Lexical Definition
προσδοκάω prosdokáō (pros-dok-ah'-o) to look for G:V
from πρός and dokeuo (to watch)
(be in) expect(-ation), look (for), when looked, tarry, wait for.
- to anticipate (in thought, hope or fear)
- by implication, to await
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| προσεδόκων | I expected | LXX.Ps.119.166 |
| they were expecting | Acts.28.6 | |
| προσεδόκησεν | expected | LXX.Ps.69.20 |
| προσεδοκώμεν | we expected | LXX.Lam.2.16 |
| προσδοκῶντεσ | expecting | 2Pet.3.14 |
| looking for | Luke.8.40 | |
| watching | Acts.27.33 | |
| προσδοκῶντασ | expecting | 2Pet.3.12 |
| προσδοκῶν | expecting | Luke.1.21 • Acts.3.5 • Acts.10.24 |
| προσδοκῶμεν | are we to look for | Matt.11.3 • Luke.7.19 • Luke.7.20 |
| we are awaiting | 2Pet.3.13 | |
| προσδοκᾷ | he does expect | Matt.24.50 • Luke.12.46 |
| προσδοκώσι | expect | LXX.Ps.104.27 |
| προσδοκώντων | are waiting | Acts.28.6 |
| προσδοκάσθω | Expect | LXX.Deut.32.2 |
| Προσδοκῶντοσ | When were expecting | Luke.3.15 |
Abbott-Smith
προσ-δοκάω, -ῶ (the simple verb exists only in the forms δοκέω, -εύω), [in LXX: Ps 103 (104):27 (שׂבר pi.), etc.;]
to await, expect: Mt 24:50, Lk 3:15 12:46, Ac 27:33 28:6; c. acc. pers., Mt 11:3, Lk 1:21 7:19, 20 8:40, Ac 10:24; c. acc. rei, II Pe 3:12-14; c. acc. et inf., Ac 28:6; c. inf., Ac 3:5.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Psalms | 104:27 |
| Matthew | 11:3 · 24:50 |
| Luke | 1:21 · 3:15 · 7:19 · 7:20 · 8:40 · 12:46 |
| Acts | 3:5 · 10:24 · 27:33 · 28:6 |
| 2 Peter | 3:12 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
προσδοκάω-άω,
Ionic dialect προσδοκάω-έω (which is sometimes found as falsa lectio, e.g. in [Refs 2nd c.BC+]future -ήσω: aorist -εδόκησα: perfect προσδεδόκηκα [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—expect, whether in hope or fear; mostly with infinitive future, expect that one will do or that a thing will be, [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive aorist and ἄν, that one would do or that a thing would be, [Refs 5th c.BC+] expect his arrival, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 with infinitive present, think, suppose that one is doing or that a thing is, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive perfect, think that a thing has been.. , [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 with accusative of things, expect, look for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τινά expect, wait for a person, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 absolutely, ἰλλὸς γεγένημαι προσδοκάωῶν from expectation, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μηδεὶς.. προσδοκάωησάτω ἄλλως (i.e. τοῦτ᾽ ἔσεσθαι) [προσδοκάωᾶν 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Kith.fragment” 7. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 passive, τὸ προσδοκάωώμενον, opposed to τὰ ἄελπτα, [προσδοκάωᾶσθαι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator “Epistulae” 2.5; θᾶσσον ἢ προσεδοκήθη 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.204d. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__6 passive, also, ὁ Νικίου οἶκος προσεδοκᾶτο εἶναι.. ἑκατὸν ταλάντων was supposed to be worth.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__7 hesitate, περί τινος [Refs 1st c.AD+]