# G3115 --- ## Gary’s Bible Definition - patience --- ## Root Transliteration (Phonetic Spelling) - makrothumia (mak-roth-oo-mee'-ah) --- ## Strong's Definition & Usage - Definition: patience, long-suffering - Usage: patience, forbearance, longsuffering --- ## Part of Speech - Noun --- ## BSB Translation - --- ## NASB Translation - patience (14) --- ## NASB Word Origin - from makros ([[G3117]]) and thumos ([[G2372]]) --- ## Occurrences - 14 --- ## Occurrences Link - https://biblehub.com/greek/strongs_3115.htm --- ## BibleHub Link - https://biblehub.com/greek/3115.htm --- ## Helps Word Studies - G3115 makrothymía (from G3117 /makrós, "long" and G2372 /thymós, "passion, anger") – properly, long-passion, i.e. waiting sufficient time before expressing anger. This avoids the premature use of force (retribution) that rises out of improper anger (a personal reaction). - G3115 /makrothymía ("divinely-regulated patience") is used of God Himself (see 1 Pet 3:20; 2 Pet 3:15). Indeed, only the Lord produces G3115 /makrothymía ("true patience, longsuffering") in us and hence is a fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22). - "G3115 (makrothymía) embraces steadfastness and staying-power. If in English we had an adjective 'long-tempered' as a counterpart to 'short-tempered,' then makrothymia could be called the quality of being 'long-tempered'. . . . which is a quality of God (LXX, Ex 34:6)" (F. F. Bruce, Commentary on Galatians, 253). --- ## Blue Letter Bible - Outline - --- ## Blue Letter Bible - Strong's Definition - --- ## Blue Letter Bible - Vines - --- ## Transliteration Details - --- ## Date - Initial - 2020.07.13 - Revised - 2023.10.05 ---