Strong G4328προσδοκάω

to look for

Transliteration: prosdokaō
Pronunciation: pros-dok-ah'-o
Morphology: Greek Verb

Definition

From G4314 and δοκεύω dokeuō (to watch); to anticipate (in thought hope or fear); by implication to await: - (be in) expect (-ation) look (for) when looked tarry wait for.

Detailed definition

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.†
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In the Bible

Strong G4328 appears in 15 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

look7
wait3
for2
looketh2
expect1
expectation1
tarry1
we1

First verses

Matthew 11:3
And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
Matthew 24:50
The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
Luke 1:21
And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
Luke 3:15
And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
Luke 7:19
And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
Luke 7:20
When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
Luke 8:40
And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.
Luke 12:46
The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
Acts 3:5
And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
Acts 10:24
And the morrow after they entered into Cesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
Acts 27:33
And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
Acts 28:6
Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
2 Peter 3:12
Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
2 Peter 3:13
Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
2 Peter 3:14
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

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προσδοκ-άω,
Ionic dialect προσδοκ-έω (which is sometimes found as falsa lectio, e.g. in [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 23.7.3):)]future -ήσω: aorist -εδόκησα: perfect προσδεδόκηκα [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Memnon Historicus 45.3)]:—expect, whether in hope or fear; mostly with infinitive future, expect that one will do or that a thing will be, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 930, 988, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.42, 7.156, 235, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 699b, etc.: with)]infinitive aorist and ἄν, that one would do or that a thing would be, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 556, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 438e, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 1.3, etc.: without ἄν, Μενέλεων.. προσδόκα μολεῖν (={τὸ μολεῖν αὐτόν}))] expect his arrival, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 675.)]
2 with infinitive present, think, suppose that one is doing or that a thing is, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 1091, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 803e, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 6.1.16)]: with infinitive perfect, think that a thing has been.. , [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 275a.)]
3 with accusative of things, expect, look for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1026, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 784, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 56, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.19, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 8.14, etc.)]; π. τινά expect, wait for a person, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 363, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 3.1.20, etc.; σωτῆρας σφῶν π. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 170b.)]
4 absolutely, ἰλλὸς γεγένημαι προσδοκῶν from expectation, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 846)]; μηδεὶς.. προσδοκησάτω ἄλλως (i.e. τοῦτ᾽ ἔσεσθαι) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 17c; πρᾶγμ᾽ ἔστ᾽ ἐπίπονον τὸ προσδοκᾶν 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Kith.fragment” 7.)]
5 passive, τὸ προσδοκώμενον, opposed to τὰ ἄελπτα, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 550; τὸ π. ὑπὸ τῶν πολλῶν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 966e, etc.; ἐλπίδα τῶν δωρειῶν προσδοκᾶσθαι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator “Epistulae” 2.5; θᾶσσον ἢ προσεδοκήθη 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.204d.)]
6 passive, also, ὁ Νικίου οἶκος προσεδοκᾶτο εἶναι.. ἑκατὸν ταλάντων was supposed to be worth.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 19.47; προσεδοκᾶτο ἔχειν [prev. work]48.)]
7 hesitate, περί τινος [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 7.8.4.)]