Strong’s G3116 · Greek
μακροθυμώς
makrothymṓs
Definition
with long (enduring) temper, i.e. leniently
Etymology
adverb of a compound of G3117 (μακρός) and G2372 (θυμός);
Where the KJV renders it
- patiently
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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