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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.)
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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 7 times in 7 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:19 - For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:23 - And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children,[fn] including the new bodies he has promised us.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:25 - But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:7 - Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:5 - But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive by faith the righteousness God has promised to us.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:20 - But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:28 - so also Christ died once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him.
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