προσδοκάω prosdokaō · G4328
to look for
προσ-δοκάω, -ῶ; (the simple verb exists only in the forms δοκέω, -εύω) [in LXX: Psa.104:27 (שָׂבַר pi.), etc. ; ] ; to await, expect: Mat.24:50, Luk.3:15 12:46, Act.27:33 28:6; with accusative of person(s), Mat.11:3, Luk.1:21 7:19-20 8:40 Act.10:24; with accusative of thing(s), 2Pe.3:12-14; with accusative and inf., Act.28:6; with inf., Act.3:5.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
προσδοκ-άω, ; Ionic dialect προσδοκ-έω (which is sometimes found as falsa lectio, e.g. in []future -ήσω: aorist -εδόκησα: perfect προσδεδόκηκα []:—expect, whether in hope or fear; mostly with infinitive future, expect that one will do or that a thing will be, []infinitive aorist and ἄν, that one would do or that a thing would be, [] expect his arrival, []; 2 with infinitive present, think, suppose that one is doing or that a thing is, []: with infinitive perfect, think that a thing has been.. , …
Where it's used 16 times
Matthew 11:3 · Matthew 24:50 · Luke 1:21 · Luke 3:15 · Luke 7:19 · Luke 7:20 · Luke 8:40 · Luke 12:46 · Acts 3:5 · Acts 10:24 · Acts 27:33 · Acts 28:6 · 2 Peter 3:12 · 2 Peter 3:13 · 2 Peter 3:14 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G4328; TFLSJ G4328
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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