Hypomonḗ — G5281

G5281 · Greek — ὑπομονή

Pronunciation: hoop-om-on-ay'

Definition

feminine noun

cheerful (or hopeful) endurance, constancy

  1. steadfastness, constancy, endurance
  2. a patient, steadfast waiting for
  3. a patient enduring, sustaining

Usually translated as

patience, enduring, patient continuance

Origin

from G5278

Occurrences

Hypomonḗ occurs 32 times in 31 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (2), Romans (6), 2 Corinthians (3), Colossians (1), 1 Thessalonians (1), 2 Thessalonians (2), 1 Timothy (1), 2 Timothy (1), Titus (1), Hebrews (2), James (3), 2 Peter (1), Revelation (7)

Strong's Lexicon — H