"also listed as ἀνέχω, but it is always in the middle in our literature, to endure patiently, 1 Cor. 4:12; 2 Cor. 11:20; 2 Thess. 1:4; to bear with, Matt 17:7; to suffer, admit, permit, Acts 18:14; 2 Cor. 11:4; 2 Tim. 4:3; Heb. 13:22"
Definition and meaning
also listed as ἀνέχω, but it is always in the middle in our literature, to endure patiently, 1 Cor. 4:12; 2 Cor. 11:20; 2 Thess. 1:4; to bear with, Matt 17:7; to suffer, admit, permit, Acts 18:14; 2 Cor. 11:4; 2 Tim. 4:3; Heb. 13:22
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀνέχομαι
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anechomai (G430) across the King James Bible.
Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.
For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
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Common questions
Strong's G430 (anechomai) is a Greek word that means: also listed as ἀνέχω, but it is always in the middle in our literature, to endure patiently, 1 Cor. 4:12; 2 Cor. 11:20; 2 Thess. 1:4; to bear with, Matt 17:7; to suffer, admit, permit, Acts 18:14; 2 C... It appears 14 times in the King James Bible.
The word anechomai (G430) appears 14 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G430 is anechomai, a Greek word defined as: also listed as ἀνέχω, but it is always in the middle in our literature, to endure patiently, 1 Cor. 4:12; 2 Cor. 11:20; 2 Thess. 1:4; to bear with, Ma. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anechomai is a Greek word found in the New Testament.