Greek word · Strong's G430

ἀνέχομαι

anéchomai · verb · “to bear, endure”

In a sentence

Anechomai means to bear with, put up with, endure — the patient, long-suffering love Paul commends in Christian community.

Anechomai is to hold oneself back, to bear with another. It is what love does with imperfect people — Paul’s repeated call to “bear with one another in love.”

It is also how God treats us: he has long borne with our slowness and sin out of his mercy. The patience God shows is the patience he asks us to show each other.

Strong's reference

Definition: to hold oneself up against, i.e. (figuratively) put up with

KJV usage: bear with, endure, forbear, suffer

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Ephesians 4:2 “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,” Colossians 3:13 “Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” 2 Timothy 4:3 “For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.”

Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.