verb
makrothumamō
Strong’sG3114
I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing
stem makrothum-10 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
† μακροθυμέω, -ῶ
(< μακρό-θυμος, long-tempered; v.s. -ία), [in LXX: Ec 8:12 א2, Pr 19:11 (ארךְ, אַף הֶאֱרִיךְ), Jb 7:16, Si 2:4, al.;]
SYN.: ὑπομένω, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3114 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmak-roth-oo-meh'-o
to be long-spirited, i.e. (objectively) forbearing or (subjectively) patient
Fromfrom the same as G3116;
King Jamesbear (suffer) long, be longsuffering, have (long) patience, be patient, patiently endure.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
to be long-suffering, ἐπί τινι towards one, LXX+NT
2 to be slow to help, NT
3 persevere, Refs 1st c.AD+
4 with accusative, bear patiently, LXX bear up! Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| makrothumatōμακροθυμεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | patient | 3× |
| makrothumavōrμακροθυμεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | be patient | 1× |
| makrothumasarΜακροθύμησον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | have patience | 2× |
| makrothumavarΜακροθυμήσατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | patient | 2× |
| makrothumarōntosμακροθυμῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | patient | 1× |
| makrothumarantosμακροθυμήσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | patiently endured | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | makrothumamō | makrothumame | makrothumami | makrothumama | makrothumamē | makrothumamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | makrothumasō | makrothumase | makrothumasi | makrothumasa | makrothumasē | makrothumaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | makrothumatō3×μακροθυμεῖ | makrothumate | makrothumati | makrothumata | makrothumatē | makrothumatelē |
| we 1st person plural | makrothumanō | makrothumane | makrothumani | makrothumana | makrothumanē | makrothumanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | makrothumavō | makrothumave | makrothumavi | makrothumava | makrothumavē | makrothumavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | makrothumalō | makrothumale | makrothumali | makrothumala | makrothumalē | makrothumalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | makrothumameiō | makrothumameia | makrothumameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | makrothumaseiō | makrothumaseia | makrothumaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | makrothumateiō | makrothumateia | makrothumateiē |
| we 1st person plural | makrothumaneiō | makrothumaneia | makrothumaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | makrothumaveiō | makrothumaveia | makrothumaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | makrothumaleiō | makrothumaleia | makrothumaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | makrothumasōr | makrothumasar2×Μακροθύμησον | makrothumasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | makrothumatōr | makrothumatar | makrothumatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | makrothumavōr1×μακροθυμεῖτε | makrothumavar2×Μακροθυμήσατε | makrothumavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | makrothumalōr | makrothumalar | makrothumalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | makrothumamoiō | makrothumamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | makrothumasoiō | makrothumasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | makrothumatoiō | makrothumatoia |
| we 1st person plural | makrothumanoiō | makrothumanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | makrothumavoiō | makrothumavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | makrothumaloiō | makrothumaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | makrothumarō | makrothumari | makrothumara | makrothumarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | makrothumarōntos1×μακροθυμῶν | makrothumarintos | makrothumarantos1×μακροθυμήσας | makrothumarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
makrothum 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
makrothumatō“patient”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Luke 18:7“delay long”… boarōntoiu auto hēmerau kai nuktau, kai makrothumatō epi autoi?… elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?
1 Corinthians 13:4Tas agapas makrothumatō, chrēsteuotō tas agapas, ouk zēlatō tas …Love is patient, love is kind. It does not …
2 Peter 3:9… epangeliau, hōs tinois bradutan hēgolō, alla makrothumatō eis vin, mē boulorōntos tinoin apolera …… as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to …
makrothumavōr“be patient”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×
1 Thessalonians 5:14… paramuthovōr toin oligopsuchoin, antechovōr toiu asthenoiu, makrothumavōr pros pantoin.… the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
makrothumasar“have patience”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular2×
Matthew 18:26… oun tos doulos proskunate auto legarōntos; Makrothumasar epi mi, kai panteim apodōami si.… fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I …
Matthew 18:29… tos sundoulos autou parakalate auton legarōntos; Makrothumasar epi mi, kai apodōami si.… servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay …
makrothumavar“patient”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural2×
James 5:7Makrothumavar oun, adelfoir, heōs tau parousiau tou …Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming …
James 5:8makrothumavar kai vis, stērizavar tain kardiain vu, …You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the …
makrothumarōntos“patient”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
James 5:7… ekdechotō ton timion karpon tau gēau, makrothumarōntos epi auto heōs labateia proimon kai …… precious fruit of the soil — how patient he is for the fall and …
makrothumarantos“patiently endured”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 6:15“patiently endured”kai houtōs makrothumarantos epitunchanata tau epangeliau.And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.