jas.5:7-11: be patient (v7) for Lord's coming as a farmer is patient for crop (v7); be ye also patient (v8); consider the patience of the prophets (v10); v11 those who endure (hupomeno); perseverance of Job (hupomone)
· 2 Pt.3:9: the Lord is long-suffering, wanting all men to repent
makrothumos (adverb): listen to someone w/patience
· Ac.26:3: Paul asks Agrippa to hear him patiently
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