1. (v. t.) To wait for; to await .

2. (v. t.) To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as, I expect to receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated.

3. (v. t.) To wait; to stay.

4. (n.) Expectation.

EXPECT; EXPECTATION

eks-pekt', eks-pek-ta'-shun:

Of the three Greek words, translated in the New Testament by "expect," prosdokao, meaning to look forward toward what will probably occur, whether in hope or dread (Acts 3:5 Luke 3:15), is not as intense as ekdechomai (Hebrews 10:13), meaning to wait for that of the realization of which one is assured ("as the husbandman waits for the processes of Nature (James 5:7), and the patriarchs for the Divine promise," Westcott), or as vivid as the noun apokaradokia (Romans 8:19 Philippians 1:20, "earnest expectation"), which describes the stretching forth of the head toward an object that is anticipated (see Ellicott on Philippians 1:20). In the Old Testament "expectation" always means that which is expected, as Proverbs 10:28, "The expectation of the wicked shall perish."

H. E. Jacobs

1679. elpizo -- to expect, to hope (for)
... to expect, to hope (for). Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: elpizo Phonetic
Spelling: (el-pid'-zo) Short Definition: I hope, hope for, expect Definition: I ...
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1551. ekdechomai -- to take or receive, by impl. to await, expect
... to await, expect. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ekdechomai Phonetic Spelling:
(ek-dekh'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I wait for, expect Definition: I wait ...
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4328. prosdokao -- to await, expect
... to await, expect. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: prosdokao Phonetic Spelling:
(pros-dok-ah'-o) Short Definition: I expect, await Definition: I expect ...
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3633. oiomai and oimai -- to suppose, expect
... to suppose, expect. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: oiomai and oimai Phonetic
Spelling: (oy'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I think, suppose Definition: I ...
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553. apekdechomai -- to await eagerly
... to await eagerly. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apekdechomai Phonetic Spelling:
(ap-ek-dekh'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I expect eagerly, wait for ...
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560. apelpizo -- to despair of
... fully expect. From apo and elpizo; to hope out, ie Fully expect -- hope for again.
see GREEK apo. see GREEK elpizo. (apelpizontes) -- 1 Occurrence. 559, 560. ...
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4327. prosdechomai -- to receive to oneself
... to receive to oneself. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: prosdechomai Phonetic
Spelling: (pros-dekh'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I expect, welcome, accept ...
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1380. dokeo -- to have an opinion, to seem
... Word Origin from dokos (opinion) Definition to have an opinion, to seem NASB Word
Usage deem (1), expect (1), has a mind (1), inclined (1), recognized (1 ...
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6960. qavah -- to wait for
... A primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), ie Collect; (figuratively)
to expect -- gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon ...
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6960a. qavah -- to wait for
... root Definition to wait for NASB Word Usage eagerly waits (1), expect (1), expected
(3), hope (3), hoped (1), hopefully wait (1), hoping (1), look (1), look ...
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7663. sabar -- to inspect, examine
... Erroneously shabar (Nehemiah 2:13, Nehemiah 2:15) {shaw-bar'}; a primitive root;
to scrutinize; by implication (of watching) to expect (with hope and patience ...
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7921. shakol -- to be bereaved
... bereave (literally or figuratively) -- bereave (of children), barren, cast calf
(fruit, young), be (make) childless, deprive, destroy, X expect, lose children ...
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Expect Much. April 15.
... Expect Much. April 15. Expect great things from God, and also expect the least things,
for the great test of faith is shown about the least matters. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/daily thoughts /expect much april 15.htm

What Messiah did the Jews Expect?
... CHAPTER V. WHAT MESSIAH DID THE JEWS EXPECT? ... Only, as we might expect, all is there
indistinct, incoherent, unexplained, and from a much lower standpoint. ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter v what messiah did.htm

That we Ought not to Expect to Find any Efficient Cause of the ...
... Book XII. Chapter 7."That We Ought Not to Expect to Find Any Efficient
Cause of the Evil Will. Let no one, therefore, look for ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 7 that we ought not.htm

The Christian Convert Warned Of, and Animated against those ...
... CHAPTER XVI. THE CHRISTIAN CONVERT WARNED OF, AND ANIMATED AGAINST THOSE
DISCOURAGEMENTS WHICH HE MUST EXPECT TO MEET WHEN ENTERING ON A RELIGIOUS COURSE. ...
/.../chapter xvi the christian convert.htm

But it is Possible that You May Expect of Me that I Should...
... Book I. Chapter 26. " 28. But it is possible that you may expect of
me that I should? "28. But it is possible that you may ...
/.../writings in connection with the donatist controversy /chapter 26 28 but.htm

Of Christian Conduct. That God is Pleased with those who Lead a ...
... That God is pleased with those who lead a Life of Virtue: and that we must expect
a Judgment and Future Retribution. Compare our religion with your own. ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xxiii of christian conduct that.htm

A Man Expects to Reap the Same Kind as He Sows.
... Lukman replied, "You yourself are constantly sowing in the field of the world the
seeds of evil, and yet expect to reap in the resurrection day the fruits of ...
//christianbookshelf.org/moody/sowing and reaping/chapter iv a man expects.htm

The Obedience of Faith
... these five simple words as expressive of the disposition of a believing heart entering
on that life in the good land:"I see it, I desire it, I expect it, I ...
/.../murray/the school of obedience/vi the obedience of faith.htm

A People Prepared for the Lord
... into hope. But John led his hearers on further than that, for they began
to expect something as well as to hope for it. They expected ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 41 1895/a people prepared for the.htm

We Now Proceed to an Examination of the Conditions under which a ...
... Is there any reason to expect that, in a record of a revelation, the original words,
either as spoken by God, or as expressive of the ideas which He had called ...
/.../jerram/thoughts on a revelation/section 3 we now proceed.htm

Expect (20 Occurrences)
... to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive,
sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as, I expect to receive ...
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Promise (112 Occurrences)
... binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a
declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to ...
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Look (1874 Occurrences)
... Sometimes used figuratively. 7. (vi) To await the appearance of anything; to expect;
to anticipate. ... 9. (vt) To seek; to search for. 10. (vt) To expect. 11. ...
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Kir (11 Occurrences)
... transported captives or exiles, and if their practice was to place them as far as
they could from their native land, one would expect, for Palestinian exiles ...
/k/kir.htm - 17k

Expectation (25 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect
a cure. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. EXPECT; EXPECTATION. ...
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Patience (59 Occurrences)
... The word "patience" does not occur in the Old Testament, but we have "patiently"
in Psalm 40:1 as the translation of qawah, "to wait," "to expect," which word ...
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Names (133 Occurrences)
... Testament and New Testament are essentially for purposes of revelation, and since
the Hebrews laid such store by names, we should confidently expect them to ...
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Bondman (108 Occurrences)
... Matthew 24:50 the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not
expect it, and in an hour he knows not of, (DBY). Matthew ...
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Retribution (14 Occurrences)
... So we may well expect that in the higher sphere, God's moral laws cannot be neglected
or violated with impunity, and Scripture fully justifies the expectation ...
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Ready (451 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Matthew 24:44 Therefore also be ready,
for in an hour that you don't expect, the Son of Man will come. ...
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