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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:3 -

and asked him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:50 -

“that servant’s master will come on a day he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:21 -

Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah, amazed that he stayed so long in the sanctuary.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:15 -

Now the people were waiting expectantly, and all of them were questioning in their hearts whether John might be the Messiah.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:19 -

and sent them to the Lord, asking, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:20 -

When the men reached him, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask you, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else? ’ ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:40 -

When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:46 -

“that servant’s master will come on a day he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him to pieces[fn] and assign him a place with the unfaithful.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:5 -

So he turned to them, expecting to get something from them.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:24 -

The following day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:33 -

When it was about daylight, Paul urged them all to take food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have been waiting and going without food, having eaten nothing.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:6 -

They expected that he would begin to swell up or suddenly drop dead. After they waited a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:12 -

as you wait for the day of God and hasten its coming.[fn] Because of that day, the heavens will be dissolved with fire and the elements will melt with heat.

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:13 -

But based on his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:14 -

Therefore, dear friends, while you wait for these things, make every effort to be found without spot or blemish in his sight, at peace.

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