Word study · Greek

anexíkakos

patient

Say it: an-ex-IK-ak-os (approximate)

ἀνεξίκακος

What it means

Not resentful, patient under wrong (anechomai "bear" plus kakos "bad"). In 2:24, "patient." It appears only here.

Range of meaning

  • PatientEnduring wrongs.
  • ForbearingNot holding a grudge.

In 2 Timothy

  • Chapter 2

    "Patient" (2:24). The word appears only here.

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0420 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources