ἀνάνδρως+φεύγειν

ὑπομένω impf. ὑπέμενον; fut. ὑπομενῶ; 1 aor. ὑπέμεινα; pf. ptc. ὑπομεμενηκώς, inf. ὑπομεμενηκέναι (Just., D. 67, 6) (Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX; TestSol 11:6; TestJob; EpArist 175; Philo, Joseph., Just.; Tat. 11, 1; Mel., P. 69, 497; Ath. 35, 1)

① to stay in a place beyond an expected point of time, remain/stay (behind), while others go away ἐν w. dat. of place (Jos., Ant. 18, 328) Lk 2:43. ἐκεῖ Ac 17:14.

② to maintain a belief or course of action in the face of opposition, stand one’s ground, hold out, endure (Il. et al.; remain instead of fleeing: Pla., Tht. 177b ἀνδρικῶς ὑπομεῖναι … ἀνάνδρως φεύγειν) in trouble, affliction, persecution (of Christ: ἐν τῷ νικᾶν καὶ ὑπομένειν Iren. 3, 19, 3 [Harv. II 104, 4]), abs. Mt 10:22 (s. PJoüon, RSR 28, ’38, 310f); 24:13; Mk 13:13 (all three times w. εἰς τέλος); 2 Ti 2:12 (TestJob 4:6 ἐὰν ὑπομείνης); Js 5:11; 1 Cl 35:3f; 45:8 (ἐν πεποιθήσει=full of confidence); 2 Cl 11:5 (ἐλπίσαντες=in joyful hope); IMg 9:2 (διὰ τοῦτο, ἵνα); MPol 2:2 (w. μέχρι and inf.); τοῖς ὑπομείνασιν vs. 3; D 16:5 (ἐν τῇ πίστει αὐτῶν=in their faith, i.e. endure the fiery trial). Hence of Christ simply = submit to, suffer B 5:1, 12 (in both cases w. εἰς τοῦτο=for this purpose); 14:4: IPol 3:2 (both w. διʼ ἡμᾶς); Pol 1:2 (ὑπὲρ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν). κύριος ὑπέμεινεν παθεῖν B 5:5a; cp. 5b and 6; 2 Cl 1:2.—The purpose of the endurance is indicated by εἰς παιδείαν Hb 12:7 (cp. Nicander in Anton. Lib. 28, 1 εἰς ἀλκήν).—The affliction under which one remains steadfast is expressed in var. ways: τῇ θλίψει in tribulation Ro 12:12; 8:24 v.l. (here perh. ‘put up with’, cp. Plut., Mor. 503b). By a ptc. (Jos., Ant. 12, 122) εἰ κολαφιζόμενοι ὑπομενεῖτε 1 Pt 2:20a; cp. vs. 20b. By acc. of thing (Hdt., Thu. et al.; ins, pap, LXX; TestJob 26:4; TestDan 5:13; Philo, Cher. 2; Jos., Ant. 3, 53; Just., A I, 39, 5 πάντα; Tat., Mel.; Orig., C. Cels. 8, 26, 5 πᾶν; Hippol., Ref. 10, 34, 3 πάθη; Did., Gen. 101, 13 κάματον) ταῦτα Dg 2:9. πάντα 1 Cor 13:7; 2 Ti 2:10; ISm 4:2; 9:2; IPol 3:1; Dg 5:5; of Christ πάντα διʼ ἡμᾶς Pol 8:1. σταυρόν Hb 12:2. τὰς βασάνους 2 Cl 17:7. δεινὰς κολάσεις MPol 2:4. τὸ πῦρ 13:3; cp. Dg 10:8. τὴν θλῖψιν Hv 2, 2, 7. τὴν ἐπήρειαν IMg 1:3. ἄθλησιν Hb 10:32. ἀντιλογίαν 12:3. παιδείαν vs. 7 v.l. πειρασμόν Js 1:12; cp. AcPl Ha 8, 22. τὴν ψῆφον τοῦ μαρτυρίου Phlm subscr. v.l.—W. cognate obj. ὑπομονήν Pol. 9:1.—In a weakened sense μηδὲν ἀηδὲς ὑπομείνατος without experiencing anything unpleasant Papias (2:9).—S. Leutzsch, Hermas 399 n. 185 for lit. on endurance of God’s people.

③ to wait for with persistence, wait for τινὰ someone (X., An. 4, 1, 21; Appian, Bell. Civ. 5, 81 §343; Sb 4369 II, 22; Ps 24:3, 5; 26:14 al.; Jos., Ant. 5, 121) 1 Cl 34:8; abs. 35:4. In a difft. sense Ox 840, 6, s. ἀπολαμβάνω 1.—PGoicoechea, De conceptu ὑπομονή apud s. Paulum, diss. Rome ’65.—M-M. TW. Spicq.