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ἐκδέχομαι

Transliteration: ekdechomai · verb

6x in NTFirst: Acts 17:16
MeaningI wait for, expect
Part of speechverb
Frequency6x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἐκδεχομένου, ἐκδέχεσθε, ἐκδέχομαι, ἐκδεχόμενος, ἐξεδέχετο, ἐκδέχεται
Example versesActs 17:16 · 1Cor 11:33 · 1Cor 16:11 · Heb 10:13 · Heb 11:10
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What kind of word is ἐκδέχομαι?

ἐκδέχομαι (ekdechomai) is a verb that occurs 6 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I wait for, expect” and first appears in Acts 17:16.

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