ὑπομονή
Transliteration
hypomonē (Key)
Pronunciation
hoop-om-on-ay'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From ὑπομένω (G5278)
mGNT
32x in 5 unique form(s) TR
32x in 5 unique form(s) LXX
9x in 3 unique form(s)
ὑπομονὴ — 4x
ὑπομονῇ — 9x
ὑπομονὴν — 6x
ὑπομονήν — 5x
ὑπομονῆς — 8x
ὑπομονὴ — 4x
ὑπομονῇ — 9x
ὑπομονὴν — 6x
ὑπομονήν — 5x
ὑπομονῆς — 8x
ὑπομονὴ — 4x
ὑπομονή — 4x
ὑπομονὴν — 1x
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:581,581

Trench's Synonyms: liii. μακροθυμία, ὑπομονή, ἀνοχή.

Strong’s Definitions

ὑπομονή hupŏmŏnē, hoop-om-on-ay'; from G5278; cheerful (or hopeful) endurance, constancy:—enduring, patience, patient continuance (waiting).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's G5281 in the following manner: patience (29x), enduring (1x), patient continuance (1x), patient waiting (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's G5281 in the following manner: patience (29x), enduring (1x), patient continuance (1x), patient waiting (1x).

  1. steadfastness, constancy, endurance

    1. in the NT the characteristic of a man who is not swerved from his deliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith and piety by even the greatest trials and sufferings

    2. patiently, and steadfastly

  2. a patient, steadfast waiting for

  3. a patient enduring, sustaining, perseverance

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Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὑπομονή hupŏmŏnē, hoop-om-on-ay'; from G5278; cheerful (or hopeful) endurance, constancy:—enduring, patience, patient continuance (waiting).
STRONGS G5281:
ὑπομονή, ὑπομονῆς, ἡ (ὑπομένω);
1. steadfastness, constancy, endurance (Vulg. in 1 Thessalonians 1:3 sustinentia, in James 5:11 sufferentia); in the N. T. the characteristic of a man who is unswerved from his deliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith and piety by even the greatest trials and sufferings: Luke 8:15; Luke 21:19; Romans 5:3; Romans 15:4; 2 Corinthians 6:4; 2 Corinthians 12:12; Colossians 1:11; 2 Thessalonians 1:4; 1 Timothy 6:11; 2 Timothy 3:10; Titus 2:2; Hebrews 10:36; James 1:3; James 5:11; 2 Peter 1:6; Revelation 2:2f, 19; Revelation 13:10; Revelation 14:12 (cf. 4 Macc. 1:11; 9:8, 30; 15:30(27); 4 Macc. 17:4,12,23); with a genitive of the thing persevered in (Winer's Grammar, § 30, 1 at the end): τοῦ ἔργου ἀγαθοῦ, Romans 2:7; τῆς ἐλπίδος, 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (cf. Buttmann, 155 (136)); δἰ ὑπομονῆς (with patience (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 51, 1 b.) i. e.) patiently and steadfastly, Romans 8:25; Hebrews 12:1.
2. a patient, steadfast waiting for; (others question this sense in the New Testament, and render the genitive by 'characterizing', 'in respect to', etc.): Χριστοῦ (genitive of the object), the return of Christ from heaven, 2 Thessalonians 3:5; Revelation 1:9 (where L T Tr WH ἐν Ἰησοῦ (which is in Jesus)); Rev. 3:10 (cf. Psalm 38:8 (Ps. 39:8); for מִקְוֶה, expectation, hope, 2 Esdr. 10:2; Jeremiah 14:8; Jeremiah 17:13; for תִּקְוָה, hope, Ps. (Psalms 9:19); Ps 61:6 (Psalms 62:6); Ps 70:5 (Psalms 71:5); (Job 14:19); for תּוחֶלֶת, Proverbs 10:28 Symm.; ὑπομένειν τινα, Xenophon, an. 4, 1, 21; Appendix, b. 104:5, 81).
3. a patient enduring, sustaining: τῶν παθημάτων, 2 Corinthians 1:6 (λύπης, Plato, definition, p. 412 c.; θανάτου, Plutarch, Pelop. 1). (Synonym: see μακροθυμία, at the end.)
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References

Job
Job 14:19
Psalms
Psalms 9:19; Psalms 38:8; Psalms 39:8; Psalms 61:6; Psalms 62:6; Psalms 70:5; Psalms 71:5
Proverbs
Proverbs 10:28
Jeremiah
Jeremiah 14:8; Jeremiah 17:13
Luke
Luke 8:15; Luke 21:19
Romans
Romans 2:7; Romans 5:3; Romans 8:25; Romans 15:4
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 1:6; 2 Corinthians 6:4; 2 Corinthians 12:12
Colossians
Colossians 1:11
1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:3
2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians 1:4; 2 Thessalonians 3:5
1 Timothy
1 Timothy 6:11
2 Timothy
2 Timothy 3:10
Titus
Titus 2:2
Hebrews
Hebrews 10:36; Hebrews 12:1
James
James 1:3; James 5:11; James 5:11
2 Peter
2 Peter 1:6
Revelation
Revelation 1:9; Revelation 2:2; Revelation 2:19; Revelation 3:10; Revelation 13:10; Revelation 14:12
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