Greek word study

μακροθυμέωmakrothyméō — I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing

I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing, perseverance.

Translated in the King James as: bear (suffer) long, be longsuffering, have (long) patience, be patient, patiently endure

Appears 10 times in Scripture

Origin: from the same as G3116 (μακροθυμώς);

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Where it appears

Matthew — 2×
Matt 18:26Matt 18:29
Luke — 1×
Luke 18:7
1 Corinthians — 1×
1 Cor 13:4
1 Thessalonians — 1×
1 Thess 5:14
Hebrews — 1×
Heb 6:15
James — 3×
James 5:7James 5:8+ 1 more in James
2 Peter — 1×
2 Pet 3:9

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.