James 5:7:1Jas.5.7.W1TAB
Μακροθυμήσατε
makhrothymeesate
“Be patient”
- Transliteration
- ma-khro-thy-MEE-sa-te
- Extended
- mah-khroh-thü-MEE-sah-teh
- IPA
- /mak.ro.tʰyˈmiː.sa.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- Be patient
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-khro-thy-MEE-sa-te
- sentence
ma-khro-thy-MEE-sa-te oun a-del-PHOI HE-os tês pa-rou-SEE-as tou ky-REE-ou i-DOU ho ge-ôr-GOS ek-DE-khe-tai ton TEE-mi-on kar-PON tês gês ma-khro-thy-MON ep au-TOI HE-os LA-bêi PRO-i-mon kai OP-sy-mon
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist imperative makrothymesate {Μακροθυμήσατε | makrothymḗsate} ‘be patient’, addressed to adelphoi {ἀδελφοί | adelphoí} ‘brothers and sisters’, creating a direct call to endurance.
Root and etymology
makrothyméōmu–alpha–kappa–rho–omicron–theta–upsilon–mu–epsilon–omega
“to be long-suffering”
In context — James 5:7
Therefore, be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord . Consider the farmer: he waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and he keeps on being patient until the early and late rains come.
About this coordinate
James 5:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of James 5:7, so the Greek word Μακροθυμήσατε (makhrothymeesate) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jas.5.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.5.7.W1.S1) and character.