ΠΟΛΕΩΣἘΚΔΕΧΟΝΤΑΙ, πολεωσἐκδεχονται
POLEŌSEKDECHONTAI, poleōsekdechontai
Sounds Like: POH-leh-ohss-ek-DEH-khon-tai
Translations: of a city, they await, they receive, they wait for, they expect
From the root: ΠΟΛΙΣ, ἘΚΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed by the genitive singular of the noun 'ΠΟΛΙΣ' (city) and the third person plural present middle/passive indicative of the verb 'ἘΚΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ' (to wait for, expect, receive). The combined meaning indicates an action of waiting for or receiving something or someone in relation to a city, often implying 'from the city' or 'outside the city'. For example, it could mean 'they wait for (them) outside the city' or 'they receive (something) from the city'.
Inflection: ΠΟΛΕΩΣ: Singular, Genitive, Feminine; ἘΚΔΕΧΟΝΤΑΙ: Present, Middle/Passive, Indicative, 3rd Person, Plural
Strong’s numbers: G4172 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1551 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 6:3
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΟΛΙΣ, ἘΚΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ, appear in our texts.
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