Greek verb · G1551
ἐκδέχομαι
ekdechomaiek-dekh'-om-ahee
to take; (Rare in cl.)
6 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ekdéchomai
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1551is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 6spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1551
to accept from some source, i.e. (by implication) to await
The King James renders it: expect, look (tarry) for, wait (for).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
ekdechomai is rendered "to take; (Rare in cl.)". It stands 6 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Two of the uses stand in 1 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to take".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Acts 17:16While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.
- The Greek text spells it six different ways.
The first use
While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.
Acts 17:16ἐκδεχομένου
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Two of the word's six uses are in 1 Corinthians.
What the word means
The lexicons give this word two senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: to take, and (Rare in cl.).
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to takeor receive from (Hom., Hdt., a1.). | Tagged as
| WhereActs 17:16While Paul was waiting for them in Athens… |
| (Rare in cl.)to expect, await | Tagged as
| WhereJohn 5:3On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 6, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
6 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐκδέχεσθε1
- ἐκδέχεται1
- ἐκδέχομαι1
- ἐκδεχόμενος1
- ἐκδεχομένου1
- ἐξεδέχετο1
The grammar of each form
- verb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-INI-3S
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singular1V-PNI-1S
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PNI-3S
- verb · present middle or passive form, command · 2nd person plural1V-PNM-2P
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1V-PNP-GSM
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-PNP-NSM
Acts
one use
While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.
- ἐκδεχομένουekdechomenouverb · present middle or passive form, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: is waiting for
1 Corinthians
two uses
So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
- ἐκδέχεσθεekdechestheverb · present middle or passive form, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do wait for
No one, then, should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he can return to me, for I am expecting him along with the brothers.
- ἐκδέχομαιekdechomaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I am expecting
Hebrews
two uses
Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet,
- ἐκδεχόμενοςekdechomenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: awaiting
For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
- ἐξεδέχετοexedechetoverb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He was awaiting
James
one use
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- ἐκδέχεταιekdechetaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: awaits
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.