noun · feminine
ekdochas
Greekἐκδοχή (ekdochē)
Strong’sG1561
a waiting for, expectation
stem ekdoch-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ἐκ-δοχή -ῆς, ἡ
(< ἐκδέχομαι);
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1561 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidek-dokh-ay'
expectation
Fromfrom G1551;
King Jameslooking for.
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 | ekdochas1×ἐκδοχὴ | ekdochais |
| object accusative | ekdochan | ekdochain |
| direct address vocative | ekdochar | ekdochair |
| of, belonging to genitive | ekdochau | ekdochaiu |
| to, for dative | ekdocha | ekdochai |
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
ekdocha 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
ekdochas“expectation”subjectnominative singular1×
Hebrews 10:27“expectation”foberas de tinas ekdochas krisiau kai pureu zēlos esthiarō mellarōteu toin hupenantioin.but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.