Strong's Lexicon
hupomoné: Endurance, perseverance, patience, steadfastness
Original Word:ὑπομονή
Part of Speech:Noun, Feminine
Transliteration:hupomoné
Pronunciation:hoo-po-mo-NAY
Phonetic Spelling:(hoop-om-on-ay')
Definition:Endurance, perseverance, patience, steadfastness
Meaning:endurance, steadfastness, patient waiting for.
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek verb ὑπομένω (hupomenō), meaning "to remain under" or "to endure."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H6960 קָוָה (qavah) – to wait, look for, hope, expect
- H3176 יָחַל (yachal) – to wait, hope, expect
Usage:In the New Testament, ὑπομονή (hupomoné) is used to describe a quality of steadfastness and endurance, particularly in the face of trials and difficulties. It conveys the idea of remaining faithful and patient under pressure, maintaining one's faith and hope despite challenges. This term is often associated with the Christian virtue of perseverance, reflecting a trust in God's promises and a commitment to His will.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, endurance was a valued trait, often associated with the virtues of courage and fortitude. For early Christians, hupomoné took on a distinctively spiritual dimension, as believers were called to endure persecution and hardship for the sake of their faith. This endurance was not merely passive but was an active, hopeful waiting for God's deliverance and the fulfillment of His promises.
HELPS Word-studies
5281hypomonḗ (from5259/hypó, "under" and3306/ménō, "remain, endure") – properly,remaining under, endurance; steadfastness, especially asGod enables the believer to "remain(endure) under" the challenges He allots in life.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
hupomenóDefinitiona remaining behind, a patient enduring
NASB Translationendurance (7), patient enduring (1), perseverance (21), steadfastness (3).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5281: ὑπομονήὑπομονή,
ὑπομονῆς,
ἡ (
ὑπομένω);
1.steadfastness, constancy, endurance (Vulg. in1 Thessalonians 1:3sustinentia, inJames 5:11sufferentia); in the N. T. the characteristic of a man who is unswerved from his deliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith and piety by even the greatest trials and sufferings:Luke 8:15;Luke 21:19;Romans 5:3;Romans 15:4;2 Corinthians 6:4;2 Corinthians 12:12;Colossians 1:11;2 Thessalonians 1:4;1 Timothy 6:11;2 Timothy 3:10;Titus 2:2;Hebrews 10:36;James 1:3;James 5:11;2 Peter 1:6;Revelation 2:2f, 19;Revelation 13:10;Revelation 14:12 (cf. 4 Macc. 1:11; 9:8, 30; 15:30(27);); with a genitive of the thing persevered in (Winer's Grammar, § 30, 1 at the end):τοῦἔργουἀγαθοῦ,Romans 2:7;τῆςἐλπίδος,1 Thessalonians 1:3 (cf.Buttmann, 155 (136));δἰὑπομονῆς (with patience (cf.Winer's Grammar, § 51, 1 b.) i. e.) patiently and steadfastly,Romans 8:25;Hebrews 12:1.2.a patient, steadfast waiting for; (others question this sense in the New Testament, and render the genitive by 'characterizing', 'in respect to', etc.):Χριστοῦ (genitive of the object), the return of Christ from heaven,2 Thessalonians 3:5;Revelation 1:9 (whereLTTrWHἐνἸησοῦ (which isin Jesus)); (cf.Psalm 38:8 (); forמִקְוֶה, expectation, hope, 2 Esdr. 10:2;Jeremiah 14:8;Jeremiah 17:13; forתִּקְוָה, hope, Ps. (); (); (); (Job 14:19); forתּוחֶלֶת,Proverbs 10:28Symm.;ὑπομένειντινα,Xenophon, an. 4, 1, 21; Appendix,b. 104:5, 81).
3.a patient enduring, sustaining:τῶνπαθημάτων,2 Corinthians 1:6 (λύπης,Plato, definition, p. 412 c.;θανάτου,Plutarch, Pelop. 1). (Synonym: seeμακροθυμία, at the end.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
enduring, patience, steadfastFromhupomeno; cheerful (or hopeful) endurance, constancy -- enduring, patience, patient continuance (waiting).
see GREEKhupomeno
Forms and Transliterations
υπομονη υπομονή ὑπομονὴ ὑπομονῇ υπομονην υπομονήν ὑπομονήν ὑπομονὴν υπομονης υπομονής ὑπομονῆς hypomone hypomonē hypomonḕ hypomonêi hypomonē̂i hypomonen hypomonēn hypomonḗn hypomonḕn hypomones hypomonês hypomonēs hypomonē̂s upomone upomonē upomonen upomonēn upomones upomonēsLinks
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