5281. hupomoné
Berean 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

5281 hypomonḗ (from 5259 /hypó, "under" and 3306 /ménō, "remain, endure") – properly, remaining under, endurance; steadfastness, especially as God enables the believer to "remain (endure) under" the challenges He allots in life.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from hupomenó
Definition
a remaining behind, a patient enduring
NASB Translation
endurance (7), patient enduring (1), perseverance (21), steadfastness (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5281: ὑπομονή

ὑπομονή, ὑπομονῆς, (ὑπομένω);

1. steadfastness, constancy, endurance (Vulg. in 1 Thessalonians 1:3sustinentia, in James 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): τοῦ ἔργου ἀγαθοῦ, Romans 2:7; τῆς ἐλπίδος, 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (cf. Buttmann, 155 (136)); δἰ ὑπομονῆς (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 (where L T Tr WH ἐν Ἰησοῦ (which is in Jesus)); (cf. Psalm 38:8 (); for מִקְוֶה, expectation, hope, 2 Esdr. 10:2; Jeremiah 14:8; Jeremiah 17:13; for תִּקְוָה, hope, Ps. (); (); (); (Job 14:19); for תּוחֶלֶת, Proverbs 10:28 Symm.; ὑπομένειν τινα, Xenophon, an. 4, 1, 21; Appendix,

b. 104:5, 81).

3. a patient enduring, sustaining: τῶν παθημάτων, 2 Corinthians 1:6 (λύπης, Plato, definition, p. 412 c.; θανάτου, Plutarch, Pelop. 1). (Synonym: see μακροθυμία, at the end.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
enduring, patience, steadfast

From hupomeno; cheerful (or hopeful) endurance, constancy -- enduring, patience, patient continuance (waiting).

see GREEK hupomeno

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 upomonēs
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 8:15 N-DFS
GRK: καρποφοροῦσιν ἐν ὑπομονῇ
NAS: and bear fruit with perseverance.
KJV: bring forth fruit with patience.
INT: bring forth fruit by perseverance

Luke 21:19 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ ὑπομονῇ ὑμῶν κτήσασθε
NAS: By your endurance you will gain
KJV: In your patience possess ye your
INT: By the endurance of you gain

Romans 2:7 N-AFS
GRK: μὲν καθ' ὑπομονὴν ἔργου ἀγαθοῦ
NAS: to those who by perseverance in doing
KJV: To them who by patient continuance in well
INT: indeed with endurance in work good

Romans 5:3 N-AFS
GRK: ἡ θλίψις ὑπομονὴν κατεργάζεται
NAS: brings about perseverance;
KJV: tribulation worketh patience;
INT: the tribulation endurance produces

Romans 5:4 N-NFS
GRK: ἡ δὲ ὑπομονὴ δοκιμήν ἡ
NAS: and perseverance, proven
KJV: And patience, experience; and
INT: and endurance character

Romans 8:25 N-GFS
GRK: ἐλπίζομεν δι' ὑπομονῆς ἀπεκδεχόμεθα
NAS: we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly
KJV: with patience wait for
INT: we hope for in patience we await

Romans 15:4 N-GFS
GRK: διὰ τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ διὰ
NAS: that through perseverance and the encouragement
KJV: we through patience and comfort
INT: through endurance and through

Romans 15:5 N-GFS
GRK: θεὸς τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ τῆς
NAS: who gives perseverance and encouragement
KJV: the God of patience and
INT: God of endurance and

2 Corinthians 1:6 N-DFS
GRK: ἐνεργουμένης ἐν ὑπομονῇ τῶν αὐτῶν
NAS: which is effective in the patient enduring of the same
KJV: in the enduring of the same
INT: being done in [the] endurance of the same

2 Corinthians 6:4 N-DFS
GRK: διάκονοι ἐν ὑπομονῇ πολλῇ ἐν
NAS: in much endurance, in afflictions,
KJV: in much patience, in afflictions,
INT: servants in endurance much in

2 Corinthians 12:12 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν πάσῃ ὑπομονῇ σημείοις τε
NAS: you with all perseverance, by signs
KJV: in all patience, in signs,
INT: in all perseverance signs also

Colossians 1:11 N-AFS
GRK: εἰς πᾶσαν ὑπομονὴν καὶ μακροθυμίαν
NAS: for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience;
KJV: unto all patience and longsuffering
INT: to all endurance and patience

1 Thessalonians 1:3 N-GFS
GRK: καὶ τῆς ὑπομονῆς τῆς ἐλπίδος
NAS: of love and steadfastness of hope
KJV: of love, and patience of hope in our
INT: and the endurance of hope

2 Thessalonians 1:4 N-GFS
GRK: ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑπομονῆς ὑμῶν καὶ
NAS: of God for your perseverance and faith
KJV: for your patience and faith
INT: for the endurance of you and

2 Thessalonians 3:5 N-AFS
GRK: εἰς τὴν ὑπομονὴν τοῦ χριστοῦ
NAS: of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.
KJV: into the patient waiting for Christ.
INT: into the steadfastness of Christ

1 Timothy 6:11 N-AFS
GRK: πίστιν ἀγάπην ὑπομονήν πραϋπαθίαν
NAS: love, perseverance [and] gentleness.
KJV: faith, love, patience, meekness.
INT: faith love endurance gentleness

2 Timothy 3:10 N-DFS
GRK: ἀγάπῃ τῇ ὑπομονῇ
NAS: patience, love, perseverance,
KJV: longsuffering, charity, patience,
INT: love the endurance

Titus 2:2 N-DFS
GRK: ἀγάπῃ τῇ ὑπομονῇ
NAS: in faith, in love, in perseverance.
KJV: in faith, in charity, in patience.
INT: in love in endurance

Hebrews 10:36 N-GFS
GRK: ὑπομονῆς γὰρ ἔχετε
NAS: need of endurance, so
KJV: need of patience, that,
INT: endurance indeed you have

Hebrews 12:1 N-GFS
GRK: ἁμαρτίαν δι' ὑπομονῆς τρέχωμεν τὸν
NAS: us, and let us run with endurance the race
KJV: with patience the race
INT: sin with endurance we should run the

James 1:3 N-AFS
GRK: πίστεως κατεργάζεται ὑπομονήν
NAS: of your faith produces endurance.
KJV: faith worketh patience.
INT: faith produces endurance

James 1:4 N-NFS
GRK: ἡ δὲ ὑπομονὴ ἔργον τέλειον
NAS: And let endurance have [its] perfect
KJV: But let patience have [her] perfect
INT: and [the] endurance work perfect

James 5:11 N-AFS
GRK: ὑπομείναντας τὴν ὑπομονὴν Ἰὼβ ἠκούσατε
NAS: You have heard of the endurance of Job
KJV: Ye have heard of the patience of Job,
INT: having endured The endurance of Job you have heard of

2 Peter 1:6 N-AFS
GRK: ἐγκρατείᾳ τὴν ὑπομονήν ἐν δὲ
NAS: and in [your] self-control, perseverance, and in [your] perseverance,
KJV: to temperance patience; and to
INT: self-control the endurance in moreover

2 Peter 1:6 N-DFS
GRK: δὲ τῇ ὑπομονῇ τὴν εὐσέβειαν
NAS: perseverance, and in [your] perseverance, godliness,
KJV: and to patience godliness;
INT: moreover the endurance the godliness

Strong's Greek 5281
32 Occurrences


ὑπομονῇ — 13 Occ.
ὑπομονὴν — 11 Occ.
ὑπομονῆς — 8 Occ.

















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