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Lexicon :: Strong's G4328 - prosdokaō

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προσδοκάω
Transliteration
prosdokaō (Key)
Pronunciation
pros-dok-ah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From πρός (G4314) and dokeuo (to watch)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:725,943

Strong’s Definitions

προσδοκάω prosdokáō, pros-dok-ah'-o; from G4314 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G4328 in the following manner: look for (8x), waited for (with G2258) (2x), expect (1x), be in expectation (1x), look (1x), look when (1x), waiting for (1x), tarry (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G4328 in the following manner: look for (8x), waited for (with G2258) (2x), expect (1x), be in expectation (1x), look (1x), look when (1x), waiting for (1x), tarry (1x).

  1. to expect (whether in thought, in hope, or in fear)

  2. to look for, wait for

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
προσδοκάω prosdokáō, pros-dok-ah'-o; from G4314 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.
STRONGS G4328:
προσδοκάω, -ῶ; 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; τινά, one's coming or return, Matthew 11:3; Luke 1:21; Luke 7:19 and following; Luke 8:40; Acts 10:24; τί, 2 Peter 3:12-14; followed by an accusative with an infinitive Acts 28:6; followed by an infinitive belonging to the subject, Acts 3:5.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
11:3; 24:50
Luke
1:21; 3:15; 7:19; 8:40; 12:46
Acts
3:5; 10:24; 27:33; 28:6; 28:6; 28:6
2 Peter
3:12-14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4328 matches the Greek προσδοκάω (prosdokaō),
which occurs 16 times in 15 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:3 - "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:50

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:50 - then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:21 - Now the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder why he was delayed in the holy place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:15 - While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:19 - and sent them to Jesus to ask, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:20 - When the men came to Jesus, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask, 'Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:40 - Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, because they were all waiting for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:46 - then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:5 - So the lame man paid attention to them, expecting to receive something from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:24 - The following day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting anxiously for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:33 - As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day you have been in suspense and have gone without food; you have eaten nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:6 - But they were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly drop dead. So after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:12 - while waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God? Because of this day, the heavens will be burned up and dissolve, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:13 - But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness truly resides.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:14 - Therefore, dear friends, since you are waiting for these things, strive to be found at peace, without spot or blemish, when you come into his presence.
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