Dictionary entry

ὑπομένω

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

ὑπο-μένω

[in LXX chiefly for קָוָה, also for יָחַל hi., etc.;]

1. in-trans., to stay behind: seq. ἐν, Lk 2:43; ἐκεῖ, Ac 17:14.

2. Trans.,

(a) c. acc, to await, wait for: Ro 8:24 (Hom., Hdt., Xen., al.);

(b) of things, to bear patiently, endure: absol., Mt 10:2224:13, Mk 13:13, II Ti 2:12, Ja 5:11, I Pe 2:20; τ. θλίψει (dat. of circumstance), Ro 12:12; seq. εἰς, He 12:7; c. acc rei, I Co 13:7, II Ti 2:10, He 10:3212:2,3, Ja 1:12.†

SYN.: μακροθυμέω (v.s. ὑπομονή)