προσδοκάω (prosdokaō) means “to look for” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: pros-dok-ah'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
προσδοκάω · prosdokaō · to look for
προσ-δοκάω, -ῶ (the simple verb exists only in the forms δοκέω, -εύω) [in LXX: Psa.104:27 (שָׂבַר pi.), etc. ;] to await, expect: Mat.24:50, Luk.3:15 12:46, Act.27:33 28:6; with accusative of person(s), Mat.11:3, Luk.1:21 7:19-20 8:40 Act.10:24; with accusative of thing(s), 2Pe.3:12-14; with accusative and inf., Act.28:6; with inf., Act.3:5.† (AS)
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I expect, wait for, await, think, anticipate.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| should we look for | 3 |
| as you anticipate | 2 |
| expecting | 2 |
| he does not expect | 2 |
| waiting for | 2 |
| after waiting | 1 |
| in constant suspense | 1 |
| the islanders were expecting | 1 |
| we are looking forward to | 1 |
| were waiting expectantly | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| for | 2 |
| he looketh | 2 |
| look we | 2 |
| do we look for | 1 |
| expecting | 1 |
| had looked | 1 |
| look for | 1 |
| seeing that ye look for | 1 |
| they looked | 1 |
| waited | 1 |
| waited for | 1 |
| waiting | 1 |
| we | 1 |
| were in expectation | 1 |
| ye have tarried | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 15 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
Read word by wordThe master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
Read word by wordMeanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
Read word by wordThe people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.
Read word by wordSo 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?”
Read word by wordWhen 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?’”
Read word by wordWhen Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordSo the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
Read word by wordThe following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
Read word by wordRight up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordas 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.
Read word by wordBut in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
Read word by wordTherefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.
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