Greek verb · G4328
προσδοκάω
prosdokaopros-dok-ah'-o
to look for
16 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: prosdokáō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4328is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 9spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4328
to anticipate (in thought, hope or fear); by implication, to await
The King James renders it: (be in) expect(-ation), look (for), when looked, tarry, 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
prosdokao is rendered "to look for". It stands 16 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Six of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 11:3to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
- The Greek text spells it nine different ways.
The first use
to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
Matthew 11:3προσδοκῶμεν;¶
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- expecting5
- are we to look for3
- he does expect2
- are waiting1
- looking for1
- they were expecting1
- watching1
- we are awaiting1
- When were expecting1
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.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| προσέρχομαι | proserchomai | to come near/agree | Uses86 |
| προσεύχομαι | proseuchomai | to pray | Uses85 |
| πρόσωπον | prosopon | face | Uses75 |
| προσκυνέω | proskyneo | to worship | Uses60 |
| προσφέρω | prosphero | to bring to | Uses47 |
| προσευχή | proseuche | prayer | Uses35 |
| προσκαλέομαι | proskaleomai | to call to/summon | Uses28 |
| προσέχω | prosecho | to watch out | Uses24 |
| προστίθημι | prostithemi | to add (to) | Uses18 |
| προσδέχομαι | prosdechomai | to wait for/welcome | Uses14 |
| προσλαμβάνω | proslambano | to take | Uses12 |
| προσκαρτερέω | proskartereo | to continue in/with | Uses10 |
and 56 more on the stem.
All 16, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
9 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
- προσδοκῶν3
- προσδοκῶντες3
- προσδοκᾷ2
- προσδοκῶμεν2
- προσδοκῶμεν;¶2
- προσδοκῶντας1
- Προσδοκῶντος1
- προσδοκώντων1
- προσεδόκων1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person plural4V-PAI-1P
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural3V-PAP-NPM
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3V-PAP-NSM
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-PAI-3S
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-IAI-3P
- verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural1V-PAP-APM
- verb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1V-PAP-GPM
- verb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1V-PAP-GSM
Matthew
two uses
to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
- προσδοκῶμεν;¶prosdokomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: are we to look for
The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
- προσδοκᾷprosdokaverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he does expect
Luke
six uses
Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
- προσδοκῶνprosdokonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: expecting
The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.
- Προσδοκῶντοςprosdokontosverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: When were expecting
So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
- προσδοκῶμεν;¶prosdokomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: are we to look for
When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”
- προσδοκῶμενprosdokomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: are we to look for
When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.
- προσδοκῶντεςprosdokontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: looking for
The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
- προσδοκᾷprosdokaverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he does expect
Acts
five uses
So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
- προσδοκῶνprosdokonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: expecting
The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
- προσδοκῶνprosdokonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: expecting
Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
- προσδοκῶντεςprosdokontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: watching
The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
- προσεδόκωνprosedokonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were expecting
- προσδοκώντωνprosdokontonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: are waiting
2 Peter
three uses
as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.
- προσδοκῶνταςprosdokontasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: expecting
But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
- προσδοκῶμενprosdokomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we are awaiting
Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.
- προσδοκῶντεςprosdokontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: expecting
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.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.