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ΜΑΚΡΟΘΥΜΟΣ, μακροθυμος
MAKROTHYMOS, makrothymos
Sounds Like: mah-kroh-THOO-mos
Translations: longsuffering, patient, forbearing
From the root: ΜΑΚΡΟΘΥΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'μακρός' (makros), meaning 'long', and 'θυμός' (thymos), meaning 'temper' or 'spirit'. It describes someone who is patient and able to endure difficulties, provocations, or delays without becoming angry or giving up. It is often used to describe God's patience and forbearance.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G3116 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
- Letter of Barnabas — 3:6
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Esdras — 19:17
- Psalms — 7:12, 85:15, 102:8, 144:8
- Proverbs — 14:29, 15:18, 16:32, 17:27
- Ecclesiastes — 7:8
- Wisdom — 15:1
- Sirach — 1:23, 2:11, 5:4
- Joel — 2:13
- Jonah — 4:2
- Nahum — 1:3
- Epistle of Barnabas — 3:6
- Shepherd of Hermas — 2:3
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 8:7
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Exodus — 34:6
- Numbers — 14:18
- Nehemiah — 9:17
- Psalms — 7:12, 85:15, 102:8, 144:8
- Odes — 8:7
- Proverbs — 14:29, 15:18, 16:32, 17:27
- Ecclesiastes — 7:9
- Wisdom — 15:1
- Sirach — 1:23, 5:4
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 4:24
- Joel — 2:13
- Jonah — 4:2
- Nahum — 1:3
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 8 — 11:1
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
- Vision 1 — 2:3
Twelve Disciples
- The Didache — 3:8
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.
- ΜΑΚΡΟΘΥΜΟΝ — longsuffering, patient, forbearing, a longsuffering one, a patient one
- ΟΘΥΜΟΣ — longsuffering, patient, forbearing, slow to anger
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