What does μακροθυμέω (makrothyméō) mean in the Bible?
μακροθυμέω (makrothyméō): Patience that endures hardship actively, not mere passive waiting but sustained forbearance under provocation.
Greek · G3114
μακροθυμέω
To have patience
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μακροθυμέω G3114
Pronunciation makrothyméō
What does μακροθυμέω (makrothyméō) mean in the Bible?
μακροθυμέω (makrothyméō): Patience that endures hardship actively, not mere passive waiting but sustained forbearance under provocation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3114?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Be patient (2), Have patience (2), is patient (2), [and] be patient (1), after waiting patiently (1).
Where does μακροθυμέω (makrothyméō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 18:26. Its strongest book concentrations include James (3), Matthew (2), 1 Corinthians (1), 1 Thessalonians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Be patient 2× James 5:7, James 5:8
Have patience 2× Matthew 18:26, Matthew 18:29
is patient 2× 1 Corinthians 13:4, 2 Peter 3:9
[and] be patient 1× 1 Thessalonians 5:14
after waiting patiently 1× Hebrews 6:15
how patient he is 1× James 5:7
Will He delay in helping 1× Luke 18:7
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 18:26 Μακροθύμησον to Have patience Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Matthew 18:29 Μακροθύμησον to Have patience Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Luke 18:7 μακροθυμεῖ to Will He delay in helping Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Corinthians 13:4 μακροθυμεῖ to is patient Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Thessalonians 5:14 μακροθυμεῖτε to [and] be patient Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Hebrews 6:15 μακροθυμήσας to after waiting patiently Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular James 5:7 Μακροθυμήσατε to Be patient Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural James 5:7 μακροθυμῶν to how patient he is Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular James 5:8 μακροθυμήσατε to be patient Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 2 Peter 3:9 μακροθυμεῖ to is patient Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 18:26
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 7
Matthew 2 Luke 1 1 Corinthians 1 1 Thessalonians 1 Hebrews 1 James 3 2 Peter 1
Source forms
μακροθυμεῖ 3x makrothymei Luke 18:7, 1 Corinthians 13:4, 2 Peter 3:9
Μακροθύμησον 2x Makrothymēson Matthew 18:26, Matthew 18:29
μακροθυμεῖτε 1x makrothymeite 1 Thessalonians 5:14
μακροθυμήσας 1x makrothymēsas Hebrews 6:15
μακροθυμήσατε 1x makrothymēsate James 5:8
Μακροθυμήσατε 1x Makrothymēsate James 5:7
μακροθυμῶν 1x makrothymōn James 5:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 3x Luke 18:7, 1 Corinthians 13:4, 2 Peter 3:9
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 2x James 5:7, James 5:8
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular 2x Matthew 18:26, Matthew 18:29
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Hebrews 6:15
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x 1 Thessalonians 5:14
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x James 5:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Patience that endures hardship actively, not mere passive waiting but sustained forbearance under provocation.
Strong's G3114
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Greek text appearances 10 times Word forms 3 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link James 5:7–11 Source Gloss
to have patience
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 18:26 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Imperative
μακροθύμησον makroqumhson
I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing
Read verse Matthew 18:29 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Imperative
Μακροθύμησον makroqumhson
I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing
Read verse Luke 18:7 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
μακροθυμῶν makroqumwn
I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing
Read verse 1 Corinthians 13:4 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
μακροθυμεῖ, makroqumei
I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 5:14 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
μακροθυμεῖτε makroqumeite
I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing
Read verse Hebrews 6:15 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
μακροθυμήσας makroqumhsav
I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing
Read verse James 5:7 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
Μακροθυμήσατε makroqumhsate
I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing
Read verse James 5:7 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
μακροθυμῶν makroqumwn
I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing
Read verse James 5:8 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
μακροθυμήσατε makroqumhsate
I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing
Read verse 2 Peter 3:9 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
μακροθυμεῖ makroqumei
I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 10 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Present Active Luke 18:7 · 1 Cor 13:4 · 2 Pet 3:9 3×
Imperative command or strong request 5×
Aorist Active Matt 18:26 · Matt 18:29 · Jas 5:7 · Jas 5:8 4×
Present Active 1 Thess 5:14 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Active Heb 6:15 1×
Present Active Jas 5:7 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 5 aorist 5
Voice
active 10
Mood
imperative 5 indicative 3 participle 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 18:26 Μακροθύμησον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 18:29 Μακροθύμησον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 18:7 μακροθυμεῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 13:4 μακροθυμεῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Thessalonians 5:14 μακροθυμεῖτε present active imperative imperative Hebrews 6:15 μακροθυμήσας aorist active participle participle James 5:7 Μακροθυμήσατε aorist active imperative imperative James 5:7 μακροθυμῶν present active participle participle James 5:8 μακροθυμήσατε aorist active imperative imperative 2 Peter 3:9 μακροθυμεῖ present active indicative ongoing
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Additional Occurrences
be patient, long-suffering
New Testament Witnesses
be patient, long-suffering
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 10 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
μακροθυμέω is built from this root:
μακροθυμώς G3116
Why This Word Matters
Calls believers to enduring steadfastness under hardship. James 5:7–11
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain