verb
apekdechomō
Strong’sG553
I expect eagerly, wait for eagerly
stem apekdech-8 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
*† ἀπ-εκ-δέχομαι, depon.,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G553 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
expect anxiously, await eagerly, σωτῆραNT+2nd c.AD+
II misunderstand, misinterpret, Refs 2nd c.BC+
II.b understand a word from the context, Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apekdechotōἀπεκδέχεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | waits | 1× |
| apekdechonōἀπεκδεχόμεθα | happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural | eagerly await | 3× |
| apekdechoteἀπεξεδέχετο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | waited | 1× |
| apekdechorōntoisἀπεκδεχόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | eagerly waiting for | 1× |
| apekdechorōntoinἀπεκδεχομένους | happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine | wait for | 1× |
| apekdechorōntoiἀπεκδεχομένοις | happening now · to, forpresent middle or passive participle dative plural masculine | eagerly await | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apekdechomō | apekdechome | apekdechomē | apekdechomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apekdechosō | apekdechose | apekdechosē | apekdechoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apekdechotō1×ἀπεκδέχεται | apekdechote1×ἀπεξεδέχετο | apekdechotē | apekdechotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apekdechonō3×ἀπεκδεχόμεθα | apekdechone | apekdechonē | apekdechonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apekdechovō | apekdechove | apekdechovē | apekdechovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apekdecholō | apekdechole | apekdecholē | apekdecholelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apekdechomeiō | apekdechomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apekdechoseiō | apekdechoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apekdechoteiō | apekdechoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apekdechoneiō | apekdechoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apekdechoveiō | apekdechoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apekdecholeiō | apekdecholeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apekdechosōr | apekdechosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apekdechotōr | apekdechotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apekdechovōr | apekdechovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apekdecholōr | apekdecholēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apekdechomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apekdechosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apekdechotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apekdechonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apekdechovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apekdecholoiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apekdechorō | apekdechorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apekdechorōntos3× | apekdechorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
apekdech is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
apekdechotō“waits”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 8:19… tan apokalupsian toiu huioiu tou theou apekdechotō;The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation …
apekdechonō“eagerly await”happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural3×
Romans 8:25… hem ouk blepanō elpizanō, dia hupomonau apekdechonō.… we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
Galatians 5:5… gar pneume ek pistiau elpidan dikaiosunau apekdechonō.But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of …
Philippians 3:20… ouranoi huparchatō, ek hou kai sōtēron apekdechonō kurion Iēsun Christon,… citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord …
apekdechote“waited”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Peter 3:20apeitharantoi pote hote apekdechote tas tou theou makrothumias en hēmerai …who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah …
apekdechorōntois“eagerly waiting for”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Romans 8:23“eagerly waiting for”… kai autois en heautoi stenazanō, huiothesian apekdechorōntois tan apolutrōsian teu sōmeu nu.… but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
apekdechorōntoin“wait for”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine1×
1 Corinthians 1:7“wait for”… vin mē husterorō en mēdene charisme, apekdechorōntoin tan apokalupsian tou kuriou nu Iēsu …Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
apekdechorōntoi“eagerly await”happening now · to, forpresent middle or passive participle dative plural masculine1×
Hebrews 9:28… deuterou chōris hamartau horiti toi auton apekdechorōntoi eis sōtērēan.… to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.