Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
ἀνοχή (G463)
2 ** ἀνοχή , -ῆς, ἡ ( ἀνέχω , -ομαι ), [in LXX: I Mac 12:25 (RV, respite )*;] in cl., a holding back , delaying (MM, VGT , s.v.). forbearance , delay of punishment: Ro 2:4 3:26 .† SYN. : μακροθυμία , ὑπομονή . ἀ. , forbearance , is the result and expression of μ. , which involves the idea of tolerance, long-suffering , as God with sinners. ὑ. expresses patience with respect to things, as μ. with persons; it is active as well as passive, denotes not merely endurance but perseverance (v. Tr., Syn. , § liii; Lft., Notes , 259, 273; DB , ii, 47).
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