What does ἀνέχομαι (anéchomai) mean in the Bible?
G430 means to bear with, endure, or continue to carry a difficult burden. Paul uses it for more than one moral situation, so the surrounding command must govern the application.
Greek · G430
ἀνέχομαι
To endure
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ἀνέχομαι G430
Pronunciation anéchomai
What does ἀνέχομαι (anéchomai) mean in the Bible?
G430 means to bear with, endure, or continue to carry a difficult burden. Paul uses it for more than one moral situation, so the surrounding command must govern the application.
Reader summary
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G430?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include must I put up with (2), [you are already doing that] (1), Bear with (1), bearing with (1), for me to hear (1).
Where does ἀνέχομαι (anéchomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 17:17. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (5), 1 Corinthians (1), 2 Thessalonians (1), 2 Timothy (1).
What This Word Actually Means
G430 means to bear with, endure, or continue to carry a difficult burden. Paul uses it for more than one moral situation, so the surrounding command must govern the application. In 1 Corinthians 4:12, Paul receives persecution without answering evil in kind. In Ephesians 4:2, believers bear with one another in love as part of walking humbly and preserving the Spirit-given unity of the church. Elsewhere, the same capacity to tolerate can become culpable when a church makes room for corrupt teaching or destructive conduct.
This word therefore does not bless passivity. It describes steadfastness whose faithfulness is measured by its object and purpose. Christians may patiently absorb personal inconvenience, resist retaliation, and remain present with weak or difficult brothers and sisters. They must not use forbearance to protect deception, excuse abuse, or abandon the vulnerable. The passages call for endurance shaped by Christlike love, truth, holiness, and wise action.
How the Bible Uses It
G430 names bearing up under pressure and bearing with others in love. Its pastoral force depends on the passage's moral direction.
- 1Cor.4.12
We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
Paul endures persecution rather than answering abuse with retaliation. The word supports patient suffering in ministry.
- Eph.4.2
With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Ephesians 4 applies the word to bearing with one another in love, linking endurance to humility, gentleness, and patience.
- 2Thess.1.4
That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
Second Thessalonians 1 uses the word for endurance in persecution and affliction, showing perseverance as evidence of God's sustaining grace.
Passage context
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 must I put up with 2× Matthew 17:17, Mark 9:19
[you are already doing that] 1× 2 Corinthians 11:1
Bear with 1× Colossians 3:13
bearing with 1× Ephesians 4:2
for me to hear 1× Acts 18:14
men will not tolerate 1× 2 Timothy 4:3
put up with 1× Luke 9:41
to bear with 1× Hebrews 13:22
we endure [it] 1× 1 Corinthians 4:12
you are enduring 1× 2 Thessalonians 1:4
you even put up with 1× 2 Corinthians 11:20
you gladly put up with 1× 2 Corinthians 11:19
you put up with it 1× 2 Corinthians 11:4
you will put up with 1× 2 Corinthians 11:1
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 17:17 ἀνέξομαι to must I put up with Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular Mark 9:19 ἀνέξομαι to must I put up with Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular Luke 9:41 ἀνέξομαι to put up with Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular Acts 18:14 ἀνεσχόμην to for me to hear Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular 1 Corinthians 4:12 ἀνεχόμεθα to we endure [it] Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural 2 Corinthians 11:1 ἀνείχεσθέ to you will put up with Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 2 Corinthians 11:1 ἀνέχεσθέ to [you are already doing that] Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 2 Corinthians 11:4 ἀνέχεσθε to you put up with it Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 2 Corinthians 11:19 ἀνέχεσθε to you gladly put up with Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 2 Corinthians 11:20 ἀνέχεσθε to you even put up with Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 17:17
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 11
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 1 1 Corinthians 1 2 Corinthians 5 Ephesians 1 Colossians 1 2 Thessalonians 1 2 Timothy 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἀνέχεσθε 5x anechesthe 2 Corinthians 11:4, 2 Corinthians 11:19, 2 Corinthians 11:20, 2 Thessalonians 1:4
ἀνέξομαι 3x anexomai Matthew 17:17, Mark 9:19, Luke 9:41
ἀνεχόμενοι 2x anechomenoi Ephesians 4:2, Colossians 3:13
ἀνείχεσθέ 1x aneichesthe 2 Corinthians 11:1
ἀνέξονται 1x anexontai 2 Timothy 4:3
ἀνεσχόμην 1x aneschomēn Acts 18:14
ἀνέχεσθέ 1x anechesthe 2 Corinthians 11:1
ἀνεχόμεθα 1x anechometha 1 Corinthians 4:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 5x 2 Corinthians 11:1, 2 Corinthians 11:4, 2 Corinthians 11:19, 2 Corinthians 11:20
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular 3x Matthew 17:17, Mark 9:19, Luke 9:41
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Ephesians 4:2, Colossians 3:13
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular 1x Acts 18:14
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural 1x 2 Timothy 4:3
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 11:1
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x Hebrews 13:22
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 4:12
Using This Word Well
Be careful not to...
- Do not use G430 to tell people to endure abuse or false teaching without wisdom and protection. Context matters.
- Do not reduce G430 to private toughness. Ephesians 4 makes bearing with others an act of humble love.
Avoid claiming...
- Do not use G430 to tell people to endure abuse or false teaching without wisdom and protection. Context matters.
- Do not reduce G430 to private toughness. Ephesians 4 makes bearing with others an act of humble love.
Pastoral applicationPassage context
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Endure by bearing with others' faults; often patience toward persons rather than mere suffering.
