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 LONGSUFFERING |
 Makrothumia: patience, long-sufferingOriginal Word: μακροθυμία, ας, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: makrothumia Phonetic Spelling: (mak-roth-oo-mee'-ah) Short Definition: patience, forbearance Definition: patience, forbearance, longsuffering.HELPS Word-studies3115 makrothymía (from 3117 /makrós, "long" and 2372 /thymós, "passion, anger") – properly, long-passion, i.e. waiting sufficient time before expressing anger. This avoids the premature use of force (retribution) that rises out of improper anger (a personal reaction).3115 /makrothymía ("divinely-regulated patience") is used of God Himself (see 1 Pet 3:20; 2 Pet 3:15). Indeed, only the Lordproduces 3115 /makrothymía ("true patience, longsuffering") in us and hence is a fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22)."3115 (makrothymía) embraces steadfastness and staying-power. If in English we had an adjective 'long-tempered' as a counterpart to 'short-tempered,' then makrothymia could be called the quality of being 'long-tempered'. . . . which is a quality of God (LXX, Ex 34:6)" (F. F. Bruce, Commentary on Galatians, 253). |
 GENTLENESS |
 Prautés: gentlenessOriginal Word: πρᾳΰτης, τητος, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: prautés Phonetic Spelling: (prah-oo'-tace) Short Definition: mildness, gentleness Definition: mildness, gentleness.HELPS Word-studiesCognate: 4240 praýtēs (compare 4236 /praótēs, another feminine noun which is also derived from the root pra-, emphasizing the divine origin of the meekness) – meekness("gentle strength") which expresses power with reserve and gentleness. See 4236 (praotes).For the believer, meekness (4240 /praýtēs, "gentle-force") beginswith the Lord's inspiration and finishes by His direction and empowerment. It is a divinely-balanced virtue that can only operate through faith (cf. 1 Tim 6:11; 2 Tim 2:22-25). |
 GOODNESS |
 Chréstotés: goodness, excellence, uprightnessOriginal Word: χρηστότης, τητος, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: chréstotés Phonetic Spelling: (khray-stot'-ace) Short Definition: goodness, benignity, kindness Definition: goodness, uprightness, kindness, gentleness.HELPS Word-studies5544 xrēstótēs (a noun, derived from 5543 /xrēstós, "useful, profitable") – properly, useable, i.e. well-fit for use (for what is really needed); kindness that is also serviceable.5544 /xrēstótēs ("useful kindness") refers to meeting real needs, in God's way, in His timing (fashion). Hence 5544 (xrēstótēs) is listed as a fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal 5:22). With the believer, 5544 /xrēstótēs ("divine kindness") is the Spirit-producedgoodness which meets the need and avoids human harshness (cruelty). "We have no term that quite carries this notion of kind and good" (WP, 1, 92). |
 FAITH |
 Pistos: faithful, reliable Original Word: πιστός, ή, όνPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: pistosPhonetic Spelling: (pis-tos') Definition: trustworthy, faithful, believing. HELPS Word-studiesCognate: 4103 pistós (an adjective, derived from 3982 /peíthō, "persuaded") – properly, faithful (loyalty to faith; literally, fullness of faith); typically, of believing the faith God imparts.[The root of 4103 /pistós, "faithful" and 4100 /pisteúō, "faith," are the same (pist-), referring to persuasion.] |
 MEEKNESS |
 Praus: mild, gentleOriginal Word: πραΰς, πραεῖα, πραΰ Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: praus Phonetic Spelling: (prah-ooce') Short Definition: mild, gentle Definition: mild, gentle.HELPS Word-studiesCognate: 4239 praýs (also listed as 4239a/praupathia in NASdictionary) – meek. See 4236 (praótēs).This difficult-to-translate root (pra-) means more than "meek."Biblical meekness is not weakness but rather refers to exercising God's strength under His control – i.e. demonstrating power without undue harshness.[The English term "meek" often lacks this blend – i.e. of gentleness (reserve) and strength.] |
 TEMPERANCE |
 Egkrateia: mastery, self-controlOriginal Word: ἐγκράτεια, ας, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: egkrateia Phonetic Spelling: (eng-krat'-i-ah) Short Definition: self-mastery, self-control Definition: self-mastery, self-restraint, self-control, continence.HELPS Word-studies1466 egkráteia (from 1722 /en, "in the sphere of" and 2904/krátos, "dominion, mastery") – properly, dominion within, i.e. "self-control" – proceeding out from within oneself, but not by oneself.For the believer, 1466 /egkráteia ("self-control, Spirit-control") can only be accomplished by the power of the Lord. Accordingly, 1466 /egkráteia ("true mastery from within") is explicitly called a fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal 5:23). |
 LOVE |
 Agapé: love, goodwillOriginal Word: ἀγάπη, ης, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: agapé Phonetic Spelling: (ag-ah'-pay) Short Definition: love Definition: love, benevolence, good will, esteem; plur: love-feasts.HELPS Word-studies26 agápē – properly, love which centers in moral preference. So too in secular ancient Greek, 26 (agápē) focuses on preference; likewise the verb form (25 /agapáō) in antiquity meant "to prefer" (TDNT, 7). In the NT, 26 (agápē) typically refers to divine love (= what God prefers). |
 JOY |
 Chara: joy, delightOriginal Word: χαρά, ᾶς, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: chara Phonetic Spelling: (khar-ah') Short Definition: joy, gladness Definition: joy, gladness, a source of joy.HELPS Word-studiesCognate: 5479 xará (another feminine noun from the root xar-, "extend favor, lean towards, be favorably disposed") – properly, the awareness (of God's) grace, favor; joy ("grace recognized").[The etymological link between 5463 /xaírō ("rejoice because of grace"), 5479 /xará ("joy because of grace") and 5485 /xáris("grace") – i.e. that they are all cognates – is observed by LS (p 1,976), Zod (Dict), CBL, Wigram's Englishman's Greek Concordance (Ed. Ralph Winters), Word Study Greek-English NT(Tyndale, Ed. Paul McReynolds) – see also DNTT (2,356) and TDNT (9; 359,60).TDNT likewise groups them as cognates, referring to 5479 (xará) as the noun-form (nomen actionis), discussing them separately in light of their distinct connotations.] |
 PEACE |
 Eiréné: one, peace, quietness, rest.Original Word: εἰρήνη, ης, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: eiréné Phonetic Spelling: (i-ray'-nay) Short Definition: peace, peace of mind Definition: peace, peace of mind; invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the Hebraistic sense of the health (welfare) of an individual.HELPS Word-studies1515 eirḗnē (from eirō, "to join, tie together into a whole") – properly, wholeness, i.e. when all essential parts are joined together; peace (God's gift of wholeness). |
