To endure
ὑποφέρωStrong’s G5297hupopherō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hupopherō is the Greek word usually translated “endure”, “endured” and “endures”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”
Meaning
Usually translated “endure”, “endured” and “endures”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to endure 1
- i endured 1
- endures 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 1
- 2 Timothy 1
- 1 Peter 1
3 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
ὑποφέρω hupopherō · to endure
ὑπο-φέρω [in LXX for נָשָׂא, etc. ;] to bear by being under. Metaphorical, to endure: with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.10:13, 2Ti.3:11, 1Pe.2:19.† (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.]
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- To undergo; to sustain.
- 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.