τροποφορέω
tropophoréō
G5159 verb
SILEX Entry
Definition
To bear, endure, or tolerate the dispositions or behaviors (often persistent behaviors or customs) of others. In extended use, to put up with or tolerate how someone conducts themselves (their ways, habits, or manner of life), especially over a period of time.
Semantic Range
to bear with someone's habits, to endure the characteristic ways or behaviors of others, to put up with or tolerate manners/customs, to show patient forbearance towards behaviors
Root / Etymology
τροποφορέω is a compound of τρόπος ('manner, way, custom, habit, character') and φορέω ('to bear, to carry (frequently or habitually)'). It directly means 'to bear the manner (of someone)' or 'to tolerate the ways (of someone)'.
Historical & Contextual Notes
τροποφορέω is a rare verb, occurring only once in the New Testament (Acts 13:18). The reading in some manuscripts alternates between τροποφορέω ('to bear or endure the ways/habits') and τροποφορέω ('to bear as a nurse or parent'), but the best-attested reading is τροποφορέω. In Acts 13:18, it refers to the act of God enduring or tolerating the ways of the Israelites in the wilderness over forty years, emphasizing long-term patience rather than merely putting up with minor annoyances. The word does not appear in classical Greek but is found in later literary Greek; it also appears in some early Jewish-Greek writings. English translations have sometimes rendered this phrase as 'suffered their manners', which can obscure the idea of enduring or tolerating a group's characteristic behaviors over time. The nuance centers on patient forbearance rather than passive endurance. Related words include ἀνεχόμαι ('to bear with'), which is more general, and μακροθυμέω ('to be patient'), which emphasizes endurance over time. The compound structure marks the sense as specifically bearing someone’s habitual conduct or style, not simply enduring pain or hardship.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from τρόπος and φορέω; to endure one's habits:--suffer the manners.
Root Family
τροποφορέω (tropophoreō) — to bear, endure, tolerate a manner or habit
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G5159-01 |
ἐτροποφόρησεν | etropophoresen | V AOR ACT IND 3P SG |
He put up with | he endured their ways | he endured their ways | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G5159-01 |
Acts 13:18 | ἐτροποφόρησεν | etropophoresen | V AOR ACT IND 3P SG |
He put up with | he endured their ways | he endured their ways |