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Lexicon :: Strong's G1551 - ekdechomai

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ἐκδέχομαι
Transliteration
ekdechomai (Key)
Pronunciation
ek-dekh'-om-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:56,146

Strong’s Definitions

ἐκδέχομαι ekdéchomai, ek-dekh'-om-ahee; from G1537 and G1209; to accept from some source, i.e. (by implication) to await:—expect, look (tarry) for, wait (for).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G1551 in the following manner: wait for (3x), look for (2x), tarry for (1x), expect (1x), wait (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G1551 in the following manner: wait for (3x), look for (2x), tarry for (1x), expect (1x), wait (1x).

  1. to receive, accept

  2. to look for, expect, wait for, await

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐκδέχομαι ekdéchomai, ek-dekh'-om-ahee; from G1537 and G1209; to accept from some source, i.e. (by implication) to await:—expect, look (tarry) for, wait (for).
STRONGS G1551:
ἐκδέχομαι; imperfect ἐξεδεχόμην; (ἐκ from some person or quarter);
1. to receive, accept ([Homer], Aeschylus, Herodotus, and following).
2. to look for, expect, wait for, await: τί, John 5:3 R L; Hebrews 11:10; James 5:7; τινά, Acts 17:16; 1 Corinthians 16:11; ἀλλήλους ἐκδέχεσθε wait for one another, namely, until each shall have received his food, 1 Corinthians 11:33, cf. 1 Corinthians 11:21; followed by ἕως etc. Hebrews 10:13; [absolutely, 1 Peter 3:20 Rec., but see Tdfs note at the passage]. Rarely with this meaning in secular authors, as Sophocles Phil. 123; Apollodorus 1, 9, 27 § 3; ἕως ἂν γένηταί τι, Dionysius Halicarnassus 6, 67. [Compare: ἀπεκδέχομαι. Cf. δέχομαι, at the end.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

John
5:3
Acts
17:16
1 Corinthians
11:21; 11:33; 16:11
Hebrews
10:13; 11:10
James
5:7
1 Peter
3:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1551 matches the Greek ἐκδέχομαι (ekdechomai),
which occurs 9 times in 8 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:9 - ἐγὼ δὲ ἐκδέχομαι G1551 αὐτόν ἐκ χειρός μου ζήτησον αὐτόν ἐὰν μὴ ἀγάγω αὐτὸν πρὸς σὲ καὶ στήσω αὐτὸν ἐναντίον σου ἡμαρτηκὼς ἔσομαι πρὸς σὲ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:32 - ὁ γὰρ παῖς σου ἐκδέδεκται G1551 τὸ παιδίον παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς λέγων ἐὰν μὴ ἀγάγω αὐτὸν πρὸς σὲ καὶ στήσω αὐτὸν ἐναντίον σου ἡμαρτηκὼς ἔσομαι πρὸς τὸν πατέρα πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:122 - (LXX 118:122)ἔκδεξαι G1551 τὸν δοῦλόν σου εἰς ἀγαθόν μὴ συκοφαντησάτωσάν με ὑπερήφανοι

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:1 - ἴδετε ὡς ὁ δίκαιος ἀπώλετο καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐκδέχεται G1551 τῇ καρδίᾳ καὶ ἄνδρες δίκαιοι αἴρονται καὶ οὐδεὶς κατανοεῖ ἀπὸ γὰρ προσώπου ἀδικίας ἦρται ὁ δίκαιος

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:7 - ὅτι ἀνεμόφθορα ἔσπειραν καὶ ἡ καταστροφὴ αὐτῶν ἐκδέξεται G1551 αὐτά δράγμα οὐκ ἔχον ἰσχὺν τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἄλευρον ἐὰν δὲ καὶ ποιήσῃ ἀλλότριοι καταφάγονται αὐτό

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:6 - διὰ τοῦτο ἰδοὺ πορεύσονται ἐκ ταλαιπωρίας Αἰγύπτου καὶ ἐκδέξεται G1551 αὐτοὺς Μέμφις καὶ θάψει αὐτοὺς Μαχμας τὸ ἀργύριον αὐτῶν ὄλεθρος κληρονομήσει ἄκανθαι ἐν τοῖς σκηνώμασιν αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:12 - (LXX 2:12)συναγόμενος συναχθήσεται Ιακωβ σὺν πᾶσιν ἐκδεχόμενος G1551 ἐκδέξομαι G1551 τοὺς καταλοίπους τοῦ Ισραηλ ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ θήσομαι τὴν ἀποστροφὴν αὐτῶν ὡς πρόβατα ἐν θλίψει ὡς ποίμνιον ἐν μέσῳ κοίτης αὐτῶν ἐξαλοῦνται ἐξ ἀνθρώπων

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:18 - (LXX 3:18)ἐνύσταξαν οἱ ποιμένες σου βασιλεὺς Ἀσσύριος ἐκοίμισεν τοὺς δυνάστας σου ἀπῆρεν ὁ λαός σου ἐπὶ τὰ ὄρη καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὁ ἐκδεχόμενος G1551
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