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προσδοκάωprosdokáō
GreekG432817 occurrences (KJV)

to anticipate (in thought, hope or fear); by implication, to await

KJV renders it: (be in) expect(-ation), look (for), when looked, tarry, wait for

Where it appears(showing the first 14 of 17)

  • Matt 11:3and said to him, “Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?”
  • Matt 24:50the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn’t expect it, and in an hour when he doesn’t know it,
  • Luke 3:15As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,
  • Luke 7:19John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?”
  • Luke 7:20When the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptizer has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?’”
  • Luke 8:40When Jesus returned, the multitude welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him.
  • Luke 12:46then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn’t expecting him, and in an hour that he doesn’t know, and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful.
  • Acts 3:5He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.
  • Acts 10:24On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.
  • Acts 27:33While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.
  • Acts 28:6But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing bad happen to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
  • 2 Pet 3:12looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
  • 2 Pet 3:13But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
  • 2 Pet 3:14Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.

Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.