noun · feminine
anochas
Greekἀνοχή (anochē)
Strong’sG463
forbearance
stem anoch-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἀνοχή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< ἀνέχω, -ομαι), [in LXX: I Mac 12:25 (RV, respite)*;]
SYN.: μακροθυμία, ὑπομονή. ἀ., forbearance, is the result and expression of μ., which involves the idea of tolerance, long-suffering, as God with sinners. ὑ. expresses patience with respect to things, as μ. with persons; it is active as well as passive, denotes not merely endurance but perseverance (v. Tr., Syn., § liii; Lft., Notes, 259, 273; DB, ii, 47).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G463 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidan-okh-ay'
self-restraint, i.e. tolerance
Fromfrom G430;
King Jamesforbearance.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | anochas | anochais |
| object accusative | anochan | anochain |
| direct address vocative | anochar | anochair |
| of, belonging to genitive | anochau1×ἀνοχῆς | anochaiu |
| to, for dative | anocha1×ἀνοχῇ | anochai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
anocha is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
anochau“forbearance”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Romans 2:4“forbearance”ē tou ploutou tau chrēstotau autou kai tau anochau kai tau makrothumiau katafronasō, agnoarōtos hoti tem chrēstem tou theou eis metanoian sin agatō?Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
anocha“forbearance”to, fordative singular1×
Romans 3:26“forbearance”en ta anocha tou theou, pros tan endeixian tau dikaiosunau autou en to nun kairo, eis tem arō auton dikaion kai dikaiarōton ton ek pistiau Iēsu.He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.