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To endure

ἀνέχωStrong’s G0430

anechō

Appears in 14 verses of the New Testament

In short

Anechō is the Greek word usually translated “bear with”, “bearing with” and “have endured with”. It appears in 14 verses of the New Testament.

“So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:”
2 Thessalonians 1:4 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “bear with”, “bearing with” and “have endured with”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • will i bear with 2
  • bearing with 2
  • i will bear with 1
  • i have endured with 1
  • we endure 1
  • you were bearing with 1
  • you do endure 1
  • you are enduring 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Corinthians 4
  • Matthew 1
  • Mark 1
  • Luke 1
  • Acts 1
  • 1 Corinthians 1

11 books in all.

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Explore in Scripture
All 14 verses, by book
Matthew 1
17:17
Mark 1
9:19
Luke 1
9:41
Acts 1
18:14
1 Corinthians 1
4:12
2 Corinthians 4
11:111:411:1911:20
Ephesians 1
4:2
Colossians 1
3:13
2 Thessalonians 1
1:4
2 Timothy 1
4:3
Hebrews 1
13:22
Greek dictionary

ἀνέχω anechō · to endure

ἀν-έχω [in LXX chiefly for אָפַק hithp. ;] to hold up; in NT always mid., to bear with, endure: in cl. most frequently with accusative, but in NT with genitive of person(s), Mat.17:17, Mrk.9:19, Luk.9:41, 2Co.11:1 11:19, Eph.4:2, Col.3:13; before μικρόν τι, with genitive of person(s) and with genitive of thing(s), 2Co.11:1; with dative of thing(s), 2Th.1:4 (v M, Th., in l); before εἴ τις, 2Co.11:20; absol., 1Co.4:12, 2Co.11:4; to bear with = to listen to, with genitive of person(s), Act.18:14; with genitive of thing(s), 2Ti.4:3, Heb.13:22 (cf. προσανέχω and MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “endure” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

ENDU'RE, verb transitive

[Latin durus, duro.]

  1. To last; to continue in the same state without perishing; to remain; to abide.“The Lord shall endure forever” Psalms 9:7“He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure” Job 8:15
  2. To bear; to brook; to suffer without resistance, or without yielding.“How can I endure to see the evil that shall come to my people?” Esther 8:6“Can thy heart endure or thy hands be strong?” Ezekiel 22:14
All definitions and other forms of “endure”

    ENDU'RE, verb transitive

    To bear; to sustain; to support without breaking or yielding to force or pressure. Metals endure a certain degree of heat without melting.

    1. To bear with patience; to bear without opposition or sinking under the pressure.“Therefore, I endure all things for the elect's sake” 2 Timothy 2:10“If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons” Hebrews 12:7
    2. To undergo; to sustain.
    3. To continue in. [Not used.]

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.