ΑΠΕΚΔΕΧΟΜΕΝΟΙ, απεκδεχομενοι
APEKDECHOMENOI, apekdechomenoi
Sounds Like: ah-pek-DEKH-oh-men-oy
Translations: waiting for, eagerly awaiting, expecting, looking for
From the root: ΑΠΕΚΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a present middle/passive participle, meaning 'waiting for' or 'eagerly awaiting'. It describes an action of patient and earnest expectation. It is a compound word formed from three parts: 'apo' (away from), 'ek' (out of), and 'dechomai' (to receive or welcome). The combination emphasizes a strong, earnest, and often patient waiting for something to come from a distance or to be revealed.
Inflection: Present, Middle or Passive Voice, Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Strong’s number: G0553 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Romans — 8:23
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΕΚΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΕΚΔΕΧΟΜΕΘΑ — we eagerly await, we wait expectantly, we look forward to
- ἈΠΕΚΔΕΧΟΜΕΝΟΙΣ — waiting, expecting, looking for, awaiting
- ἈΠΕΞΕΔΕΧΕΤΟ — was eagerly awaiting, was waiting expectantly for, was looking forward to
- ΑΠΕΚΔΕΧΕΤΑΙ — he waits, he awaits, he expects, he looks for
- ΑΠΕΚΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ — eagerly await, wait for, expect, look for
- ΑΠΕΚΔΕΧΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ — waiting for, expecting, looking for, those waiting for, those expecting
- ΑΠΕΞΕΔΕΧΕΤΟ — was eagerly awaiting, was waiting expectantly, was looking forward to
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