Word study · Greek

makrothyméō

to be patient, to be slow to anger

Say it: mak-roth-oo-MEH-oh (approximate)

μακροθυμέω

What it means

To be patient. "Be patient toward all" (5:14).

Range of meaning

  • PatientSlow to anger.
  • Long-sufferingEnduring without giving up.

In 1 Thessalonians

Every verse (1)

Verses where G3114 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources