hypomonē · endurance, perseverance

What it means

hypomonē (ὑπομονή) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “endurance, perseverance”.

Holding out patiently under trial.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Holding firm and patient under trial.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• perseverance ×17
• endurance ×15

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×2
• Romans×6
• 2 Corinthians×3
• Colossians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×1
• 2 Thessalonians×2
• 1 Timothy×1
• 2 Timothy×1
• Titus×1
• Hebrews×2
• James×3
• 2 Peter×2
• Revelation×7

• Luke 8:15

  But that in the good soil, these are the ones who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, hold it fast and bear fruit with perseverance.

• Luke 21:19

  By your endurance gain your lives.

• Romans 2:7

  to those who by perseverance in good work seek glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life;

• Romans 5:3

  And not only that, but we also boast in afflictions, knowing that affliction produces perseverance,

• Romans 5:4

  and perseverance produces proven character, and proven character, hope.

• Romans 8:25

  But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait eagerly for it with perseverance.

• Romans 15:4

  For whatever was written beforehand was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and through the comfort of the Scriptures we might have hope.

• Romans 15:5

  And may the God of perseverance and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind among one another according to the Messiah Jesus,

• 2 Corinthians 1:6

  If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which is at work in perseverance in the same sufferings that we also suffer.

• 2 Corinthians 6:4

  but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God: in great perseverance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,

• 2 Corinthians 12:12

  The signs of the apostle were performed among you in all perseverance, by both signs and wonders and miracles.

• Colossians 1:11

  being strengthened with all power according to the might of his glory for all endurance and patience, with joy

• 1 Thessalonians 1:3

  remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus the Messiah,

• 2 Thessalonians 1:4

  so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and the afflictions that you are enduring.

• 2 Thessalonians 3:5

  And may the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of the Messiah.

• 1 Timothy 6:11

  But you, O man of God, flee these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.

• 2 Timothy 3:10

  But you have closely followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,

• Titus 2:2

  Older men are to be sober, honorable, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in endurance.

• Hebrews 10:36

  For you need perseverance, so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

• Hebrews 12:1

  Therefore, since we also have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,

• James 1:3

  knowing that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

• James 1:4

  And let perseverance have its complete work, so that you may be complete and whole, lacking in nothing.

• James 5:11

  Look, we count happy those who endured. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and you have seen the outcome given by the Lord, that the Lord is full of compassion and merciful.

• 2 Peter 1:6

  and to knowledge self-control, and to self-control perseverance, and to perseverance godliness,

• Revelation 1:9

  I, John, your brother and partner in the affliction and kingdom and endurance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

• Revelation 2:2

  I know your works, and your toil and your endurance, and that you cannot bear evil people, and that you have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you have found them false;

• Revelation 2:3

  and you have endurance, and you have borne up for the sake of my name, and you have not grown weary.

• Revelation 2:19

  I know your works, and your love and faith and service and endurance, and that your last works are more than the first.

• Revelation 3:10

  Because you have kept the word of my endurance, I also will keep you from the hour of the trial that is about to come upon the whole inhabited world to test those who live on the earth.

• Revelation 13:10

  If anyone is for captivity, into captivity he goes; if anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword he is to be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

• Revelation 14:12

  Here is the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

And 1 more times.