Know the Word.

Greek word

ekdéchomai

ἐκδέχομαι

What it means

to accept from some source, i.e. to await

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

Where it comes from

from ek (ἐκ) and déchomai (δέχομαι)

How the King James translates it

  • waited2
  • waiting1
  • tarry1
  • look1
  • expecting1
  • looked1
  • waiteth1

Every place it appears 8

John5:3
Acts17:16
1 Corinthians11:3316:11
Hebrews10:1311:10
James5:7
1 Peter3:20
ekdéchomai — Greek word meaning “to accept from some source”