ἐκδέχομαι
ekdéchomai · G1551 · Greek · 7 occurrences
Meanings
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to await, to wait for
To remain in a place and/or state, with expectancy concerning a future event
ExamplesActs 17:16 Now while Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he observed that the city was full of idols.
1 Corinthians 11:33 So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
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to remain until, to wait until
To continue to remain in a state until an expected event
ExamplesHebrews 10:13 waiting from that time onward UNTIL HIS ENEMIES ARE MADE A FOOTSTOOL FOR HIS FEET.
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to expect, expectation
To expect something to happen, often implying waiting
Examples1 Corinthians 16:11 So do not look down on him, anyone. But send him on his way in peace, so that he may come to me; for I expect him with the brothers.
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
6 occurrences in 6 groups
- γεωργόςfarmer, tenant 1
- ΠαῦλοςPaul 1
- Not stated: I 1
- Not stated: you (more than one) 1
- Not stated: he, she or it 1
- Not stated (participle) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
5 occurrences in 5 groups
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 2
- ἀλλήλωνeach other, one another 1
- καρπόςfruit 1
- λαμβάνωto receive, to take 1
- πόλιςcity 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐνin+ ἈθῆναιAthenæ 1
- μετάwith, after+ ἀδελφόςbrother 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 3 words
- προσδοκάω prosdokáō · G4328 · to wait with apprehension, to wait with anxiety, to expect
- προσδοκάω (“to anticipate, to await”) and the target term ἐκδέχομαι both denote mental anticipation of a future event, one emphasizing receptive waiting, the other cognitive anticipation with an emotional coloring of hope or fear — related but distinguishable senses of expectation.
- ἀναμένω anaménō · G362 · to await, to wait for
- Both terms express active waiting or expectation, though ἐκδέχομαι carries additional nuances of reception or acceptance from a source. The overlap is real but ἀναμένω's single attestation limits verification of full interchangeability across contexts.
- περιμένω periménō · G4037 · to await, to wait for
- Both denote waiting or awaiting, but ἐκδέχομαι exhibits broader semantic range including expectation and remaining-until senses, while περιμένω appears more narrowly attested in contexts of staying around to await.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- To remain until, to wait until13.28
- Used in 1 Corinthians 11:33, where believers gathering for the Lord's Supper are instructed to wait for one another rather than proceeding without regard for others.
- To expect, expectation30.53
- Used in 1 Corinthians 16:11, where Paul says he is expecting Timothy to come to him along with the brothers.
- To await, to wait for85.60
- Used in John 5:3, of the sick lying by the pool awaiting the stirring of the water, and in Hebrews 10:13, of Christ awaiting the time when His enemies will be made a footstool for His feet.
Word family 49 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon imperfect ἐξεδεχομην; (ἐκ from some person or quarter); 1. to receive, accept ((Homer),…
1. to receive, accept ((Homer), Aeschylus, Herodotus, and following).
2. to look for, expect, wait for, await: τί, Jn 5:3 R L; Heb 11:10; Jas 5:7; τινα, Acts 17:16; 1 Cor 16:11; ἀλλήλους ἐκδέχεσθε wait for one another, namely, until each shall have received his food, 1 Cor 11:33, cf. 1 Cor 11:21; followed by ἕως etc. Heb 10:13; (absolutely, 1 Pet 3:20 Rec., but see Tdf.s note at the passage). Rarely with this meaning in secular authors, as Sophocles Phil. 123; Apollod. 1, 9, 27 § 3; ἕως ἄν γένηται τί, Dionysius Halicarnassus 6, 67. (Compare: ἀπεκδέχομαι. Cf. δέχομαι, at the end.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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