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Lexicon :: Strong's G553 - apekdechomai

Aa
ἀπεκδέχομαι
Transliteration
apekdechomai (Key)
Pronunciation
ap-ek-dekh'-om-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:56,146

Strong’s Definitions

ἀπεκδέχομαι apekdéchomai, ap-ek-dekh'-om-ahee; from G575 and G1551; to expect fully:—look (wait) for.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G553 in the following manner: wait for (5x), look for (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G553 in the following manner: wait for (5x), look for (2x).

  1. assiduously and patiently waiting for

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀπεκδέχομαι apekdéchomai, ap-ek-dekh'-om-ahee; from G575 and G1551; to expect fully:—look (wait) for.
STRONGS G553:
ἀπεκδέχομαι; [imperfect ἀπεξεδεχόμην]; assiduously and patiently to wait for [cf. English wait it out]: absolutely, 1 Peter 3:20 (Rec. ἐκδέχομαι); τί, Romans 8:19, 23, 25; 1 Corinthians 1:7; Galatians 5:5 (on this passage cf. ἐλπίς; at the end); with the accusative of a person, Christ in his return from heaven: Philippians 3:20; Hebrews 9:28. Cf. C. F. A. Fritzsche in Fritzschiorum Opuscc., p. 155f; Winers De verb. comp. etc. Part iv., p. 14; [Ellicott on Galatians, the passage cited]. (Scarcely found out of the N. T.; Heliodorus Aeth. 2, 35; 7, 23.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Romans
8:19; 8:23; 8:25
1 Corinthians
1:7
Galatians
5:5
Philippians
3:20
Hebrews
9:28
1 Peter
3:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G553 matches the Greek ἀπεκδέχομαι (apekdechomai),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:19 - For the strong desire of every living thing is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:23 - And not only so, but we who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we have sorrow in our minds, waiting for the time when we will take our place as sons, that is, the salvation of our bodies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:25 - But if we have hope for that which we see not, then we will be able to go on waiting for it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:7 - So that having every grace you are living in the hope of the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:5 - For we through the Spirit by faith are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:20 - For our country is in heaven; from where the Saviour for whom we are waiting will come, even the Lord Jesus Christ:

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:28 - So Christ, having at his first coming taken on himself the sins of men, will be seen a second time, without sin, by those who are waiting for him, for their salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:20 - Who, in the days of Noah, went against God's orders; but God in his mercy kept back the punishment, while Noah got ready the ark, in which a small number, that is to say eight persons, got salvation through water:
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