2001 Translation

MAKROTĒTOS, makrotētos

Sounds Like: mah-kro-TAY-tos

Translations: of length, of long-suffering, of patience, of endurance

From the root: ΜΑΚΡΟΤΗΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the quality of being long, whether in terms of physical dimension (length) or, more commonly in a metaphorical sense, the duration of time or the capacity for patience and endurance. It describes a state of prolonged existence or a steadfastness in the face of adversity.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine

Strong’s number: G3118 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Ecclesiastes — 8:12

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Ecclesiastes — 8:12

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΑΚΡΟΤΗΣ.

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.

• ΜΑΚΡΟΤΗΣ — length, a length, long-suffering, patience, endurance
• ΜΑΚΡΟΤΗΤΑ — length, a length, duration, longness
• ΜΑΚΡΟΤΗΤΙ — in length, with length, by length, in duration, with duration, by duration, in long-suffering, with long-suffering, by long-suffering

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