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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 6 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:16 - While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:33 - So, my dear brothers and sisters,[fn] when you gather for the Lord’s Supper, wait for each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:11 - Don’t let anyone treat him with contempt. Send him on his way with your blessing when he returns to me. I expect him to come with the other believers.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:13 - There he waits until his enemies are humbled and made a footstool under his feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:10 - Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:7 - Dear brothers and sisters,[fn] be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen.
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