noun · feminine

apokaradokias

Greekἀποκαραδοκία (apokaradokia)

Strong’sG603

eager expectation

stem apokaradoki-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

eager expectation1×eager longing for1×

What it means

*† ἀπο-καραδοκία, -ας, ἡ

(< ἀποκαραδοκέω, used by Aq. in Ps 36 (37):7 for התהוֹלל; < ἀπό, κάρα the head, δοκέω, in Ion., to watch),

to watch with outstretched head, watch anxiously (Polyb., π.; v. Deiss., LAE, 3745, 377 f.), Ro 8:19, Phl 1:20 (Lft., in l.; Cremer, 177).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G603 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidap-ok-ar-ad-ok-ee'-ah

intense anticipation

Fromfrom a comparative of G575 and a compound of κάρα (the head) and G1380 (in the sense of watching);

King Jamesearnest expectation.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	apokaradokias1×ἀποκαραδοκία	apokaradokiais
object accusative	apokaradokian1×ἀποκαραδοκίαν	apokaradokiain
direct address vocative	apokaradokiar	apokaradokiair
of, belonging to genitive	apokaradokiau	apokaradokiaiu
to, for dative	apokaradokia	apokaradokiai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

apokaradokistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

apokaradokia 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

apokaradokias“eager longing for”subjectnominative singular1×

Romans 8:19“eager longing for”tas gar apokaradokias tau ktisiau tan apokalupsian toiu huioiu tou theou apekdechetō;The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God.

apokaradokian“eager expectation”objectaccusative singular1×

Philippians 1:20“eager expectation”kata tan apokaradokian kai elpian mu hoti en oudene aischunimi, alla en panta parrēsia hōs pantote kai nun megaluniti Christos en te sōme mu, eite dia zōau eite dia thanatou.I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.