To wait for/welcome
προσδέχομαιStrong’s G4327prosdechomai
Appears in 14 verses of the New Testament
In short
Prosdechomai is the Greek word usually translated “waiting for”, “awaiting” and “receives”. It appears in 14 verses of the New Testament.
“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;”
Meaning
Usually translated “waiting for”, “awaiting” and “receives”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- waiting for 4
- awaiting 3
- receives 1
- he was waiting for 1
- await 1
- you may receive 1
- do receive 1
- you accepted 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 5
- Acts 2
- Hebrews 2
- Mark 1
- Romans 1
- Philippians 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Jude 1:21In contextKeep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
- Mark 15:43Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
- Luke 2:25And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
- Luke 2:38And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
- Luke 12:36And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
- Luke 15:2And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
Greek dictionary
προσδέχομαι prosdechomai · to wait for/welcome
προσ-δέχομαι [in LXX chiefly for רָצָה ;] 1. to receive to oneself, receive favourably, admit, accept: with accusative of person(s), Luk.15:2, Rom.16:2, Php.2:29; with accusative of thing(s), Act.24:15 (R, mg.), Heb.10:34 11:35. 2. to expect, look for, wait for: with accusative of person(s), Luk.12:36; with accusative of thing(s), Mrk.15:43, Luk.2:25, 38 23:51, Act.23:21, Tit.2:13, Ju 21 (cf. δέχομαι).† (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.