Contentment and self-denial engender patience, which in Greek is ὑπμουή (hupomone). It is a compound consisting of ὑπὸ (hupo)—which occasionally means through, sometimes under, and sometimes over—and μένω (meno), which means to remain. The combination yields ὑπομένω (hupomeno; that is, to remain, to remain steadfast, to persevere), and also ὑπομονή (hupomone) patience. It means as much as: to overcome suffering, to remain the same during suffering, to move beyond