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Lexicon :: Strong's G553 - apekdechomai

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ἀπεκδέχομαι
Transliteration
apekdechomai (Key)
Pronunciation
ap-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

ἀπεκδέχομαι apekdéchomai, ap-ek-dekh'-om-ahee; from G575 and G1551; to expect fully:—look (wait) for.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G553 in the following manner: wait for (5x), look for (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G553 in the following manner: wait for (5x), look for (2x).

  1. assiduously and patiently waiting for

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀπεκδέχομαι apekdéchomai, ap-ek-dekh'-om-ahee; from G575 and G1551; to expect fully:—look (wait) for.
STRONGS G553:
ἀπεκδέχομαι; [imperfect ἀπεξεδεχόμην]; assiduously and patiently to wait for [cf. English wait it out]: absolutely, 1 Peter 3:20 (Rec. ἐκδέχομαι); τί, Romans 8:19, 23, 25; 1 Corinthians 1:7; Galatians 5:5 (on this passage cf. ἐλπίς; at the end); with the accusative of a person, Christ in his return from heaven: Philippians 3:20; Hebrews 9:28. Cf. C. F. A. Fritzsche in Fritzschiorum Opuscc., p. 155f; Winers De verb. comp. etc. Part iv., p. 14; [Ellicott on Galatians, the passage cited]. (Scarcely found out of the N. T.; Heliodorus Aeth. 2, 35; 7, 23.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Romans
8:19; 8:23; 8:25
1 Corinthians
1:7
Galatians
5:5
Philippians
3:20
Hebrews
9:28
1 Peter
3:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G553 matches the Greek ἀπεκδέχομαι (apekdechomai),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:19 - For [even the whole] creation [all nature] waits eagerly for the children of God to be revealed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:23 - And not only this, but we too, who have the first fruits of the Spirit [a joyful indication of the blessings to come], even we groan inwardly, as we wait eagerly for [the sign of] our adoption as sons—the redemption and transformation of our body [at the resurrection].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:25 - But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait eagerly for it with patience and composure.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:7 - so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift [which comes from the Holy Spirit], as you eagerly wait [with confident trust] for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ [when He returns].

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:5 - For we [not relying on the Law but] through the [strength and power of the Holy] Spirit, by faith, are waiting [confidently] for the hope of righteousness [the completion of our salvation].

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:20 - But [we are different, because] our citizenship is in heaven. And from there we eagerly await [the coming of] the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:28 - so Christ, having been offered once and once for all to bear [as a burden] [fn]the sins of many, will appear a second time [when he returns to earth], not to deal with sin, but to bring salvation to those who are eagerly and confidently waiting for Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:20 - who once were disobedient, when the great patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons [Noah’s family], were brought safely through the water.
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