To wait for
ἐκδέχομαιStrong’s G1551ekdechomai
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ekdechomai is the Greek word usually translated “waiting for”, “is waiting for” and “do wait for”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.”
Meaning
Usually translated “waiting for”, “is waiting for” and “do wait for”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- waiting for 1
- is waiting for 1
- do wait for 1
- i am expecting 1
- awaiting 1
- he was awaiting 1
- awaits 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Hebrews 2
- John 1
- Acts 1
- James 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 17:16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
- 1 Corinthians 11:33Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.
- 1 Corinthians 16:11Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.
- Hebrews 10:13From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
- Hebrews 11:10For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
- James 5:7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
Greek dictionary
ἐκδέχομαι ekdechomai · to wait for
ἐκ-δέχομαι [in LXX for עֶרֶב, קָבַץ, etc. ;] 1. to take or receive from (Hom., Hdt., a1.). 2. (Rare in cl.), to expect, await: with accusative of thing(s), Jhn.5:3, Heb.11:10, Jas.5:7; with accusative of person(s), Act.17:16, 1Co.11:33 16:11; before ἕως, Heb.10:13 (Cremer, 687).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “await” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AWA'IT, verb transitive
[a and wait. See Wait.]
- To wait for; to look for, or expect.
- To be in store for; to attend; to be ready for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good.
All definitions and other forms of “await”
AWA'IT, noun
Ambush; in a state of waiting for.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.