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Name of God’s Son

ἘΚΔΕΧΕΤΑΙ, ἐκδεχεται

EKDECHETAI, ekdechetai

Sounds Like: ek-DEKH-eh-tai

Translations: expects, waits for, looks for, awaits

From the root: ΕΚΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἐκ (ek), meaning 'out of' or 'from', and the verb δέχομαι (dechomai), meaning 'to receive' or 'to take'. Together, it means to expect, wait for, or look for something or someone. It is used to describe the act of anticipating an event or person.

Inflection: Third person singular, Present, Indicative, Middle Voice

Strong’s number: G1551 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Barnabus
  • Letter of Barnabas — 10:11
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
  • First Apology of Justin Martyr — 48:1
  • Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 89:1, 110:6
Pseudo Clement of Rome
  • Clement’s Second Letter — 20:3
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
  • James — 5:7

From the same root

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