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 stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.1 Corinthians 11:33 · ἐκδέχεσθε·Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.1 Corinthians 16:11 · ἐκδέχομαιLet no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.Hebrews 10:13 · ἐκδεχόμενοςFrom henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.Hebrews 11:10 · ἐξεδέχετοFor he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker [is] God.James 5:7 · ἐκδέχεταιBe patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.