ΜΑΚΡΟΘΥΜΟΝ, μακροθυμον
MAKROTHYMON, makrothymon
Sounds Like: mah-kroh-THOO-mon
Translations: longsuffering, patient, forbearing, a longsuffering one, a patient one
From the root: ΜΑΚΡΟΘΥΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone who is patient, enduring, or slow to anger. It signifies a disposition that is not quick to retaliate or punish, but rather shows forbearance and steadfastness in the face of provocation or difficulty. It can be used to describe a person's character or a specific action demonstrating patience.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative; or Singular, Masculine, Accusative
Strong’s number: G3116 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 19:3
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 8 — 1:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΑΚΡΟΘΥΜΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΜΑΚΡΟΘΥΜΟΣ — longsuffering, patient, forbearing
- ΟΘΥΜΟΣ — longsuffering, patient, forbearing, slow to anger
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