προσδοκάω
prosdokaō
to look for
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word προσδοκάω (prosdokaō) means to look for or to expect. Analysis of the 16 occurrences of this word in the Bible reveals a wide range of usage. Prosodokao is often paired with a waiting or longing aspect, indicating an anticipation or expectation of something. This expectation may be positive or negative, suggesting its versatility in describing various human emotions. The word is used in contexts of personal relationships, such as waiting for the return of a friend (e.g., 1 Samuel 30:24), or in divine interactions, like expecting a divine response or salvation (e.g., Psalm 119:166). In various passages, προσδοκάω is used as a call to wait patiently and confidently, reflecting the speaker's trust in a desired outcome. The significance of προσδοκάω in the Bible lies in its portrayal of the complex and multifaceted nature of human anticipation.
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Occurrences in Scripture
16 total occurrences across the text
and said to him, “Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?”
Matthew 24:50the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn’t expect it, and in an hour when he doesn’t know it,
Luke 1:21The people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled that he delayed in the temple.
Luke 3:15As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,
Luke 7:19John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?”
Luke 7:20When the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptizer has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?’ ”
Luke 8:40When Jesus returned, the multitude welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him.
Luke 12:46then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn’t expecting him, and in an hour that he doesn’t know, and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful.
Acts 3:5He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.
Acts 10:24On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.
Acts 27:33While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.
Acts 28:6But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing bad happen to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
Acts 28:6But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing bad happen to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
2 Peter 3:12looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
2 Peter 3:13But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
2 Peter 3:14Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.