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ἀνοχή

Tolerance

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ἀνοχή G463

Pronunciation anochḗ

What does ἀνοχή (anochḗ) mean in the Bible?

ἀνοχή (anochḗ) is a Greek word meaning "tolerance". ἀνοχή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἀνέχω, -ομαι), [in LXX: 1Ma.

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Meaning

tolerance

Extended definition

God's deliberate postponement of punishment, demonstrating His patience toward sinners.

(ἀνέχω, -ομαι), [in LXX: 1Ma.12:25 (RV, respite)* ;]

1in cl., a holding back, delaying (MM, VGT, see word).

2forbearance, delay of punishment: Rom.2:4 3:26.

Synonymsμακροθυμία, ὑπομονή. ἀ., forbearance, is the result and expression of μ., which involves the idea of tolerance, long-suffering, as God with sinners. ὑ. expresses patience with respect to things, as μ. with persons; it is active as well as passive, denotes not merely endurance but perseverance (see Tr., Syn., § liii; Lft., Notes, 259, 273; DB, ii, 47).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Rom 2:4 1×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Rom 3:26 1×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Romans 3 — All Under Sin and the Righteousness of God Revealed Through Faith in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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