Dictionary entry

μετριοπαθέω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

*† μετριοπαθέω, -ῶ

(< μετριοπαθής, moderating one's passions),

to hold one's passions or emotions in restraint; hence, to bear gently with, feel gently towards: He 5:2.†