ἐκ-δέχομαι [in LXX for עֶרֶב, קָבַץ, etc. ;] 1. to take or receive from (Hom., Hdt., a1.). 2. (Rare in cl.), to expect, await: with accusative of thing(s), Jhn.5:3, Heb.11:10, Jas.5:7; with accusative of person(s), Act.17:16, 1Co.11:33 16:11; before ἕως, Heb.10:13 (Cremer, 687).† (AS)
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G1551 — ἐκδέχομαι
ekdechomai · to wait for · Greek
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Acts 17:16 · ἐκδεχομένουNow while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he beheld the city full of idols.1 Corinthians 11:33 · ἐκδέχεσθε·Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, wait one for another.1 Corinthians 16:11 · ἐκδέχομαιlet no man therefore despise him. But set him forward on his journey in peace, that he may come unto me: for I expect him with the brethren.Hebrews 10:13 · ἐκδεχόμενοςhenceforth expecting till his enemies be made the footstool of his feet.Hebrews 11:10 · ἐξεδέχετοfor he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.James 5:7 · ἐκδέχεταιBe patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and latter rain.