verb

ekdechemō

Greekἐκδέχομαι (ekdechomai)

Strong’sG1551

I wait for, expect

stem ekdech-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur

Translated as

expecting1×looking forward to1×wait for1×waiting1×waiting for1×waits for1×

What it means

ἐκ-δέχομαι

[in LXX for עֶרֶב, קָבַץ, etc.;]

1. to take or receive from (Hom., Hdt., a1.).

2. (Rare in cl.), to expect, await: c. acc rei, Jo 5:3, He 11:10, Ja 5:7; c. acc pers., Ac 17:16, I Co 11:33 16:11; seq. ἕως, He 10:13 (Cremer, 687).†

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

Strong’s G1551 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidek-dekh'-om-ahee

to accept from some source, i.e. (by implication) to await

Fromfrom G1537 and G1209;

King Jamesexpect, look (tarry) for, wait (for).

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

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
ekdechemōἐκδέχομαι	happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular	expecting	1×
ekdechetōἐκδέχεται	happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular	waits for	1×
ekdecheteἐξεδέχετο	was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular	looking forward to	1×
ekdechevōrἐκδέχεσθε	happening now · yepresent middle imperative 2nd person plural	wait for	1×
ekdecherōtosἐκδεχόμενος	happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine	waiting	1×
ekdecherōtouἐκδεχομένου	happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive singular masculine	waiting for	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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	ekdechemō1×ἐκδέχομαι	ekdecheme	ekdechemi	ekdechema	ekdechemē	ekdechemelē
you 2nd person singular	ekdechesō	ekdechese	ekdechesi	ekdechesa	ekdechesē	ekdecheselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ekdechetō1×ἐκδέχεται	ekdechete1×ἐξεδέχετο	ekdecheti	ekdecheta	ekdechetē	ekdechetelē
we 1st person plural	ekdechenō	ekdechene	ekdecheni	ekdechena	ekdechenē	ekdechenelē
ye 2nd person plural	ekdechevō	ekdecheve	ekdechevi	ekdecheva	ekdechevē	ekdechevelē
they 3rd person plural	ekdechelō	ekdechele	ekdecheli	ekdechela	ekdechelē	ekdechelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	ekdechemeiō	ekdechemeia	ekdechemeiē
you 2nd person singular	ekdecheseiō	ekdecheseia	ekdecheseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ekdecheteiō	ekdecheteia	ekdecheteiē
we 1st person plural	ekdecheneiō	ekdecheneia	ekdecheneiē
ye 2nd person plural	ekdecheveiō	ekdecheveia	ekdecheveiē
they 3rd person plural	ekdecheleiō	ekdecheleia	ekdecheleiē

Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	ekdechesōr	ekdechesar	ekdechesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ekdechetōr	ekdechetar	ekdechetēr
ye 2nd person plural	ekdechevōr1×ἐκδέχεσθε	ekdechevar	ekdechevēr
they 3rd person plural	ekdechelōr	ekdechelar	ekdechelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	ekdechemoiō	ekdechemoia
you 2nd person singular	ekdechesoiō	ekdechesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ekdechetoiō	ekdechetoia
we 1st person plural	ekdechenoiō	ekdechenoia
ye 2nd person plural	ekdechevoiō	ekdechevoia
they 3rd person plural	ekdecheloiō	ekdecheloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	ekdecherō	ekdecheri	ekdechera	ekdecherē

Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	ekdecherōtos2×ἐκδεχόμενος	ekdecheritos	ekdecheratos	ekdecherētos

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

ekdechstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

ekdech 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

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

ekdechemō“expecting”happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular1×

1 Corinthians 16:11“expecting”mē tinos oun auton exouthenateia. propempavar de auton en eirēna, hina erchateia pros min, ekdechemō gar auton meta toiu adelfoiu.No one, then, should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he can return to me, for I am expecting him along with the brothers.

ekdechetō“waits for”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular1×

James 5:7“waits for”Makrothumavar oun, adelfoir, heōs tau parousiau tou kuriou. idou tos geōrgos ekdechetō ton timion karpon tau gēau, makrothumarōtos epi auto heōs lambateia proimon kai opsimon.Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil — how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

ekdechete“looking forward to”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular1×

Hebrews 11:10“looking forward to”ekdechete gar tan toin themelioin echarōtan politan, hau technitos kai dēmiourgos tos theos.For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

ekdechevōr“wait for”happening now · yepresent middle imperative 2nd person plural1×

1 Corinthians 11:33“wait for”Hōste, adelfoir mu, sunercherōtois eis tem esthiara allēloin ekdechevōr.So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

ekdecherōtos“waiting”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine1×

Hebrews 10:13“waiting”tem loipem ekdecherōtos heōs tithileia tois echthrois autou hupopodiem toiu podoiu autou,Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet,

ekdecherōtou“waiting for”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive singular masculine1×

Acts 17:16“waiting for”En de tai Athēnai ekdecherōtou autoin tou Paulou, paroxunite tem pneumem autou en auto theōrarōtou kateidōlan arōtan tan politan.While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.