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Koine Greek wordlink #118479

SR GNT 1 Cor 13:4 μακροθυμεῖ (makrothumei) ‘love is being_patient is being_kind love not’ Strongs=31140 Lemma=makrothumeō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=59 AD

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Other uses (2) of identical word form μακροθυμεῖ (V-IPA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μακροθυμεῖ’ (V-IPA3··S) has 2 different glosses: ‘is being_patient’, ‘he is being_patient’.

Luke 18:7 ‘and night and is being_patient over them’ SR GNT Luke 18:7 word 26

OET-LV: 7 And the god by _no _means may_ not _execute the vengeance of _the chosen of _him, which shouting to _him day and night, and is _being _patient over them? (LUK_18:7)

OET-RV: 7 And won’t God also bring justice for his chosen people when they call out to him day and night? He’ll patiently listen to them. (LUK 18:7)

2 Pet 3:9 ‘slowness are considering but he is being_patient toward you_all not’ SR GNT 2 Pet 3:9 word 12

OET-LV: 9 the_master is_ not _slowing of _his promise, as some are _considering slowness, but he _is _being _patient toward you _all, not wishing any to _perish, but all to to _accept repentance. (PE2_3:9)

OET-RV: 9 The master isn’t slow in fulfilling his promise as some consider slowness, but is patient toward you—not wanting anyone to perish but rather wanting everyone to come to repentance. (PE2 3:9)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘makrothumeō’ have 6 different glosses: ‘be being_patient’, ‘having been_patient’, ‘is being_patient’, ‘he is being_patient’, ‘be_patient’, ‘being_patient’.

Greek words (2) other than μακροθυμεῖ (V-IPA3··S) with a gloss related to ‘being_patient’

1 TH 5:14 μακροθυμεῖτε (makrothumeite) V-MPA2··P ‘be upholding of the weak be being_patient toward all’ SR GNT 1 Th 5:14 word 16

OET-LV: 14 And we _are _exhorting you _all, brothers, be _admonishing the lazy, be _consoling the fainthearted, be _upholding of _the weak, be _being _patient toward all. (TH1_5:14)

OET-RV: 14 We advise you, brothers and sisters, to scold those who are lazy, comfort those who are discouraged, help the weak up, and be patient towards everyone. (TH1 5:14)

YAC 5:7 μακροθυμῶν (makrothumōn) V-PPA·NMS ‘fruit of the earth being_patient for it until’ SR GNT Yac 5:7 word 18

OET-LV: 7 Therefore be _patient, brothers, until the coming of _the master. Behold, the farmer is _awaiting for _the precious fruit of _the earth, being _patient for it until he _may _receive the_early and late rains. (JAM_5:7)

OET-RV: 7 So my fellow believers, be patient until the return of Yeshua our master. You see how farmers look forward to the fruit to be ready—waiting patiently even while they monitor the early and the late rains. (JAM 5:7)

Key: V=verb