ΑΠΕΞΕΔΕΧΕΤΟ, απεξεδεχετο
APEXEDECHETO, apexedecheto
Sounds Like: ah-pek-seh-DEH-kheh-toh
Translations: was eagerly awaiting, was waiting expectantly, was looking forward to
From the root: ΑΠΕΚΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the imperfect indicative form of the verb 'απεκδεχομαι' (apekdechomai), meaning 'to wait eagerly for' or 'to expect fully'. It describes an ongoing or repeated action of intense anticipation in the past. It is a compound word formed from 'απο' (apo, 'from'), 'εκ' (ek, 'out of'), and 'δεχομαι' (dechomai, 'to receive' or 'to accept'), conveying the sense of waiting away from something, or waiting out for something to arrive.
Inflection: Imperfect Indicative, Middle/Passive Voice, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G553 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Peter — 3:20
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
- ΑΠΕΚΔΕΧΟΜΕΝΟΙ — waiting for, eagerly awaiting, expecting, looking for
- ΑΠΕΚΔΕΧΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ — waiting for, expecting, looking for, those waiting for, those expecting
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