Strong's G430
Lexical occurrences 15 verses Greek text appearances 15 times Word forms 3 forms 15 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Ephesians 4:1-6 Source Gloss
to endure
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
15 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 17:17 Verb First Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀνέξομαι anexomai
I endure, bear with
Read verse Mark 9:19 Verb First Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀνέξομαι anexomai
I endure, bear with
Read verse Luke 9:41 Verb First Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀνέξομαι anexomai
I endure, bear with
Read verse Acts 18:14 Verb First Person Singular Second Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἠνεσχόμην hnescomhn
I endure, bear with
Read verse 1 Corinthians 4:12 Verb First Person Plural Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἀνεχόμεθα· anecomeqa
I endure, bear with
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:1 Verb Second Person Plural Imperfect Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἀνείχεσθέ aneicesqe
I endure, bear with
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:1 Verb Second Person Plural Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἀνέχεσθέ anecesqe
I endure, bear with
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:4 Verb Second Person Plural Imperfect Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἠνείχεσθε. hneicesqe
I endure, bear with
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:19 Verb Second Person Plural Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἀνέχεσθε anecesqe
I endure, bear with
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:20 Verb Second Person Plural Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἀνέχεσθε anecesqe
I endure, bear with
Read verse Ephesians 4:2 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀνεχόμενοι anecomenoi
I endure, bear with
Read verse Colossians 3:13 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀνεχόμενοι anecomenoi
I endure, bear with
Read verse 2 Thessalonians 1:4 Verb Second Person Plural Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἀνέχεσθε· anecesqe
I endure, bear with
Read verse 2 Timothy 4:3 Verb Third Person Plural Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀνέξονται, anexontai
I endure, bear with
Read verse Hebrews 13:22 Verb Second Person Plural Present Middle or Passive Deponent Imperative
ἀνέχεσθε anecesqe
I endure, bear with
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 15 Tenses Present, Future, Aorist, Imperfect Voices Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 12×
Present Middle 2 Cor 11:1 · 2 Cor 11:4 · 2 Cor 11:19 · 2 Cor 11:20 · 2 Thess 1:4 · 1 Cor 4:12 6×
Future Middle Matt 17:17 · Mark 9:19 · Luke 9:41 · 2 Tim 4:3 4×
Aorist Middle Acts 18:14 1×
Imperfect Middle 2 Cor 11:1 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Middle Eph 4:2 · Col 3:13 2×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Middle Heb 13:22 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 14 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 9 future 4 aorist 1
Voice
middle 14
Mood
indicative 11 participle 2 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 17:17 ἀνέξομαι future middle indicative prospective Mark 9:19 ἀνέξομαι future middle indicative prospective Luke 9:41 ἀνέξομαι future middle indicative prospective Acts 18:14 ἀνεσχόμην aorist middle indicative completed 1 Corinthians 4:12 ἀνεχόμεθα present middle indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 11:1 ἀνέχεσθέ present middle indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 11:19 ἀνέχεσθε present middle indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 11:20 ἀνέχεσθε present middle indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 11:4 ἀνέχεσθε present middle indicative ongoing Ephesians 4:2 ἀνεχόμενοι present middle participle participle Colossians 3:13 ἀνεχόμενοι present middle participle participle 2 Thessalonians 1:4 ἀνέχεσθε present middle indicative ongoing 2 Timothy 4:3 ἀνέξονται future middle indicative prospective Hebrews 13:22 ἀνέχεσθε present middle imperative imperative
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.
Biblical Witnesses
Enduring one another in love within the Christian community
Bearing up under affliction or distress of spirit
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 15 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀνέχομαι is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
For the Preacher and Teacher
G430 places Christian endurance under moral direction. Paul can endure persecution because the gospel frees him from retaliation, and the church can bear with its members because love, humility, gentleness, and patience seek their good. Neither passage praises suffering for its own sake. The action is faithful because it serves Christ and His people. That same distinction keeps teachers from turning forbearance into permission for neglect.
Love may absorb inconvenience and forgive personal offense, while love also names danger, protects those at risk, corrects falsehood, and seeks accountable help. The word opens a necessary pastoral question: what burden is love calling us to carry, and what evil is love calling us to confront? Context, not the gloss alone, answers that question.
Anchor passage
1Cor.4.12
Doctrinal connections
- 1Cor.4.12 - Paul answers vilification with blessing and persecution with endurance, displaying a ministry posture shaped by the crucified Christ rather than retaliation.
- Eph.4.2 - Bearing with one another belongs to the humility, gentleness, patience, and love that protect the church's Spirit-given unity.
- Col.3.13 - Mutual forbearance is joined to forgiveness patterned after the Lord's forgiveness, so patience rests on received grace rather than superiority.
- 2Thess.1.4 - Endurance under persecution accompanies faith and gives public evidence of God's sustaining work among His afflicted people.
- 2Cor.11.4 - Paul's warning about bearing with a different gospel proves that tolerance is not automatically virtuous; truth determines its moral direction.
- Rom.15.1-3 - The strong bear the weaknesses of others by seeking their neighbor's good, following the self-giving pattern of Christ instead of pleasing themselves.
To bear with or endure is the reviewed display gloss for G430. In this Pauline-focused companion, local STEP TAGNT evidence shows about 10 Pauline use(s), with common forms including V-PNI-2P 4, V-PNP-NPM 2, V-PNI-1P 1. The repeated imperative forms in Ephesians and Colossians make mutual forbearance a practiced communal action.
From Old to New Testament
Paul's endurance language follows the pattern of Christlike patience under wrong while preserving the church's call to truth and holiness.
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