Define

• Hebrew: ʾōrek ʾappayim ( אֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם ) literally “length of nostrils/anger” = patience, longsuffering, slowness to anger

• Greek: hypomonē (ὑπομονή) steadfastness, endurance, patient waiting, perseverance under trial

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Additional Info

• Root: ὑπό (hypo, “under”) + μένω (menō, “to remain”) → literally “remaining under” pressure

Connections

• Exodus 34:6 – God is “אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם” → LXX: makrothymos (longsuffering)
• Proverbs 14:29 – “He that is אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם is better than the mighty” → LXX: makrothymos
• Isaiah 40:31 – “They that wait (חוֹלְלִים) upon the Lord shall renew strength” → linked with endurance
• James 5:7–8 – “Be patient (makrothymeō)… the farmer waits (hypomonē)” → uses both Greek terms, echoing Hebrew ʾōrek ʾappayim + ḥākâ
• James 1:3–4 – testing produces hypomonē, leading to maturity
• Galatians 5:22 – hypomonē as fruit of the Spirit
• Romans 5:3–4 – tribulation → hypomonē → character → hope
• Hebrews 12:1 – run the race with hypomonē
• Revelation 14:12 – the hypomonē of the saints who keep God’s commands