ἀπεκδέχομαιapekdéchomai
to expect fully
Greek (New Testament) · G553
Meanings
to await or expect eagerly: absolutely, 1 Peter 3:20; with accusative of thing, Romans 8:19, Romans 8:23, Romans 8:25, 1 Corinthians 1:7, Galatians 5:5; with accusative of person, Philippians 3:20, Hebrews 9:28.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Romans 8:19 For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are.
- Romans 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, including the new bodies he has promised us.
- Romans 8:25 But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)
- 1 Corinthians 1:7 Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Galatians 5:5 But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive by faith the righteousness God has promised to us.
- Philippians 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.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.