Lexical Definition

‎ἐκδοχή‎ ekdochḗ (ek-dokh-ay') expectation ^G:N-F
from ‎ἐκδέχομαι‎

looking for.

• expectation

Abbott-Smith

* ἐκ-δοχή -ῆς, ἡ (< ἐκδέχομαι);
1. in cl.,
(a) a receiving from, succession;
(b) an interpretation.
2. In NT, = προσδοκία, expectation: He 10:27 (cf. Field, Notes, 231; Cremer, 688).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐκδοχή, ἡ,

(δοκέω, δέκομαι) expectation, οὐδ᾽ ἀπὸ δόξης not otherwise than one expects, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν δόξᾳ θέμενος εὖχος hoping for.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δόξαν παρέχειν τινὶ μὴ ποιήσεσθαι.. to make one expect that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δόξαν παρέχεσθαί τινι ὡς.., with participle, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπὸ τῆς δ. πεσέειν, = Latin spe excidere, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__II after [Refs 8th c.BC+], notion, opinion, judgement, whether well grounded or not, βροτῶν δόξαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατά γε τὴν ἐμήν, with or without δόξαν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to νόησις, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀληθεῖ δόξῃ δοξασταί capable of being subjects of true opinion, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κύριαι δ. philosophical maxims, title of work by Epicurus, [Refs 1st c.BC+]axioms, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 mere opinion, conjecture, δόξῃ ἐπίστασθαι, ἡγεῖσθαι, imagine, suppose (wrongly), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δόξαι joined with φαντασίαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ δόξαν, opposed to κατ᾽ οὐσίαν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὡς δόξῃ χρώμενοι speaking by guess, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 fancy, vision, δ. ἀκόνας λιγυρᾶς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a dream, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: plural, hallucinations, [Refs 6th c.AD+]
__III the opinion which others have of one, estimation, repute, first in [Refs 6th c.BC+]
__III.2 mostly, good repute, honour, glory, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; δόξαν σχεῖν τινός for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. ἔχειν ὥς εἰσι.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.3 rarely of ill repute, [δ.] ἀντὶ καλῆς αἰσχρὰν τῇ πόλει περιάπτειν [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III.4 popular repute or estimate, εἰσφέρων οὐκ ἀφ᾽ ὑπαρχούσης οὐσίας.. ἀλλ᾽ ἀπὸ τῆς δόξης ὧν ὁ πατήρ μοι κατέλιπεν [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__IV of external appearance, glory, splendour, especially of the Shechinah, [LXX+NT]: generally, magnificence, πλοῦτον καὶ δ. [LXX+NT]; especially of celestial beatitude, [NT]; also of illustrious persons, dignities, δόξας οὐ τρέμουσιν [NT]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Exod.16.10 ☩ Acts.22.11 ☩ LXX.Gen.31.16 ☩ Matt.4.8 ☩ 2Cor.4.17 ☩ 1Pet.1.11 ☩ 2Pet.2.10}