Greek

Expectation

προσδοκίαStrong’s G4329

prosdokia

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Prosdokia is the Greek word usually translated “expectation”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.”

Luke 21:26 KJV

Meaning

Usually translated “expectation”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

expectation 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Luke 1
Acts 1

2 books in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

Acts 12:11And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

Greek dictionary

προσδοκία prosdokia · expectation

προσδοκία, -ας, ἡ (ιροσδοκάω), [in LXX: Gen.49:10 (יִקָּהָה), Psa.119:116 (שֵׂבֶר) Wis.17:13, Sir.40:2, al. ;] expectation: with genitive obj., Luk.21:26; with genitive subjc., Act.12:11.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “expectation” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

EXPECTA'TION, noun

[Latin expectatio.]

The act of expecting or looking forward to a future event with at least some reason to believe the event will happen. expectation differs from hope. Hope originates in desire, and may exist with little or no ground of belief that the desired event will arrive. expectation is founded on some reasons which render the event probably. Hope is directed to some good; expectation is directed to good or evil.

The state of expecting, either with hope or fear.
Prospect of good to come.“My soul, wait thou only on God, for my expectation is from him.” Psalms 62:5
The object of expectation; the expected Messiah.
A state or qualities in a person which excite expectations in others of some future excellence; as a youth of expectation

All definitions

In chances, expectation is applied to contingent events, and is reducible to computation.

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.