ΜΑΚΡΟΘΥΜΈΩ: † μακροθυμέω, -ῶ [ (< μακρό-θυμος, long-tempered; v.s. -ία), [in LXX: Ec 8:12 א2, Pr 19:11 (ארךְ, אַף הֶאֱרִיךְ), Jb 7:16, Si 2:4, al.;] ] 1. . actively = καρτερέω, to persevere (Plut., 2, 593 F).
2. . Passively, to be patient, long-suffering: absol., I Co 13:4, He 6:15, Ja 5:8; seq. ἕως, c. gen., Ja 5:7; ἐπί, c. dat., Ja 5:7. (Si 2:4); πρός, c. acc., I Th 5:14; ἐπί, c. dat., Mt 18:26, 29, Lk 18:7; εἰς, II Pe 3:9.† SYN.: ὑπομένω, q.v.