Fruit of The Holy Spirit - Patience (Greek: makrothumia, Latin: longanimitas)

Patience (Greek: makrothumia, Latin: longanimitas)

Patience, which in some translations is "longsuffering" or "endurance," is defined in Strong's by two Greek words, makrothumia and hupomone.

The first, pronounced (mak-roth-oo-mee-ah) comes from makros, "long," and thumos, "temper." The word denotes lenience, forbearance, fortitude, patient endurance, longsuffering. Also included in makrothumia is the ability to endure persecution and ill-treatment. It describes a person who has the power to exercise revenge but instead exercises restraint. (Strong's #3115)

The latter, hupomone, (hoop-om-on-ay) is translated "endurance": Constancy, perseverance, continuance, bearing up, steadfastness, holding out, patient endurance. The word combines hupo, "under," and mone, "to remain." It describes the capacity to continue to bear up under difficult circumstances, not with a passive complacency, but with a hopeful fortitude that actively resists weariness and defeat, (Strong's #5281) with hupomone (Greek ὑπομονή) being further understood as that which would be "as opposed to cowardice or despondency"

Hebrews 10:36 says, "For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what is promised." We are "strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness". "With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love".