Lexicon prosdokaó: to await, expect Original Word: προσδοκάωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: prosdokaó Phonetic Spelling: (pros-dok-ah'-o) Short Definition: I expect, await Definition: I expect, wait for, await, think, anticipate. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom pros and dokeuó (to watch) Definitionto await, expect NASB Translationexpect (2), expecting (2), look (4), looking (2), state of expectation (1), waited (1), waiting (2), watching (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 4328: πραυπαθειαπραυπαθεια ( πραϋπαθία T WH; see Iota), πραυπαθειας, ἡ ( πραυπαθης (( πάσχω))), mildness of disposition, gentleness of spirit, meekness (equivalent to πραΰτης): 1 Timothy 6:11 L T Tr WH. ( Philo de Abrah. § 37; Ignatius ad Trall. 8, 1 [ET].) STRONGS NT 4328: προσδοκάωπροσδοκάω, προσδόκω; imperfect 3 person plural προσεδόκων (Acts 28:6); (the simple verb is found only in the form δοκεύω; πρός (which see IV. 1) denotes mental direction); from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; to expect (whether in thought, in hope, or in fear); to look for, wait for: when the preceding context shews who or what is expected, Matthew 24:50; Luke 3:15; Luke 12:46; Acts 27:33; Acts 28:6; τινα, one's coming or return, Matthew 11:3; Luke 1:21; Luke 7:19; Luke 8:40; Acts 10:24; τί, 2 Peter 3:12-14; followed by an accusative with infinitive Acts 28:6; followed by an infinitive belonging to the subject, Acts 3:5.
Strong's to wait for, look for From pros and dokeuo (to watch); to anticipate (in thought, hope or fear); by implication, to await -- (be in) expect(-ation), look (for), when looked, tarry, wait for. see GREEK pros |
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