# G3114 --- ## Gary’s Bible Definition - patient --- ## Root Transliteration (Phonetic Spelling) - makrothumeó (mak-roth-oo-meh'-o) --- ## Strong's Definition & Usage - Definition:  - to persevere - to be patient - Usage: I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing, perseverance. --- ## Part of Speech - Verb --- ## BSB Translation - --- ## NASB Translation - Patient (6), have patience (2), patiently waited (1) - delay long (1) --- ## NASB Word Origin - from makros ([[G3117]]) and thumos ([[G2372]]) --- ## Occurrences - 10 --- ## Occurrences Link - https://biblehub.com/greek/strongs_3114.htm --- ## BibleHub Link - https://biblehub.com/greek/3114.htm --- ## Helps Word Studies - Cognate: [[G3114]] makrothyméō – properly, long-tempered (to defer anger), refusing to retaliate with anger, because of human reasoning. - The literal sense if the term is "extending a long time (way)." - [[G3114]] /makrothyméō ("showing divinely-directed patience") is "longsuffering" because it only expresses anger as the Lord directs (i.e. is the opposite of being "quick-tempered"). See [[G3115]] (makrothymia). --- ## Blue Letter Bible - Outline - --- ## Blue Letter Bible - Strong's Definition - --- ## Blue Letter Bible - Vines - --- ## Transliteration Details - --- ## Date - Initial - 2020.06.22 - Revised - 2023.10.24 ---