προσδοκάω prosdokáō

Meaning

to anticipate (in thought, hope or fear); by implication, to await

In the King James Version: (be in) expect(-ation), look (for), when looked, tarry, wait for

Derivation: from G4314 (πρός) and dokeuo (to watch);

Where it is used

• Matthew 11:3 to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
• Matthew 24:50 The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
• Luke 1:21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
• Luke 3:15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.
• Luke 7:19 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?”
• Luke 7:20 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?’”
• Luke 8:40 When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.
• Luke 12:46 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.
• Acts 3:5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
• Acts 10:24 The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
• Acts 27:33 Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
• Acts 28:6 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.
• 2 Peter 3:12 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.
• 2 Peter 3:13 But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
• 2 Peter 3:14 Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.