ΥΠΟΜΟΝΗ, υπομονη
YPOMONĒ, ypomonē
Sounds Like: hoo-po-mo-NEE
Translations: endurance, patience, perseverance, steadfastness, a patience, an endurance, a perseverance, a steadfastness
From the root: ΥΠΟΜΟΝΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the capacity to endure or bear up under difficult circumstances, often with a sense of steadfastness or patient waiting. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ΥΠΟ (HYPO), meaning 'under', and the verb ΜΕΝΩ (MENO), meaning 'to remain' or 'to abide'. Thus, it literally means 'a remaining under' or 'a bearing up under'. It describes the quality of not giving in to adversity or suffering, but rather maintaining one's resolve and hope.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Accusative, or Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5281 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
- Letter of Barnabas — 2:2
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Esdras — 10:2
- 4 Maccabees — 1:11
- Psalms — 9:19, 38:8, 61:6, 70:5
- Sirach — 16:13
- Jeremiah — 14:8
- Luke — 8:15, 21:19
- Romans — 5:4
- 2 Corinthians — 1:6, 6:4, 12:12
- 2 Timothy — 3:10
- Titus — 2:2
- James — 1:4
- 2 Peter — 1:6
- Revelation — 13:10, 14:12
- Epistle of Barnabas — 2:2, 20:2
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 10:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 3:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 6:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Trallians — 1:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Chronicles — 29:15
- Ezra (Beta) — 10:2
- 4 Maccabees — 1:11
- Psalms — 9:19, 38:8, 61:6, 70:5
- Psalms of Solomon — 2:40
- Sirach — 38:27
- Jeremiah — 14:8, 17:13
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 8 — 1:9
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 8:15, 21:19
- Romans — 5:4
- 2 Corinthians — 1:6, 6:4, 12:12
- 2 Timothy — 3:10
- Titus — 2:2
- James — 1:4
- 2 Peter — 1:6
- Revelation — 1:9, 13:10, 14:12
Twelve Disciples
- The Didache — 5:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΜΟΝΗ.
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.
- ΥΠΟΜΕΝΗ — endurance, steadfastness, patience, a patience
- ΥΠΟΜΟΗ — endurance, a patience, steadfastness, a steadfastness, perseverance, a perseverance
- ΥΠΟΜΟΗΣ — (of) patience, (of) endurance, (of) steadfastness
- ΥΠΟΜΟΝΗΝ — endurance, steadfastness, perseverance, patience, a patience, an endurance
- ΥΠΟΜΟΝΗΣ — of endurance, of patience, of perseverance, of steadfastness
- ΥΠΟΜΟΝΩΝ — of endurance, of patience, of perseverance, of steadfastness
- ΥΠΟΜΟΝ‾Η‾ — endurance, steadfastness, perseverance, patience
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