What does ἐκδέχομαι (ekdéchomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐκδέχομαι (ekdéchomai): Waiting with expectant reception; to await something's arrival with readiness to receive it.
Greek · G1551
ἐκδέχομαι
To wait for
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ἐκδέχομαι G1551
Pronunciation ekdéchomai
What does ἐκδέχομαι (ekdéchomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐκδέχομαι (ekdéchomai): Waiting with expectant reception; to await something's arrival with readiness to receive it.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1551?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include awaits (1), He waits (1), he was looking forward to (1), I am expecting (1), wait for (1).
Where does ἐκδέχομαι (ekdéchomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 17:16. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2), Hebrews (2), Acts (1), James (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It awaits 1× James 5:7
He waits 1× Hebrews 10:13
he was looking forward to 1× Hebrews 11:10
I am expecting 1× 1 Corinthians 16:11
wait for 1× 1 Corinthians 11:33
was waiting for 1× Acts 17:16
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 17:16 ἐκδεχομένου to was waiting for Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 11:33 ἐκδέχεσθε to wait for Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1 Corinthians 16:11 ἐκδέχομαι to I am expecting Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular Hebrews 10:13 ἐκδεχόμενος to He waits Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Hebrews 11:10 ἐξεδέχετο to he was looking forward to Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular James 5:7 ἐκδέχεται to awaits Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 17:16
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Acts 1 1 Corinthians 2 Hebrews 2 James 1
Source forms
ἐκδέχεσθε 1x ekdechesthe 1 Corinthians 11:33
ἐκδέχεται 1x ekdechetai James 5:7
ἐκδέχομαι 1x ekdechomai 1 Corinthians 16:11
ἐκδεχόμενος 1x ekdechomenos Hebrews 10:13
ἐκδεχομένου 1x ekdechomenou Acts 17:16
ἐξεδέχετο 1x exedecheto Hebrews 11:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Hebrews 11:10
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 11:33
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 16:11
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x James 5:7
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Acts 17:16
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Hebrews 10:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Waiting with expectant reception; to await something's arrival with readiness to receive it.
Strong's G1551
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Word forms 3 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 11:33 Source Gloss
to wait for
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Waiting with expectant reception; to await something's arrival with readiness to receive it.
1to take or receive from (Hom., Hdt., a1.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
John 5:3 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
ἐκδεχομένων ekdecomenwn
I wait for, expect
Read verse Acts 17:16 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
ἐκδεχομένου ekdecomenou
I wait for, expect
Read verse 1 Corinthians 11:33 Verb Second Person Plural Present Middle or Passive Deponent Imperative
ἐκδέχεσθε. ekdecesqe
I wait for, expect
Read verse 1 Corinthians 16:11 Verb First Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἐκδέχομαι ekdecomai
I wait for, expect
Read verse Hebrews 10:13 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐκδεχόμενος ekdecomenov
I wait for, expect
Read verse Hebrews 11:10 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἐξεδέχετο exedeceto
I wait for, expect
Read verse James 5:7 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἐκδέχεται ekdecetai
I wait for, expect
Read verse 1 Peter 3:20 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἐξεδέχετο exedeceto
I wait for, expect
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Present, Imperfect Voices Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Middle Acts 17:16 · Heb 10:13 2×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Middle 1 Cor 11:33 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Present Middle 1 Cor 16:11 · Jas 5:7 2×
Imperfect Middle Heb 11:10 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 5 imperfect 1
Voice
middle 6
Mood
indicative 3 participle 2 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Acts 17:16 ἐκδεχομένου present middle participle participle 1 Corinthians 11:33 ἐκδέχεσθε present middle imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 16:11 ἐκδέχομαι present middle indicative ongoing Hebrews 10:13 ἐκδεχόμενος present middle participle participle Hebrews 11:10 ἐξεδέχετο imperfect middle indicative background James 5:7 ἐκδέχεται present middle indicative ongoing
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
to wait for one another in the context of gathering together
to await or expect healing, with accusative of thing expected
to expect or await a city with foundations, object of anticipation
to patiently await the Lord's coming, expecting a future event
to await persons, with accusative of person expected
Showing 5 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain