Matthew 18:26

μακροθύμησον : a Hellenistic word, sometimes used in the sense of deferring anger (Proverbs 19:11 (Sept [106]), the corresponding adjective in Psalms 86:15; cf. 1 Corinthians 13:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:14). That sense is suitable here, but the prominent idea is: give me time; wrath comes in at a later stage (Matthew 18:34). πάντα ἀποδώσω : easy to promise; his plea: better wait and get all than take hasty measures and get only a part.

[106] Septuagint.