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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 420. ἀνεξίκακος (anexikakos) -- Patient, forbearing, enduring evil</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/420.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/22-28.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/420.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 420</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/419.htm" title="419">◄</a> 420. anexikakos <a href="../greek/421.htm" title="421">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">anexikakos: Patient, forbearing, enduring evil</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀνεξίκακος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>anexikakos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>an-ex-EE-kah-kos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(an-ex-ik'-ak-os)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Patient, forbearing, enduring evil<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>enduring evil, patient of evil, patiently forbearing.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek words ἀνέχομαι (anexomai, meaning "to endure" or "to bear with") and κακός (kakos, meaning "evil" or "bad").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "anexikakos," the concept of patience and forbearance is reflected in Hebrew words such as אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם (erek apayim, meaning "slow to anger") found in passages like Exodus 34:6.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "anexikakos" is used to describe a person who is patient and able to endure wrongs or hardships without retaliating. It conveys the idea of being long-suffering and tolerant, especially in the face of provocation or adversity. This quality is often associated with a Christ-like character, emphasizing the importance of patience and forgiveness in the life of a believer.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, patience and endurance were highly valued virtues, often associated with wisdom and self-control. The early Christian community, living under Roman rule and often facing persecution, would have found the concept of "anexikakos" particularly relevant. It was a call to embody the teachings of Jesus, who exemplified patience and forgiveness even in the face of suffering and injustice.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>420</b> <i>aneksíkakos</i> (an adjective, derived from <a href="/greek/430.htm">430</a> <i>/anéxomai</i>, "to bear <i>up</i>" and <a href="/greek/2556.htm">2556</a> <i>/kakós</i>, "malice, evil") – properly, the quality of <i>enduring</i> (<i>bearing up</i>), especially when <i>harmed</i> (treated unjustly), i.e. when inflicted with undeserved injury.</p><p class="discovery">[<a href="/greek/420.htm">420</a> (<i>aneksíkakos</i>) shows "the quality of patiently affirming a belief in face of mockery (Wis 2:19)" (Nigel Turner, <i>Christian Words</i>, 321).]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/430.htm">anechó</a> and <a href="/greek/2556.htm">kakos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>enduring evil<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>patient when wronged (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 420: ἀνεξίκακος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀνεξίκακος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἀνεξίκακον</span> (from the future of <span class="greek2">ἀνέχομαι</span>, and <span class="greek2">κακόν</span>; cf. classic <span class="greek2">ἀλεξίκακος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἀμνησίκακος</span>), <span class="accented">patient of ills and wrongs, forbearing</span>: <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-24.htm">2 Timothy 2:24</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>, jud. voc. 9; (<span class="abbreviation">Justin Martyr</span>, Apology 1, 16 at the beginning; <span class="abbreviation">Pollux</span> 5, 138).)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>patient. <p>From <a href="/greek/430.htm">anechomai</a> and <a href="/greek/2556.htm">kakos</a>; enduring of ill, i.e. Forbearing -- patient. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/430.htm">anechomai</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2556.htm">kakos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ανεξικακον ανεξίκακον ἀνεξίκακον anexikakon anexíkakon<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/2-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 2:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πάντας διδακτικόν <b>ἀνεξίκακον</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> able to teach, <span class="itali">patient when wronged,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> all [men], apt to teach, <span class="itali">patient,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all able to teach <span class="itali">forbearing</span><p><b><a href="/greek/420.htm">Strong's Greek 420</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_420.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/anexikakon_420.htm">ἀνεξίκακον — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/419.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="419"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="419" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/421.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="421"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="421" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>