<OL TYPE="1"><LI>steadfastness, constancy, endurance<OL TYPE="a"><LI>in the NT the characteristic of a man who is not swerved from his deliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith and piety by even the greatest trials and sufferings<LI>patiently, and steadfastly</OL><LI>a patient, steadfast waiting for<LI>a patient enduring, sustaining, perseverance</OL>