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Name of God’s Son

ΚΑΡΑΔΟΚΟΥΝΤΩΝ, καραδοκουντων

KARADOKOUNTŌN, karadokountōn

Sounds Like: kah-rah-doh-KOON-tohn

Translations: (of) those eagerly awaiting, (of) those watching intently, (of) those expecting, (of) those looking out for

From the root: ΚΑΡΑΔΟΚΕΩ

Part of Speech: Participle

Explanation: This word is a compound participle, formed from 'κάρα' (head) and 'δοκέω' (to seem, to expect, to watch). It literally means 'to watch with outstretched head' or 'to strain the neck in looking'. It describes the action of eagerly or intently looking forward to something, often with a sense of anticipation or expectation. It implies a focused and sustained gaze, indicating a strong interest in what is coming or what is being observed.

Inflection: Present Active Participle, Genitive, Plural, All Genders

Strong’s number: G2687 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΡΑΔΟΚΕΩ.

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.

  • ἘΚΑΡΑΔΟΚΕΙ — he was eagerly awaiting, he was looking forward to, he was watching intently, he was expecting
  • ἘΚΑΡΑΔΟΚΟΥΝ — they were eagerly awaiting, they were looking forward to, they were watching for, they were expecting
  • ΚΑΡΑΔΟΚΕΩ — to wait eagerly, to look eagerly, to expect, to await
  • ΚΑΡΑΔΟΚΟΥΝΤΑ — waiting expectantly, watching eagerly, looking out for, a waiting expectantly, a watching eagerly, a looking out for
  • ΚΑΡΑΔΟΚΟΥΝΤΕΣ — waiting, expecting, looking eagerly, watching, observing, looking out for
  • ΚΑΡΑΔΟΚΩΝ — waiting eagerly, looking eagerly, expecting, watching intently

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