hupomone is steadfast continuance through pressure, testing, waiting, and faithful action.

The occurrences consistently portray steadfast continuance: remaining faithful amid pressures and persecutions, continuing in good work and service, and persisting in hope for what is not yet seen. The term is also presented as something produced by testing and as a quality to be pursued and strengthened.

1. Steadfast continuance under pressure and toward hope · dominant

   The noun marks sustained faithfulness when hardship, testing, or a future goal is in view. In 2 Thessalonians 1:4 the genitive singular occurs with faith amid persecutions and pressures that the readers endure; in Romans 5:3 the APB renders the clause "pressure produces perseverance," and in Romans 8:25 it places the term with eagerly expecting what is not seen. It also characterizes continuing action: Hebrews 12:1 places the genitive singular with running the race set before the readers, while Luke 8:15 places the dative singular with holding fast and bearing fruit.

   2 Thessalonians 1:4Romans 5:3Romans 8:25Hebrews 12:1Luke 8:15James 1:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term as "perseverance," including in contexts of pressure, faithful work, and hope. In Hebrews 10:36 and Romans 15:4 it uses "endurance"; these are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.