Definition

to be long-spirited, i.e. (objectively) forbearing or (subjectively) patient

Etymology

from the same as G3116 (μακροθυμώς);

Where the KJV renders it

• bear (suffer) long
• be longsuffering
• have (long) patience
• be patient
• patiently endure

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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