Forbearance Forbear

Forbearance Forbear

'''A — 1: ἀνέχω (Strong'S #430 — Verb — anecho — an-ekh'-om-ahee )

"to hold up" (ana, "up," echo, "to have or hold"), is used in the Middle Voice in the Nt, signifying "to bear with, endure;" it is rendered "forbearing (one another)" in  Ephesians 4:2;  Colossians 3:13 . See Bear. Cp. B, No. 1, below.

'''A — 2: ἀνίημι (Strong'S #447 — Verb — aniemi — an-ee'-ay-mee )

lit., "to send up or back" (ana, "up," hiemi, "to send"), hence, "to relax, loosen," or, metaphorically, "to desist from," is translated "forbearing" (threatening) in  Ephesians 6:9 ("giving up your threatening," T.K. Abbott). See Leave , Loose.

'''A — 3: φείδομαι (Strong'S #5339 — Verb — pheidomai — fi'-dom-ahee )

"to spare" (its usual meaning), "to refrain from doing something," is rendered "I forbear" in  2 Corinthians 12:6 . See Spare.

'''A — 4: στέγω (Strong'S #4722 — Verb — stego — steg'-o )

properly denotes "to protect by covering;" then, "to conceal;" then, by covering, "to bear up under;" it is translated "forbear" in  1 Thessalonians 3:1,5 . See Bear.

 1 Corinthians 9:6

'''B — 1: ἀνοχή (Strong'S #463 — Noun Feminine — anoche — an-okh-ay' )

"a holding back" (akin to A, No. 1), denotes "forbearance," a delay of punishment,  Romans 2:4;  3:25 , in both places of God's "forbearance" with men; in the latter passage His "forbearance" is the ground, not of His forgiveness, but of His pretermission of sins, His withholding punishment. In  Romans 2:4 it represents a suspense of wrath which must eventually be exercised unless the sinner accepts God's conditions; in   Romans 3:25 it is connected with the passing over of sins in times past, previous to the atoning work of Christ.

 Acts 24:4 2 Corinthians 10:1 Colossians 1:11 Romans 2:4 Ephesians 4:2  Hebrews 6:15  James 5:7,8 2 Corinthians 6:4,6 2 Timothy 3:10 Exodus 34:6 Romans 2:4 1 Peter 3:20 1 Thessalonians 1:3

'''C — 1: ἀνεξίκακος (Strong'S #420 — Adjective — anexikakos — an-ex-ik'-ak-os )

denotes "patiently forbearing evil," lit., "patient of wrong," (from anecho, A, No. 1 and kakos, "evil"), "enduring;" it is rendered "forbearing" in  2 Timothy 2:24 .

'''C — 2: ἐπιεικής (Strong'S #1933 — Adjective — epieikes — ep-ee-i-kace' )

an adjective (from epi, used intensively, and eikos, "reasonable"), is used as a noun with the article in  Philippians 4:5 , and translated "forbearance" in the Rv; Av, "moderation," Rv, marg., "gentleness," "sweet reasonableness" (Matthew Arnold). See Gentle.