Greek · G2316, G5281, G3874

ὁ θεὸς τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ τῆς παρακλήσεως

God · cheerful (or hopeful) endurance, constancy · imploration, hortation, solace

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θεός G2316 God

Pronunciation theós

The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.

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ὑπομονή G5281 cheerful (or hopeful) endurance, constancy

Pronunciation hypomonḗ

Patient endurance that perseveres through hardship; active steadfastness rather than passive resignation or mere tolerance.

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παράκλησις G3874 imploration, hortation, solace

Pronunciation paráklēsis

Comfort that strengthens resolve; exhortation and consolation unified as encouragement toward faithfulness.

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What does ὁ θεὸς τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ τῆς παρακλήσεως (ho theos tēs hypomonēs kai tēs paraklēseōs) mean in the Bible?

θεός · ὑπομονή · παράκλησις is a Greek phrase meaning "a deity, especially (with ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very".

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What does θεός · ὑπομονή · παράκλησις mean in the Bible?

θεός · ὑπομονή · παράκλησις is a Greek phrase meaning "a deity, especially (with ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2316, G5281, G3874?

G2316, G5281, G3874 is connected to 1,307 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. a deity, especially (with ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very

Strong's G2316, G5281, G3874

Lexical occurrences 1,307 verses Word forms 9 forms 1,307 references

Source Gloss

a deity, especially (with ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 9 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 9 Aligned forms 1307 Case pattern Genitive (687) Number pattern Singular (1299)

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:23 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 6:30 · Matt 15:4 · Matt 19:6 · Matt 22:32 · Mark 2:7 · Mark 10:9 · Mark 10:18 · Mark 12:26 · Mark 12:27 · Mark 12:29 · Mark 13:19 · Mark 15:34 · Luke 1:32 · Luke 1:68 305×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine John 10:34 · Acts 14:11 · Acts 19:26 · 1 Cor 8:5 5×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 3:16 · Matt 4:3 · Matt 4:4 · Matt 4:6 · Matt 5:9 · Matt 5:34 · Matt 8:29 · Matt 12:4 · Matt 12:28 · Matt 14:33 · Matt 15:3 · Matt 15:6 · Matt 16:16 · Matt 16:23 · Matt 19:24 · Matt 21:31 687×

Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:24 · Matt 19:26 · Matt 22:21 · Mark 10:27 · Mark 12:17 · Luke 1:30 · Luke 1:47 · Luke 2:14 · Luke 2:38 · Luke 2:52 · Luke 16:13 · Luke 17:18 · Luke 18:27 · Luke 18:43 · Luke 20:25 · John 3:21 157×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Gal 4:8 1×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 4:7 · Matt 4:10 · Matt 5:8 · Matt 9:8 · Matt 15:31 · Matt 22:37 · Matt 27:43 · Mark 2:12 · Mark 5:7 · Mark 12:30 · Luke 1:16 · Luke 1:64 · Luke 2:13 · Luke 2:20 · Luke 2:28 · Luke 4:8 147×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine John 10:35 · Acts 7:40 2×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Acts 19:37 1×

Vocative · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:46 2×

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