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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