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endurance or patience, hupomoné
Strong’s number: G5281
Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #5281 – ὑπομονή
Greek Word: ὑπομονή, ῆς, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: hupomoné
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-om-on-ay’)
Quick Definition: a remaining behind, a patient enduring
Usage: endurance, steadfastness, patient waiting for.
Etymology: from 5259 /hypó, “under” and 3306 /ménō, “remain, endure”
NASB Translation: endurance (7), patient enduring (1), perseverance (21), steadfastness (3).
New Testament usage: endurance, hupomoné, G5281
Strong’s #5281 – ὑπομονή – 31 verses
Luk 8:15; Luk 21:19; Rom 2:7; Rom 5:3; Rom 5:4; Rom 8:25; Rom 15:4; Rom 15:5; 2Co 1:6; 2Co 6:4; 2Co 12:12; Col 1:11; 1Th 1:3; 2Th 1:4; 2Th 3:5; 1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 3:10; Tit 2:2; Heb 10:36; Heb 12:1; Jas 1:3; Jas 1:4; Jas 5:11; 2Pe 1:6; Rev 1:9; Rev 2:2; Rev 2:3; Rev 2:19; Rev 3:10; Rev 13:10; Rev 14:12.
Septuagint (LXX) – 9 verses
1Ch 29:15; Ezr 10:2; Job 14:19; Psa 9:19; Psa 38:8; Psa 61:6; Psa 70:5; Jer 14:8; Jer 17:13.
Englishman’s Concordance: ὑπομονή (hupomoné)
Lexicons: endurance, hupomoné, G5281
Thayer’s G5281: steadfastness, constancy, endurance; 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; patiently, and steadfastly; a patient, steadfast waiting for; a patient enduring, sustaining, perseverance
Strong’s G2581: From G5278; cheerful (or hopeful) endurance, constancy: – enduring, patience, patient continuance (waiting).
Related words: G5278 (verb); G3306 (verb)
PreceptsAustin: hupomone
Dictionaries: endurance, hupomoné, G5281.
Torrey Topical Textbook Perseverance
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Perseverance
Baker Evangelical Dictionary Perseverance
Charles Buck Dictionary Perseverance
CARM Theological Dictionary Perseverance
Easton’s Bible Dictionary Perseverance of the Saints
Spurgeon’s Illustration Collection Children: Perseverance Heeded in Teaching Perseverance
Holman Bible Dictionary Perseverance
Hastings’ Dictionary of the NT Perseverance
Webster Dictionary Perseverance
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Perseverance
McClintock and Strong’s Bible Encyclopedia Perseverance
Reference Works: endurance, hupomoné, G5281.
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